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Question 21
waec 2016

A common communication pathway shared by hard- ware components in the computer is called? 

A  bus   
B channel      
C firmware     
D  register.
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Question 22
waec 2016

The primary memory of the computer can be divided into?         

A   register and random access memory
B mass storage and read only memory  
Cvolatile memory and auxiliary memory                     
Drandom access memory and read only memory.
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Question 23
waec 2016

The full meaning of the acronym ENIAC is?       

AElectronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator.
B Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer         
CElectronic Numerical Integration Automatic Calculator           
DElectronic Numerical Integrated Automatic Calculator
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Question 24
waec 2016

Which generation of computers used vaccum tubes in their circuitry?                     

AFirst generation           
B Second generation        
CThird generation      
DFourth generation.
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Question 25
waec 2016

Which of the following was used by Joseph Marie Jacquad in inventing the Loom?                 

APunched card       
BSmart card     
CSmart chip   
D Sound card.
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Question 26
waec 2016

Which of the following is true about raw data?

AIt is well categorized               
B It exists in oral form only         
CIt exists in written form only             
D It cannot be relied on to make decision.
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Question 27
waec 2016

Arrange in a hierarchical order by date, the following inventions: I. slide rule; Il. pascaline; IIl, analytical engine; v. difference engine.

 

AI, lI, IV and llI    
B II, IV, and Il         
C III, IV, II and I   
DI, II, IIl and IV.
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Question 28
waec 2016

Which of the following represents features of a computer?

I. It is constructed from electronics components.

II. It has self regeneration capability.

IlI. It has facility for storage of data and programs.

IV. It has provision for input and output data.

 

AI, Il and ll only
BI, II and IV only
CI, IIl and IV only
DII, Ill and IV only.
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Question 29
waec 2016

The first calculating device is the?   

A Abacus   
B  Census machine                     
C Difference engine               
DNapier bones.
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