UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS

SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCES

QUALIFYING EXAMINATION
2009-2010 ACADEMIC SESSION

MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (MIT)

PROGRAMME
Candidates Application Number
Candidates Name (Surname First)

Instructions
1.
Candidates are required to answer ALL questions
2.

Candidates are required to submit the question paper along with their answer
booklets at the end of the examination.

3.

Candidates are required to sign attendance register TWICE - during examination

and at the end of the examination when they submit the answer paper.

4.

Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five

suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is the best of the choices
offered and then mark the corresponding space on the answer sheet.

Time Allowed: 2 hours

English
Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has
been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered words or sets of words. Choose the word or
set or words for each blank that fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1.
Hers was not a quick but rather a thorough intelligence; however she
came to all things touching her life.
a
unmindfully ... embrace
b
desperately ... appreciate
c.
slowly ... jettison
d
methodically ... discern
e
ploddingly ... understand
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2
Considering the era in which the novel was written, its tone and theme are
remarkably__.
a
enlightened ... disenchanted
b
scholarly ... undramatic
c
superstitious ... medieval
d
permissive ... puritanical
e
undistinguished ... commonplace
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3
Feuds tend to arise in societies that centralized government; when public justice is
difficult to enforce, private recourse is more .___,
a
espouse ... acceptable
b
affirm ... objectionable
c
dislike ... satisfying
d
reject... brutal
e
... effective
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4
He must always be the centre of attention; he would rather be criticized than_.
a
ignored
b
selfish
c
remembered
d
praised e
different
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5
Greek philosophers tried to contemporary notions of change and stability by
postulating the existence of the atom, particle from which all varieties of matter are formed.
a
personify ... a mutating
b
reconcile ... an indivisible
c
simplify ... a specific
d
eliminate ... an infinitesimal
e
confirm ... an interesting
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6
Many believe that jazz improvisation is a creation of the twentieth century, but it is
improvisation has its in the figured-bass techniques of the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries.
a
unlikely ... roots
b
possible ... past
c
arguable ... origin
d
proven ... future
e
interesting.., unity
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7
Whales hurt nothing and no one in their peaceful migrations through the earths
seas, yet are savagely hunted by man, who superior need.

a
assumes
b
perpetuates
c.
retains
d
assimilates
e
manifests
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8
His unbridled curiosity led him to explore field of _, yet his stances kept him at odds
with the devout society he so wanted to be acknowledged by.
a
science ... interesting
b
interest ... common
c
thought ... unorthodox
d
hope ... heretical
e
study... optimistic
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9
Because of his inherent Harry steered clear of any job that he suspected could turn out to
be a travail.
a
impudence
b
insolence
c
eminence
d
indolence
e
integrity
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10
First published in 1649, Pachecos treatise contains not only chapters outlining
iconography and technique, but also commentary on contemporary painters that now __ our most
comprehensive information on these artists, as well as the most thorough discussion available on
Baroque aesthetics.
a
inconsequential ... comprises
b
invaluable ... constitutes
c
historical ... lacks
d
superficial ... supports
e
important ... excludes

Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by
five pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that
expressed in the original pair.
11

ELECTRICITY: WIRE:
a
fluid: pipe
b
car.: highway
c
river: bank
d
light: bulb
e
music: instrument
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12
SCOLD: BERATE:
a
predict: foresee
b
threaten: impend
c
counsel : advise
d
retreat: retire
e
respect : venerate
13
PLUMMET: DESCENT::
a
kick: boot
b
whirl: turn
c
indicate show
d
decorate : nullify
e
begin: conclude

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14
RIG:TEAM::
a
train : locomotive
b
steamer: piston
c
sled: rail
d
car:truck
e
windjammer: crew
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15
INTEREST : ENTHRALL::
a
corrupt : tempt
b
squeeze : crush
c
buoy: undergird
d
abstain: surrender
e
reproach : offend

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