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Question 1
waec 2015

The number of cells that contain numeric data in the table above is?   

A  4     
B 8.     
C9.      
D12.
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Question 2
waec 2015

 

Use the MS-Excel below to answer this question.

  A B C D
1 BOOKS SUPPLIED TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2 FORMS MATHS ICT ENGLISH LANGUAGE
3 SHSI 2456 6580 5678
4 SHSII 3450 4009 4400
5 SHSIII 8765 4500 9000

The number of cells that contain data in row 1 is?       

A 1.   
B  3.   
C  4.     
D5.
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Question 3
waec 2015

Use the MS-Excel table below to answer questions 48 to 50.

  A B C D
1 BOOKS SUPPLIED TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL      
2 FORM MATHS ICT ENGLISH LANG
3 SHS I 2456 6580 5678
4 SHS II 3450 4009 4400
5 SHS III 8765 4500 9000

The content of cell D3 is?     

A3450.    
B4400.      
C4500.   
D5678.
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Question 4
waec 2015

9\(_{10}\) is equivalent to X\(_8\), where X is?        

A7.       
B  10.   
C  11.   
D 12.
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Question 5
waec 2015

The conversion of 11001\(_2\), to base ten equals?     

A 20.       
B  25.   
C  28.     
D 30
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Question 6
waec 2015

In hexadecimal number system, B, D and F represent which of the following decimal numbers?             

A 11, 13 and 15 respectively.       
B 12, 14 and 15 respectively.      
C 13, 14 and 15 respectively.       
D 14, 16 and 17 respectively
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Question 7
waec 2015

Which of the following statements is true of free software? It   

A can be borrowed freely.     
B is a low-cost software:   
C is a free unlicensed software.     
D is a licensed software with permission to copy freely.
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Question 8
waec 2015

Which of the following is the main advantage of intellectual property right?           

ADiscouragement of sharing.        
B Discovery of brilliant persons.       
C Encouragement of innovations.        
Dmaximization of profit.
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Question 9
waec 2015

Computer ethics are important because they?       

Aensure identity theft.       
B regulate the privacy of messages only.          
Caddress piracy and comportment issues.             
D prevent copyright infringement on discretional basis.
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Question 10
waec 2015

Which of the following statements is true of encryption? It        

Aprovides complete privacy.           
Bprovides security of varying reliability.         
Cmakes messages un- readable by the recipient.           
D permits an individual to have access to another person's message.
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Question 11
waec 2015

A high level language can be converted to a machine language using?   

Aa compiler.   
Ban editor.   
C a utility program.   
Dan operating system
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Question 12
waec 2015

The part of the computer that holds the data and pro- grams for CPU processing is the?   

AAddress.     
B Register:     
CRandom Access Memory.   
DRead Only Memory
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Question 13
waec 2015

The term bus' width in data transfer refers to the?         

Anumber of wires in the bus.             
Bsize of the data movement.   
C number of bits of information the RAM can send to the CPU at the same time.        
Dnumber of wires in the bus that carry information to the processor at a time
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Question 14
waec 2015

The shortcut command used in restarting a computer is?       

A Ctrl+ S.   
B Ctrl+0.   
C Del+Alt+S.   
DAlt+Ctrl+Del.
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Question 15
waec 2015

Data loss in a computer cannot be prevented by the use of?       

Aantivirus.   
Bbackup.      
Cflash drive.      
Dpassword.
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Question 16
waec 2015

The computer keyboard key(s) that a user presses to move to the beginning of a current line of text is/are the?    

AEnter key.      
BHome key.      
CCtrl +B keys.   
D Ctrl+ Home keys.
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Question 17
waec 2015

Which of the following items changes shape depending on the task being performed?         

ARibbon       
BActive tab       
C Insertion point         
D Mouse pointer
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Question 18
waec 2015

In word processing, an efficient way to move the second paragraph and place it after the fourth paragraph is? 

A copy and paste.    
Bcopy, cut and paste. 
Ccut and paste.      
Dcut, copy and paste.
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Question 19
waec 2015

Which of the following is a valid e-mail address? 

A www.itbeginswithu.org     
B waeconline@yahoo.co.uk   
C www.waeconline.org   
Dwww.fine.gov.ng
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Question 20
waec 2015

Which of the following is not a network device?     

A Hub     
BModem     
CPort       
DRouter
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