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Question 21
jamb 2024

Why is it important to be stable, steady, and patient during program development?
 

ATo avoid using debugging tools
BTo reduce the likelihood of making errors
CTo ensure the program is written quickly
DTo make the program more complex
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Question 22
jamb 2024

What is the term for the unauthorized modification of data within a database by exploiting vulnerabilities in an application's software?
 

ARansomware
BSQL injection
CSpoofing
DPhishing
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Question 23
jamb 2024

What was the primary advancement of the EDVAC over the ENIAC?

 

AUse of Vacuum tubes
BSmaller size
CStored-Program architecture
DFaster computation speeds
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Question 24
jamb 2024

What is the relationship between a 'record' and a 'file'?
 

AA record contains multiple files
BA file is a type of record
Co
A record and a file are the same
DA file contains multiple records
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Question 25
jamb 2024

Which stage of the SDLC involves evaluating the system to ensure it meets user needs and making necessary adjustments?

 

AReview
BImplementation
CAnalysis
DDesign
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Question 26
jamb 2024

Which key on a keyboard is used to access special functions like volume control or brightness?

 

AAlphabetic key
BNumeric key
CFunction key
DCursor key
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Question 27
jamb 2024

Which of the following best describes the SDLC?

 

AA programming language for system development
BA framework for developing information system
CA methodoloy for software debugging
DA hardware configuration protocol
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Question 28
jamb 2024

Which of the following best describes software?
 

AElements used for data transmission
BLogical sequences of coded instructions
CSystems that control data flow
DTangible components of a computer
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Question 29
jamb 2024

Which application package is used for developing websites?

AMicrosoft PowerPoint
BMicrosoft Excel
CFigma
DAdobe Dreamwaver
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Question 30
jamb 2024

Which access method is least efficient for data retrieval?
 

ADirect access
BSequential access
CIndexed access
DRandom Access
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Question 31
jamb 2024

What does the 'Thesaurus' feature in word processing packages help users with?

 


 

AFind synonyms and antonyms of words
BCheck document statistics
CInsert citations
DCreate a table of contents
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Question 32
jamb 2024

Which type of computer functions as a central repository, providing hardware, software, and other resources to multiple clients connected over a network?
 

AWorkstation
BMainframe
CSupercomputer
DServer
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Question 33
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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Question 34
jamb 2023

In computer architecture, the type of bus that connects the major components of a computer system is

Aaddress
Bdata bus
Ccontrol bus
Dsystem bus
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Question 35
jamb 2023

Using Boolean identities, reduce the given Boolean expression:
A(A+1) + A(B+0) + C.1

AA + B + C
BA.B.C
CA.B + C
DA + C
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Question 36
jamb 2023

The first stage of data processing activities is ?

AManipulation
BCollection
CConversion
DSorting
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Question 37
jamb 2023

One of the following is not a good way to prevent virus.

Aencryption
Buse of firewall
Ccarelessly exposing your vital and personal information
Duse of antivirus software
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Question 38
jamb 2023

Translating the problem statement into a series of sequential steps describing what the program must do is known as

Acoding
Bcreating the algorithm
Cdebugging
Dwriting documentation
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Question 39
jamb 2023

The closest computer language to human is ?

AHigh level language
BLow level language
CMachine language
DAssembly language
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Question 40
jamb 2023

If the control unit controls other units of the CPU, which unit stores instructions,data and intermediate results.

AMemory unit
BArithmetic section
CControl unit
DLogic section
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