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Question 391
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 392
waec 2016

Which of the following is not a computer output device?             

A Disk      
BPlotter          
CPrinter     
D Speaker
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Question 393
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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Question 394
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 395
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 396
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 397
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 398
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 399
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 400
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 401
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 402
waec 2016

The first calculating device is the?   

A Abacus   
B  Census machine                     
C Difference engine               
DNapier bones.
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Question 403
waec 2015

The number of cells that contain numeric data in the table above is?   

A  4     
B 8.     
C9.      
D12.
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Question 404
waec 2015

 

Use the MS-Excel below to answer this question.

  A B C D
1 BOOKS SUPPLIED TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2 FORMS MATHS ICT ENGLISH LANGUAGE
3 SHSI 2456 6580 5678
4 SHSII 3450 4009 4400
5 SHSIII 8765 4500 9000

The number of cells that contain data in row 1 is?       

A 1.   
B  3.   
C  4.     
D5.
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Question 405
waec 2015

Use the MS-Excel table below to answer questions 48 to 50.

  A B C D
1 BOOKS SUPPLIED TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL      
2 FORM MATHS ICT ENGLISH LANG
3 SHS I 2456 6580 5678
4 SHS II 3450 4009 4400
5 SHS III 8765 4500 9000

The content of cell D3 is?     

A3450.    
B4400.      
C4500.   
D5678.
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Question 406
waec 2015

9\(_{10}\) is equivalent to X\(_8\), where X is?        

A7.       
B  10.   
C  11.   
D 12.
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Question 407
waec 2015

The conversion of 11001\(_2\), to base ten equals?     

A 20.       
B  25.   
C  28.     
D 30
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Question 408
waec 2015

In hexadecimal number system, B, D and F represent which of the following decimal numbers?             

A 11, 13 and 15 respectively.       
B 12, 14 and 15 respectively.      
C 13, 14 and 15 respectively.       
D 14, 16 and 17 respectively
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Question 409
waec 2015

Which of the following statements is true of free software? It   

A can be borrowed freely.     
B is a low-cost software:   
C is a free unlicensed software.     
D is a licensed software with permission to copy freely.
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Question 410
waec 2015

Which of the following is the main advantage of intellectual property right?           

ADiscouragement of sharing.        
B Discovery of brilliant persons.       
C Encouragement of innovations.        
Dmaximization of profit.
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