KINGBLESS EDUCATIONAL CONSULT

COMPUTER STUDIES QUESTION

1. The way of manipulating data into information is called

A, organizing
B. transmission
C. storing
D. processing
2. It is a small piece of text stored on a user's computer by a web browser for maintaining the
state. What are we talking about?
A. Session
B. Applets
C. Cookie
D. Application
3. Which of the following is responsible for the management and coordination of activities
and the sharing of the resources of the computer?
A. motherboard
B. application software
C. RAM
D. operating system
4. In computers, what is the smallest and basic unit of information storage?
A. byte
B. bit
C. megabyte
D. kilobyte
5. What is the shortcut key of printing a document for computer having windows?
A. Shift + PP
B. Shift + P
C. Alt + P
D. Ctrl + P
6. What type of device is a computer keyboard?
A. software
B. input
C. processing
 D. output
7. What type of devices are CDs or DVDs?
A. output
B. software
C. storage
D. input
8. Which was the first web browser?
A. WorldWideWeb
B. Netscape Navigator
C. Safari
D. Chrome
9. What type of device is a computer monitor?

A. processing
B. storage
C. software
D. output
10. MP3 file format is associated with what type of files?

A. image
B. Word document
C. video
D. audio
11. Microsoft command based Operating System “DOS” was created in the year
A. 1968
B. 1972
C. 1980
D. 1990
E. 1993

12. Characteristics of a good program include the following EXCEPT

A. accuracy
B. generality
C.  inefficiency
D. maintenance
E. readability

13. A hexadecimal “A0” has the decimal value

 A. 80
B. 100
C. 160
D. 183
E. 256
14. Which of the following generation of computers is referred to as an expert system?
A. Fifth
B. First
C. Fourth
D. Second
E. Third

15. The difference between people with access to computer and internet and those without its
knowledge is known as
A. computer literate
B. computer programmer
C. digital divide
D. internet experts
E. web master

16. The distribution of audio and video contents to a dispersed audience through a digital
transmission media is called
A. authenticating
B. broadcasting
C. converting
D. switching
E. translating

17. In Microsoft Excel, a new work space is created with the name ______ by default.
A. book 1
B. excel 1
C. mybook 1
D. sheet 1
E. workbook 1

18. In the e-mail address deardammy@gmail.com , “deardammy” is the _______ name.

A. client
B. domain
C. host
D. server
E. user

19. The _______ displays the content of the active cell in Microsoft Excel.
A. formular bar
B. name box
C. row heading
 D. task pane
E. title bar
20. A computer system without an Operating System is useless, this is because Operating
System is
A. a program that manages computer hardware and software
B. an antivirus agent
C. embedded in the motherboard
D. the microprocessor of a computer
E. the source of power to the computer

21. The following are output devices except

A. speakers
B. keyboard
C. printer
D. monitor

22. What are the two broad categories of software?

A. Transaction and System
B. Microsoft and Mac OS
C. MS Word and spreadsheet
D. System and Application
.
23. Who owns the Internet?
A. Internet Architecture Board
B. No one owns it
C. Internet Engineering Task Force
D. ICANN

24. What type of device is a computer printer?

A. storage
B. output
C. input
D. software

25. Memory management is a feature of

A. operating system
B. processor
C. UPS
D. animation

26. What does HTTP stand for?

A. Head Tail Transfer Plot
B. Hypertext Transmission Process
C. Hypertext Transfer Protocol
D. Hypertext Transfer Plotter
27. Which of these is a correct format of an email address?
A. contact.website.info
B.  contact@website@info
C.  contact@website.info
D. contactwebsite.info

28. What type of device is a digital camera?

A. processing
B. input
C. software
D. storage

29. MS Word is an example of

A. ALU
B. System Software
C. Operating System
D. Application Software

30. What type of device is a computer mouse?

A. storage
B. output
C. input
D. processing
E. software

31. Which software application is used for accessing sites or information on a network (as the
World Wide Web)?
A. Microsoft Excel
B. Microsoft Word
C. FileZilla
D. Web Browser

32. What does BIOS stand for?

A. Basic In put Output System
B. Better Integrated Operating System
C. Backup Input Output System
D. Battery Integrated Operating Setup

33. In computers, ‘.tmp’ extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. video file
B. database file
C. temporary file
D. text file

34. One kilobyte contains how many bytes?

A. 1001
 B. 1000
C. 10
D. 1024

35. What type of devices are computer speakers or headphones?

A. input
B. storage
C. processing
D. output

36. Which of the following is not a storage device?

A. DVD
B. flash drive
C. mouse
D. hard disk

37. A program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the permission or knowledge
of the owner is called what?
A. monitor
B. flash
C. floppy
D. virus

38. What type of device is a 31/2 inch floppy disk?

A. input
B. processing
C. storage
D. output

39. Which of this is a correct format of an IP address?

A. 192.168.111.1111
B. 192.168.900.1
C. 192.168.1.1
D. 192.900.168.1

40. What is Windows XP?

A. storage device
B. processor
C. operating system
D. input device

41. The first calculator was built by

A. Marie Jacquad
B. Blaise Pascal
 C. Charles Babbage
D. John Napier

42. A similarity between data and information is that both

A. can be displayed on the monitor
B. are computer inputs
C. are processed facts
D. are computer results „

43. The computer hardware can be classified into

A. ALU and Control Unit.
B. System Unit and Peripheral
C. Central Processing Unit and Control Unit
D. Input and Output Units

44. The outcome of a processed data in a computer is known as

A. raw Tact
B. information
C. database
D. computer result

45. Which of the following devices is not a micro Computer?

A. Notebook
B. Laptop
C. EDVAC
D. Desktop

46. Which of the following computing devices did not exist in the pre-computing age to the
19th Century
A. Napier’s bone
B. Abacus
C. EMAC
D. Slide Rule

47. The computing devices invented by Charles Babbage are

A. Difference-Engine and Abacus
B. Analytical Engine and Slide Rule
C. Abacus and Slide Rule
D. Analytical and Difference Engines

48. In a computer, the sets of instruction that direct it in performing a particular task is called
A. information
B. program
C. data
D. file
49. The property of a disk that determines file amount of data it may contain is ?
A. size
B- volume capacity
C. storage
D. storage power

50. Which of the following items best describes the hardcopy?

A. Print out
B. Written on a Hard board
C. Information stored on a hard disk
D: Amount of data

THEORY
Answer ALL questions
1. Digital photographs stored in a computer are to be used in a multimedia presentation. State:
a. Two graphic software that can be used to edit the photographs for the presentation.
b. How the edited photographs can be inserted into the multimedia presentation.
c. One multimedia element that could be included in the presentation other than the
graphics and text.
d. Three multimedia hardware required for developing and displaying the
presentation.
2. a. (i) Define video conferencing
(ii) An internet service provider often uses video conferencing instead of a face-
to-face meeting with their customer service agent who already has a PC with
keyboard and mouse. Tick four items essential to a video conference from table 1.
Table 1.
ITEM TICK
Tracker ball
Codec
Broadband
Telephone
Modem/router
Magnetic tape drive
 Webcam
Dot matrix printer

(iii) List Two other hardware components essential to video conferencing NOT
included in the table 1.
b. Give two examples of data cable
3. a. Define the term Home page with reference to the World Wide Web.
b. A family has three computers and plan to to connect them to a network which has
access to the internet. State two reasons the computer should:
(i) be connected (ii) not be connected
c. You have just bought a laptop computer. List four additional components needed to
send an email using your laptop.
4. Write the corresponding inventors for the devises listed in table 2.
Table 2.
Devices Name of Inventor
Analytical Engine
Mechanical Calculator
Slide rule
Punched Card

(b) Figure 1.

P Q

X Y

(b). Figure 1 shows two network topology X and Y, Describe the effect of a break in
the parts labeled (i) P; (ii) Q;
5. (a) Distinguish between flow chart and algorithm.
(b) State three general rules of drawing a flow chart
(c) A customer’s transaction type (T) in a bank can be deposit (D) and withdraw (W).
suppose a bank uses the following step-by-step approach to update customer’s balance (B);
Accept T and Amount; If T equals D; Then add Amount to B; otherwise, subtract Amount
from B; Draw a flowchart to represent the steps.