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Question 451
neco 2014

The ...... is found in the CPU of a computer.

Amain memory
Bmodem
Cmother board
Dregister
Ezip drive
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Question 452
waec 2014

Which of the following ideals is protected by copyright?

AIdeas
BProfit
CExpression of ideas
DInexperience
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Question 453
waec 2014

The Use of electronic systems to send an unsolicited e-mail to someone's address is known as ______

AHacking
BSpamming
CInternet fraud
DPiracy
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Question 454
waec 2014

An advantage of sequential access over serial access is that_______

ASequential file is slow
BSequential file is detailed
CSequential file does not use key
DIndividual records can be located more quickly
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Question 455
waec 2014

Which of the following statements is not true about a computer file?

AIt is very fast to access any record within a file
BIt is created electronically
CInitial setup is inexpensive
DFile creation and access are less laborious
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Question 456
waec 2014

The transaction file can also be described as _______

AMaster File
BMovement file
CReference file
DHistorical file
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Question 457
waec 2014

The conversion of 11001 \(_2\) to base 10 equals_______

A30
B28
C25
D20
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Question 458
waec 2014

In hexadecimal number system, B, D, E represent_________

A11, 12, 13 respectively
B11, 13, 14 respectively
C13, 14, 15 respectively
D14, 16, 17 respectively
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Question 459
waec 2014

Given that 26 \(_10\) = X \(_2\), X is _________

A11011
B11010
C11110
D10111
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Question 460
waec 2014

Evaluate the BASIC statement:

LET Z = 4*W^2  + 2*Y
Given that W = 5 and Y = 10

A50
B80
C100
D120
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Question 461
waec 2014

The process of restarting a computer is known as ________

ACold booting
BWarm booting
CResume booting
DRestart booting
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Question 462
waec 2014

The Instruction fetched into the CPU is decoded by the___________

APrimary memory
BProgram counter
CALU
DControl unit
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Question 463
waec 2014

Which of the following statements is true about registers?

AIt is storage area around CPU
BIt is situated beside the CPU
CIt is situated beside the memory
DIt is a special high speed storage area within the CPU
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Question 464
waec 2014

In changing the storage location of a file, the command to use is_______

Actrl + S keys
B'save' command
C'save as' command
Dalt + F, then save
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Question 465
waec 2014

Use Table 3 to answer the questions below

  A B C D E
1    BOOK SUPPLIED TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
2   MATHS ICT ENGLISH  
3 SHS1 3450 4500 5678  
4 SHS11 8765 6580 9000  
5 SHS111 2456 4009 4400  

 

Which cells in table 3 contain numeric data with the least value?

AA5
BB5
CC5
DD5
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Question 466
waec 2014

Use Table 3 to answer the questions below

  A B C D E
1 BOOK SUPPLIED TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
2   MATHS ICT ENGLISH  
3 SHS1 3450 4500 5678  
4 SHS11 8765 6580 9000  
5 SHS111 2456 4009 4400  

The number of cells that contain data in row 1 is_________

A1
B3
C5
D7
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Question 467
waec 2014

Use Table 3 to answer the questions below

  A B C D E
1    BOOK SUPPLIED TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
2   MATHS ICT ENGLISH  
3 SHS1 3450 4500 5678  
4 SHS11 8765 6580 9000  
5 SHS111 2456 4009 4400  

 

In table 3, the content of cell C5________

 

A2456
B4009
C4400
D3450
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Question 468
waec 2014

Which of the following items is not located on the MS Word menu bar? 

AHome
BOpen
CView
DMailings
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Question 469
waec 2014

In word processing, the icon in Fig.4 is used for __________

 

APaging
BLine Spacing
CNumbering
DBulleting
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Question 470
waec 2014

Which of the following software can be used for graphic production?

ADOS Editor
BPC Writer
CCoreldraw
DAcrobat Reader
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