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Question 91
waec 2023

The software responsible for allocating and managing system resources is called

Autility software.
Bdriver
Ctranslator.
Doperating system.
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Question 92
waec 2023

A BIOS configuration program that allows a windows user to configure attributes such as password, time and date is called

AGRUB
BBootstrap
CCMOS setup.
DBIOS drivers.
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Question 93
waec 2023

The process of converting data into information is known as data

Acollation
Bprocessing
Canalysis
Dcollection
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Question 94
waec 2023

A file organization in which the records are stored in the order in which they occur is called

Aindexed file.
Bserial file.
Csequential file.
Drandom file.
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Question 95
waec 2023

The radix of hexadecimal number system is 

A10
B2
C16
D8
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Question 96
waec 2023

The first attempt at using the punch card principle to do mathematical calculations led to the invention of

ANapier’s bone
BCharles Babbage Analytical Engine
CCharles Babbage Difference Engine
DAbacus
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Question 97
waec 2023

The LET statement in QBASIC

Aallows users to assign a value to a variable.
Ballows the users to enter data into the computer during program execution.
Cchecks the errors within the code.
Dallows the users to enter data into the computer from
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Question 98
waec 2023

The technology used for first generation computers was

Aintegrated circuit.
Bmicroprocessors
Ctransistors.
Dvacuum tubes.
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Question 99
waec 2023

The central processing unit consists of

Acontrol unit, primary storage and secondary storage.
Binput, output and processing.
Ccontrol unit, arithmetic logic unit and primary storage.
Dcontrol unit, processing and primary storage.
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Question 100
waec 2023

A good algorithm must be

Adetailed and verbose.
Bsequential and lengthy.
Cconsistent and continuous.
Dconcise and finite.
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Question 101
waec 2023

The BCD equivalent of 135 is

A100110101
B001011101
C000100110101
D111101
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Question 102
waec 2023

Which of the following IP addresses can be used to access a locally running website on a user's computer?

A127.1.0.1
B127.0.0.1
C1.172.0.0
D172.0.0.0
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Question 103
waec 2023

The commands used for adding comments in QBASIC programming is

APRINT
BREM
CCLS.
DINPUT
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Question 104
waec 2023

The following are effects of file insecurities except

Afile corruption.
Bdata use.
Cdata loss.
Ddata overwriting.
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Question 105
waec 2023

A wait state of zero in hardware means the

Amemory is faster than the processor in terms of speed.
Bprocessor speed is higher than that of the memory.
Cprocessor speed is lower than that of the memory.
Dprocessor and the memory are equally matched in speed.
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Question 106
waec 2023

Machine language instruction codes are expressed in

Ahexadecimal
BEBCDIC
CASCII
Dbinary
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Question 107
waec 2023

The main distinguishing feature of fifth generation computers is

Aartificial intelligence.
Bversatility.
Cextremely low cost.
Dliberal use of microprocessors.
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Question 108
waec 2023

The transmission method that allows data transmission to multiple computers on a network without addressing all the computers is called

Aunicast
Bbroadcast
Cmulticast
Dswitch
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Question 109
waec 2023

An advantage of bus topology over star topology is that

Ait is stronger than star topology.
Bit is more expensive than star topology.
Cits component are easily removed compared to star topology.
Dit requires less cable length than star topology
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Question 110
jamb 2023

Which of the following controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.

ACPU
Bapplication software
Coperating system
DALU
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