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Question 241
jamb 2022

For what does WAN stand?

AWorld application network
BWide area network
CWide acreage network
DWork arrangement network
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Question 242
jamb 2022

From where can the name of a user account be changed?

ASetting
BComputer name
CCode panel
DControl panel
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Question 243
jamb 2022

Which key deletes text?

AArrow keys
Benter key
Cbackspace key
Desc key
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Question 244
jamb 2022

The Caps key on a keyboard is used to___________

Amove to previous page
BDelete files
CSwitch between upper and lower case letters
DSpace texts
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Question 245
jamb 2022

Fire fox is an example of __________

ASystem software
BApplication package
CApplication software
DComputer tools.
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Question 246
jamb 2022

A computer can't boot if it does not have ____________

Acompiler
BLoader
COS
DAssembler
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Question 247
jamb 2022

The function of an assembler is to _________

Aconvert basic language to machine language
Bconvert high level language to machine language
Cconvert assembly language to machine language
Dconvert assembly language into high level language
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Question 248
jamb 2022

Which of these application packages is mostly used by computer users?

ACorelDraw
BMs Access
CMs Excel
DMs Word
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Question 249
jamb 2022

A word processor can be used to

Awrite text
Bedit text
Cprint text
Dall of these
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Question 250
jamb 2022
The brain of the computer is the
Aprinter
Bkeyboard
Cmonitor
DCPU
Question 251
waec 2021

The following actions are the effects of virus infection in a system except

Adeletion of files
Bslow operation
Chard disk failure
Ddisplay of unwanted messages
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Question 252
waec 2021

A computer program that gathers information about a person or organization without their knowledge or consent  is known known as

Aadware
Btime bomb
Ctrojan horse
Dspyware
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Question 253
waec 2021

Which of the following options is not a similarity between computer file and manual file? Both can 

Abe accessed
Bbe retrieved
Cstore multimedia
Dcontain information
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Question 254
waec 2021

The file access method shown in Figure 12 is called 

Ahashed access
Bindexed access
Crandom access
Dsequential access
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Question 255
waec 2021

To prevent unforeseen data loss, a user must 

Aedit the data
Bcreate the data
Cbackup the data
Ddefragment the data
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Question 256
waec 2021

The binary number 0.1101 in decimal is 

A0.8125
B0.8215
C0.8225
D0.8512
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Question 257
waec 2021

Evaluate 10011\(_2\) - 1111\(_2\) 

A00010\(_2\)
B00100\(_2\)
C01000\(_2\)
D10000\(_2\)
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Question 258
waec 2021

A single character in an EBCDIC encoding system can be represented using 

A4 bits
B6 bits
C8 bits
D16 bits
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Question 259
waec 2021

The part of the computer system shown in Figure 11 is used to 

Aperform memory test
Bpower on or off the computer
Cprint a document from the computer
Dreset the computer to factory setting
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Question 260
waec 2021

Changing the default settings or appearance of the Taskbar in windows by a user is known as 

Acustomization
Bdesigning
Cgeneralization
Dglobalization
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