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Question 1
jamb 2022

Which of the following is not a type of computer on the basis of operation?

ARemote
BHybrid
CAnalog
DDigital
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Question 2
jamb 2022

_______ is the process of finding errors and fixing them within a program.

ACompiling
BExecuting
CDebugging
DScanning
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Question 3
jamb 2022

Which of these is not a job of the operating system

AStopping unauthorised users accessing files that do not belong to them
BHandling HTTP requests for Web pages
CAllocating memory to programs that are running on the computer
Dnone of the above
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Question 4
jamb 2022

_________ are programmes that affect the effectiveness of a computer system.

Abugs
Bvirus
Canti virus
Dnone of the above
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Question 5
jamb 2022

What does ICT stand for?

Ainformation and community technology
BInternet and communication technology
Cinformation and communication technology
DInternet access communication technologies
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Question 6
jamb 2022

Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as _________________

ASuper computers
BLaptops
CMini computers
DFile servers
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Question 7
jamb 2022

What kind of data is processed by an analog computer?

ADiscrete data
BIntermittent
CDiscretely varying
DContinuously varying data
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Question 8
jamb 2022

What is the major purpose of application software?

Aoversee the running of the computer
Butilities
Cdatabase management
Drecreation
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Question 9
jamb 2022

___________ is the combination of already processed _____________

Ainformation /data
Bdata /information
Cinformation /instructions
Dinstructions /Data
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Question 10
jamb 2022

What differs a system software from application software?

Aability to multi task
Bbeing minimal in terms of space
Cpresence of cache memory
Dunique programs installed by the creators to help run the computer
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Question 11
jamb 2022

___________ booting is done by turning on the computer at first instance.

Ahot
Bspicy
Ccold
Dcool
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Question 12
jamb 2022

Which of these is not a programming language

AHTML
BJava
CC++
Dios
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Question 13
jamb 2022

Binary coded decimals (BCD) numbers express each digit as a ___________

Abyte
Bnibble
Cbit
DAll of the above
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Question 14
jamb 2022

The hexadecimal digits are 0-9 and A-_____

AE
BF
CG
DD
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Question 15
jamb 2022

___________________ is a program meant to be sent from one computer to another across the world wide Web.

AApplet
BMail
Calgorithm
Ddata packages
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Question 16
jamb 2022

The java interpreter translates a java program from ____________ to machine language.

Anibble
Bbit
Cbyte code
Dhigh level language
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Question 17
jamb 2022

The logical structure of the database can be depicted through its ______

ADomain
BData model
CArchitecture
DSchemas
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Question 18
jamb 2022

A collection of facts and figures is known to be _________

AData
BDatabase
Csequenced data
Dstructural data
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Question 19
jamb 2022

When does the output of a NOR gate =0?

Awhenever 0 is present at input
Bonly when all input =0
Cwhenever 1 is present at input
Donly when all input =1.
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Question 20
jamb 2022

The number of input combination for a 4 input gate is ______

A9
B8
C15
D16
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