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Question 1
waec 2017

Opening an already existing sequential file in output (O) mode will lead to?

 

Abuffer overflow   
Bdeletion of the current content of the file       
Cduplication of the current content of the file       
Daddition of new data to the content of the file
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Question 2
waec 2017

A student mistakenly pressed the F5 key on keyboard while browsing on the internet. This will lead to?

 

Aopening of a new tab     
Bclosing of the active window     
CClosing of all windows       
Dreloading of the active window
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Question 3
waec 2017

Arrange in hierarchical order by date the following inventions:

I. - Census machine; Il. - Abacus; lll. - Slide rule; IV.- Difference engine.

 

A I, lI, IlI and IV          
B I, Il, III and IV      
C I, II, IV and llI     
DII, III, IV, and l
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Question 4
waec 2017

The modifier keys on the computer keyboard comprises of?      

A DEL, ESC and ALT keys.   
B  CTRL, CAPS LOCK and DEL keys.     
C SHIFT, CTRL and ALT keys.   
DCTRL, ALT and DEL keys.
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Question 5
waec 2017

Converting 4B7\(_{hexadecimal}\) to binary is?     

A010010100111   
B 010010110111       
C010010000111      
D010011000111
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Question 6
waec 2017

The first three steps to open an email account include:

I. - Click on create my account; II. - Go to home page; llI - Click create new account.      

AI, ll and lll     
B II, I and ll     
C ll, lll and I      
DI, lll and lI
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Question 7
waec 2017

Which of the following statements is true for a circuit Switching communication system?     

A It is not ideal for a real-time communication      
BMessages must be divided into packets before they are sent      
CIt does not require any dedicated channel to be established between two parties      
DA dedicated channel must be established between two parties through the period of Communication
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Question 8
waec 2017

.   

AColumn A      
BColumn B     
CColumn C     
DColumn D
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Question 9
waec 2017

Use the MS Excel table below to answer questions 42 and43

The formula used to compute the TOTAL VALUE in cell D7 is?    

S/N A B C D
1 STOCK LIST OF TAYO OKEKE AS AT MAY 2014
2 QUOTED STOCK SHARE UNIT IN THOUSAND CURRENT UNIT(#) VALUE
3 TANZEL PLC 44 50 2,200.000
4 KAPTOL 125 80 ####
5 BANK KLM 75 140 ####
6 ARIX OIL 10 250 2,500.00
7   TOTAL VALUE  

 

A= sum (D2:D7).   
B= sum (D3:D7).    
C= sum (D2:D6).   
D= sum (D3:D6).
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Question 10
waec 2017

Which of the following function keys can be used to run slide show in a PowerPoint presentation?     

AF2      
BF5      
CF7     
DF12
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Question 11
waec 2017

Which of the following tasks is accomplished by using bookmarks? To       

Aadd anchors in webpage   
Badd hyperlinks in webpage     
Cquickly jump to specific location in document     
D mark the ending of a paragraph of a document
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Question 12
waec 2017

The flowchart ♦ symbol represents?       

A comment       
B connector     
Cdecision   
D input/output
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Question 13
waec 2017

Which of the following statements can be used for looping in BASIC?       

AFOR ... NEXT 
BIF ... THEN      
CGO TO   
DGo SUB
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Question 14
waec 2017

To hibernate windows operating system means?     

Are-start the computer in safe mode     
B restart the computer in hibernate mode   
Cshut down the computer and terminate all the running applications     
Dshut down the computer without closing all the running applications
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Question 15
waec 2017

Use the information below to answer this question
I. - Mouse II. - Keyboard III. - Scanner IV. - Joystick.
The input devices used to capture finger print is?

AI    
BII   
CIII    
DIV
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Question 16
waec 2017

Use the information below to answer questions 35 and 36

I-Mouse Il. -Keyboard III-Scanner IV. -Joystick.

The input devices used to capture date of birth on an Online form are?     

AI, Il and IV only   
B I, II and lll only      
CI and ll only   
D lI and IV only
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Question 17
waec 2017
  INPUT OUTPUT
P O R
0 0 1
0 1 0
1 0 0
1 1 0

The table above represents the Truth Table for?    

ANOT logic gate    
BNOR logic gate     
CAND logic gate   
DNAND logic gate
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Question 18
waec 2017

Which of the following is not a good ICT security policy?     

A Re-use of old password      
BFrequent change of password    
C Backing up files and documents    
DScanning e-mail attachment for virus before opening it
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Question 19
waec 2017

Which of the following factors limits access to computerized file system? it      

Aoccupies less space       
Brequires regular supply of power      
Cis highly efficient in processing information     
Dprovides easy and fast access to information
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Question 20
waec 2017

Soft boot is initiated by pressing?     

ACtrl + Alt + Del.     
B function key F10.      
Cmain switch.     
Dbootstrap buttons.
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