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Question 11
waec 2016

The two main components of a radio communication system are?   

A transmitter and terminal   
B receiver and determinator     
Ctransmitter and receiver     
D transmitter and terminator.
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Question 12
waec 2016

The first four steps required to open e-mail account include:

I click on "Create my account"

II go to home page of the service provider

lll click "create new account"

IV click on "mail"

 

A I, II, IV and III     
B I, II, IV and Il     
C II, IV, Ill and I      
D IV, II, I, and Ill.
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Question 13
waec 2016

 Trap doors and bombs are typical examples of? 

A adware   
B computer worms 
C firewall
Dtrojan horses
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Question 14
waec 2016

Identify the browsers in the following list:

I telnet II netscape navigator.ll opera IV mozilla firefox

 

AI, lI and lll only     
BI, ll and IV only    
CIl, Ill and IV,only   
D I, II, IIl and IV
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Question 15
waec 2016

Which of the following networks can be extended to cover continents?

 

AMetropolitan Area Network .
BPersonal Area Network      
CWide Area Network    
D Wireless Area Network
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Question 16
waec 2016

Use the BASIC program below to answer this question
10     LET K = 2
20     LET L = 9
30     LET SUM = 0
40     FOR J = K TO STEP 2
50     SUM = SUM + J2
60     PRINT "ANSWER =", SUM
70     NEXT J
80     END
The last output that will be displayed by the program is

A 20     
B36      
C64     
D120
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Question 17
waec 2016

Which of the following best represents the sequence of output from the program?

A2,4
B4, 20, 36
C4, 16, 36, 64
D4, 20, 56, 120
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Question 18
waec 2016

Use the BASIC program below to answer questions 23 to 25

10 LET K = 2

20 LET L = 9

30 LET SUM = 0

 40 FOR J = K TO STEP 2

50 SUM = SUM + J\(^2\)

60 PRINT "ANSWER =", SUM

70 NEXT J

80 END

How many times will the statement lines 50 and 60 be repeated? 

A2
B3
C4
D5
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Question 19
waec 2016

A suitable BASIC notation for the expression mc\(^2\) is?

 

A m * c^2
B m * c * 2   
C m * c  
D m * c * \(^2\)
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Question 20
waec 2016

The symbol used to represent an execution flow in a flowchart is?

AA
BB
CC
DD
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Question 21
waec 2016

A subroutine is called in a flowchart through the use of?        

A data           
B predefined process      
Cprocess      
Dterminator
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Question 22
waec 2016

A pictorial representation of the logic of a program is called?         

A diagram               
Bflowchart       
Cpseudo code       
Dsoftware
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Question 23
waec 2016

The similarities between main memory and registers is that they are: I volatile Il under the direct control of the user ll protected by the system unit lIV for system
use only?     

AI, II and IV only         
B I, Ill and IV only     
C  II, Ill and IV only     
DI, I, Ill and IV
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Question 24
waec 2016

The parts of the taskbar include: I recycle bin Il start button lII system tray IV quick launch toolbar

     

AI, I and IV only      
BI, Ill and IV only      
CII, Il and IV only   
D I, II, III and IV
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Question 25
waec 2016

The software whose output is intended for the human user is called?     

Aapplication software   
Bmalware      
C
Dsystem software
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Question 26
waec 2016

Software is referred to as the?    

A generic term for computer programs   
B physical components of the computer      
Cpart of the computer for communication   
D part of the computer which is breakable.
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Question 27
waec 2016

The smallest unit of information representation which is addressable on the computer memory is?   

A 1 bit   
B 2 bits     
C 4 bits   
D8 bits
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Question 28
waec 2016

Data to be processed by the microprocessor is temporarily stored in the?     

Aauxiliary storage         
Bbacking storage     
Cmain storage       
Drandom access memory.
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Question 29
waec 2016

Which of the following is not a computer output device?             

A Disk      
BPlotter          
CPrinter     
D Speaker
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Question 30
waec 2016

Which of the following can be described as the brain of the computer hardware?               

A BIOS         
Bmicroprocessor              
C RAM chip           
D system clock
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