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Question 341
waec 2018

The file that contains historical record is called a?   

Adata file 
B master file   
Creference file     
D transaction file
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Question 342
waec 2018

The basic computer operation involves the following except?    

AAccess     
BInput     
COutput    
D Process
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Question 343
waec 2018

Warm boot in computing is the same as?   

Adebugging      
Bhandshake    
Chard boot   
Dsoft boot
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Question 344
waec 2018

The largest component in a spreadsheet is?       

Acell      
Brange      
Cworkbook      
Dworksheet
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Question 345
waec 2018

An icon, a graphic or a text in a document or a webpage that connects to another file or object is called a?      

Ahyperlink      
B domain name      
Cweb browser     
D web server
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Question 346
waec 2018

QBASIC keywords do not include?   

A FIND B.   
BLET C.     
CREM  D.
DSTOP.
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Question 347
waec 2018

The most important system software in a computer system is the?       

Acontrol program     
Blanguage translator     
C operating system      
Dutility programs
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Question 348
waec 2018

During program execution in the central processing unit, the instruction is interpreted by the?   

A arithmetic logic       
Bcontrol unit      
Cmemory unit    
Dregisters unit
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Question 349
waec 2018

The system unit houses the following components except?     

A plotter     
Bmotherboard    
Cfloppy disk   
D central processing unit
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Question 350
waec 2018

The system unit houses the following components except?     

A plotter     
Bmotherboard    
Cfloppy disk   
D central processing unit
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Question 351
waec 2018

The pre-computing age device which made use of beads and frames is?     

AAbacus     
BNapier's bone     
CLiebnitz multiplier   
D Burrough's counting device
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Question 352
waec 2018

Which of the following output devices was common among the computing devices of the 19th century?        

AMonitor    
BPlotter    
CPrinter      
DSpeaker
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Question 353
waec 2018

Data can be defined as?    

Araw facts      
Bmixed facts      
Cfacts on prints    
Dprocessed facts
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Question 354
waec 2017

Opening an already existing sequential file in output (O) mode will lead to?

 

Abuffer overflow   
Bdeletion of the current content of the file       
Cduplication of the current content of the file       
Daddition of new data to the content of the file
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Question 355
waec 2017

A student mistakenly pressed the F5 key on keyboard while browsing on the internet. This will lead to?

 

Aopening of a new tab     
Bclosing of the active window     
CClosing of all windows       
Dreloading of the active window
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Question 356
waec 2017

Arrange in hierarchical order by date the following inventions:

I. - Census machine; Il. - Abacus; lll. - Slide rule; IV.- Difference engine.

 

A I, lI, IlI and IV          
B I, Il, III and IV      
C I, II, IV and llI     
DII, III, IV, and l
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Question 357
waec 2017

The modifier keys on the computer keyboard comprises of?      

A DEL, ESC and ALT keys.   
B  CTRL, CAPS LOCK and DEL keys.     
C SHIFT, CTRL and ALT keys.   
DCTRL, ALT and DEL keys.
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Question 358
waec 2017

Converting 4B7\(_{hexadecimal}\) to binary is?     

A010010100111   
B 010010110111       
C010010000111      
D010011000111
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Question 359
waec 2017

The first three steps to open an email account include:

I. - Click on create my account; II. - Go to home page; llI - Click create new account.      

AI, ll and lll     
B II, I and ll     
C ll, lll and I      
DI, lll and lI
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Question 360
waec 2017

Which of the following statements is true for a circuit Switching communication system?     

A It is not ideal for a real-time communication      
BMessages must be divided into packets before they are sent      
CIt does not require any dedicated channel to be established between two parties      
DA dedicated channel must be established between two parties through the period of Communication
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