USE OF LIBRARY

GST 121
1. in the early days human interaction was mainly through
(a) Telephone (b) Mobile phone
(c) letters (d) oral communication
2. The graphic devices used in earlier days for writing was
(a) Pen and paper (b) Clay tablet and papyrus scroll
(c) chalk and board (d) marker and cardboard sheet
3. The methods of writing in the early days arecunciform and
hieroglyphics
(a) true (b) false
4. What constitute the bulk of library materials in the the early
days (a) Traditional books (b)Library and information books
(.c) Subject books (d) Religious books
5. Typesof library in the middle age are
(a) Monastic and Islamic libraries (b) Traditional and cultural
libraries
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(c) Modern and digital libraries (d) State and natural libraries
6. Before 1946 the only place in Nigeria where one could find few
libraries are (a) Enugu (b) Kano
(c) Lagos (d) Jos
7. Studying is a personal skill which you can develop and improve
(a) True (b) False
8. .........could serves as memory jogger at a date (a) Skill (b) Steeps
(c) Notes (d) Time
9. The purpose for referencing is to give .............. To the original
author of the idea.
(a) money (b) Respect
(c) Right (d) Credit.
10. Adding bibliography enables the reader of written document
to ........ Further in your document
(a) buy (b) drop investigate
(d) read
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11. Your writing skiils will improve with time through ............. as
with other personal skill
(a) reading (b) document
(c) running (d) practice
12. To develop effective time management skills is part of (a) useful
work (b) planning your time
(c) reference services (d) writing skills
13. Information materials are roughly of two kinds ----------and ——
sources
(a) books and pen (b) reserve and reference
(c) abstracts and yearbooks (d) primary and secondary
14. The reference materials that write about peoples life is
(a) map (b) atlas
(c) yearbook (d) who's who
15. When you want to find out the latest information on a given
subject you must refer to
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(a) reference book (b) text book
(c) periodical index's (d) dictionary
16. ....... is the summary of what the articles and essay contain
(a) government document (b) pamphlet
(c)special subject (d) abstract
I 7. The migration of information from print to electronic format is
made possible through
(a) air (b) communication
(c) audio video (d) ICT
13. Three major categories of e-resourccs which are of great
importance with the context of higher education are e-books, E-
journals and e -database
(a) True (b) False
19. Copyright developed out of the same system as royal patent
grants by which certain authors and printers were given exclusive
right to publish books and other materials. (a) true ( b) false
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20. According to laws of the federation 1990 an amended copyright
is the right given to
(a)manufacturer (b) industrialist
(c) Tanner (d) literary men
21. In copyright, what is protected is ________
(a) the author's wife (b) the author
(c) expression of the idea (d) the Idea
22. The purpose of copyright is not to give monopoly or economic
reward to the authors but to promote the betterment of society by
encouraging the creation of and the public access to useful work
(.a.) True (b) False
23. The only authorized library to make photocopies of copyright
works are
(.a) national Ubrary (b) state library
(c) private library (d) library operating in the school
24. There are three types of copyright infringement direct, vicarious
and contributory
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(a) True (b) False
25. List of books, document and other literary or academic work in
a library is
(a) classification (b) catalogue
(c) ex (d) proforma invoice
26. The information that describe author, title, date of publication
and place of publication is
(a) index information (b) Journal information
(c) bibliographic information (d) book information
27. There are many types of library catalogue, which one is adopted
in ESUT library (a) card catalogue (b) book catalogue
(c) Sheaf catalogue (d) Open public access catalogue
28. A book catalogue list bibliographic record in alphabetical order
by various entries or by classification number
(a) True (b) False
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29 .The types of catalogue that comprised of set of slips held in
specially manufactured loose leaf bind is
(a)book catalogue (b) sheaf catalogue
(c) card catalogue (d) online public access catalogue
30. Modernizing the library in actual sense means the use
of ........... And .......... In performing certain activities of the library
(a) books and journals (b) reference and audio visual
(c) CD Rom and chart (d) electronic and other electronic devices
31. Which of the classification scheme arranges knowledge in a
chronological order
(a) LC (b) DC
(c) DDC (d) BC
32. Library of congress classifies knowledge with
(a) numbers (b) alphabets
(c) numerals (d) computers
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33. The type of computer that looks like a scale, which make use of
a pointer or guage that is continually moving over the scale is
(a) digital computer (b) modern computer
(c) analogue computer (d) hybrid computer
34. —------ Are types of computer that have the features of both
analogue and digital computer
(a) mainframe computer (b) lowbred
(c) First generation computer (d) hybrid computer
35. —----- is the part of computer that contains the coded and
encoded- mformation and the computer instruction
(a) computer software (b) computer hard ware
(c) minicomputer (.d) laptop
36. Books that can be consulted for some definite information
rather than for consecutive reading are
(a) general index's (b) magazines
(c) daily newspaper (d) text books of economics
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37. A dictionary of places that provides information about history of
a place, population, trade, industry, cultural institution and natural
resources
(a) Gazeucer (b) encyclopedia
38. Wondrous materials on earth, are kept in
(a) sea (b) volume
(c) barn of knowledge (d) store house
39. None book materials include computer, film and Gazetteer
(a) True (b) False
40. Information start life with
(a) book(b) magazine
(c) working and thinking process of people (d) library
41. The material in the library include both book and reference
method
(a) True (b) False
42. Book materials are
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(a) fiction and nonfiction books (b) computer
(c) tape recorder (d) reference method
41. The materials in the library includes both book and reference
method
(a) True (b) False
42. Book materials are
(a) fiction and nonfiction books (b) computer
(c) tape recorder (d) reference method
43. Chart and map can be grouped under
(a) traditional materials (b) book materials
(c) non book materials (d) computer
44. Books that can be read cover to cover are
(a) year book (b) atlas
(c) encyclopedia Britannica (d) subject book
45. ---------- deals with a single topic in detail at a fairly high
academic level
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(a) text book (b) treatise
(c) monographs (d) monograph
46. —----- Merge out the large handbooks, often written by several
experts under a general editor
(a) textbook (b) subject books
(c) manual guides (d) treatise
47. The easiest way to locate a book is by
(a) author, title and subject (b) size and colour
(c) by network and E-resources (d) none of the above
48. —------- is the publishers description of the content of the book
(a) dust jacket (b) spine
(c) publisher blub (d) cover
49. The correct title of a book is that given on
(a) spine (b)boot jacket
(c) middle of the book (d) title page
50. ISBN means ________
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(a) international sound bind number (b) internet standard book
number
(c) international book standard name (d) international standard
book numbere
64. Digital library are library in which collections are store in
(a) ware house (b) natural library
(c) digital formats (d) academic library
65. Project, thesis and dissertation work are kept in which section
of the library
(a) binding section (b) serial section
(c) project section (d) acquisition section
66. Serial section of the library stocks book materials such as
(a) year book (b) encyclopedia
(c) journals (d) thesis
67. The maintenance unit in the library, where worn out book are
sent for repair is
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(a) cataloging and classification unit
(b) librarians officer (c) circulation (d) binding unit
68. The responsibility of acquiring both books and non-books
materials reside with
(a) collection development (b) bindery unit
(c) readers service (d) reference unit
69. A library without a wall is
(a) USA magic library (b) national library
(c) virtual library (d)India library
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USE OF LIBRARY
1. The birth and development of libraries can be traced to various
trends in ___
(a) development of economy
(b) the history of man
(c) nature of libraries available
(d) quality of library lecturers in the university system
2. In the earliest days, human interaction was mainly through
________
(a) Paper writing
(b) Reading
(c) Oral communication
(d) Non –verbal communication
3. The oldest form of use of symbols to communicate was
expressed in the story as told in ________
(a) Libraries
(b) Wikipedia
(c) Bible
(d) NOTA
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4. The mark God inscribed on the forehead of Cain for his killing
his brother Abel is a form of _______
(a) Communication
(b) Library keeping
(c) Culture
(d) NOTA
5. Ideas can fully be understood through _______
(a) Reading
(b) Signs and symbols
(c) Non –verbal communication
(d) all of the above
6. In ancient days, clay tablets and papyrus scrolls are forms of
_______
(a) Communication
(b) African Artifact
(c) Cultural devices
(d) All of the above
7. The ancient use of clay tablets and papyrus scrolls was
popular in _______
(a) Macedonia
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(b) Britain
(c) Australia
(d) Mesopotamia
8. The method of writing known as cuneiform and hieroglyphics
were native to ________ and __________
(a) Britain and America
(b) Israel and Egypt
(c) Babylon and Egypt
(d) France and Russia
9. A place set apart for reading or reference is called ________
(a) Book keeping
(b) Library
(c) School
(d) Information store
10. The idea of libraries began with ________
(a) Books
(b) Pen
(c) Stationeries
(d) Clay tablets
11. Which of the following is correct
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(a) Library preceded book
(b) collection of clay tablets, papyruses and scrolls were kept
in libraries before the idea of the book was born
(c) Library connotes an idea of a place set apart for reading or
reference
12. A collection of recorded or documented information
which are organized for use is called ________
(a) Elocution
(b) Wikipedia
(c) Libraries
(d) Book stores
13. The function of library is ________
(a) It serves for collection and preservation of information
(b) It serves for organization of information
(c) It helps in the dissemination of information to people that
needs them
14. Librarians are _________
(a) Academicians in the library department
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(b) Members of staff that work in the library
(c) IT students serving in the library
(d) NOTA
15. The earliest libraries consisted mainly of _______
(a) Printed materials
(b) Published work
(c) Unpublished works
(d) NOTA
16. The unpolished works of ancient libraries were kept in
____
(a) Museum
(b) Archive
(c) Book store
(d) Schools
17. The most popular book found in private collections was
________
(a) The book of life
(b) The papyrus book
(c) Archimedes’s book
(d) The book of the dead
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18. In the very early days, _______ and _______ were known
for their interest in knowledge
(a) Russian and China
(b) Greece and Rome
(c) Babylon and Egypt
(d) Jordan and Palestine
19. Schools such as primary and secondary were already well
established by ___
(a) 60 BC
(b) 500 AD
(c) 5 BC
(d) 10 AD
20. Tertiary institutions were birthed by ________
(a) 5 BC
(b) 4 BC
(c) 10 BC
(d) 20 BC
21. One of the tertiary institutions that thrived at the early
days was founded by __________
(a) Aristotle
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(b) Plato
(c) Socrates
(d) Charles Darwin
22. Aristotle founded an academy in the year ________
(a) 336 BC
(b) 4 BC
(c) 385 BC
(d) 500 BC
23. Epicum founded his academy in the year ______
(a) 385 BC
(b) 4 BC
(c) 336 BC
(d) NOTA
24. The library of _________ was considered as the finest
private library
(a) Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) Epicum
(d) Socrates
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25. The greatest Greek library and the largest library in the
world at the time was the library at ________
(a) Alexandria in Egypt
(b) Lexicon library in Rome
(c) Lyceum library in Greece
(d) Plato’s library at Mesopotamia
26. The great library at Alexandria in Egypt was destroyed by
________
(a) Adolf Hitler
(b) Hussein
(c) Julius Caesar
(d) Lyceum
27. Plato’s library was founded in _______
(a) 385 BC
(b) 380 BC
(c) 47 BC
(d) 50 BC
28. The Romans came to limelight (popular) for their _______
(a) Economical prowess
(b) Military prowess
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(c) Cultural inclination
(d) Business
29. The library of ________ was more of archival in nature
(a) Ancient Rome
(b) Ancient Greek
(c) Ancient China
(d) Ancient Greece
30. The primary purpose of the library in Ancient China is
_______
(a) storage and preservation
(b) cultural display
(c) dissemination of vital information
(d) NOTA
31. In ancient China, books were written on _______
(a) bamboo strips and silk rolls
(b) printed materials
(c) non –printed materials
(d) Julius’s literary material
32. Middle ages refer to the period from _________ to ________
(a) The fall of soviet union through the British era
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(b) The fall of Roman empire through Mesopotamia
(c) The time of Greek to Renaissance
(d) The fall of roman empire through the Renaissance
33. The originators of knowledge and pioneers of tertiary
institutions were the ______ and _______
(a) Greek and Romans
(b) Britain and USA
(c) America and South Asia
(d) NOTA
34. Libraries in the middle ages is dated by to ________
(a) 500 years
(b) 1000 years
(c) 2000 years
(d) 2000 years
35. The developing and use of codex or book, animal skin
(vellum) as writing material was popular in ________
(a) Libraries in Asia
(b) Monastic libraries
(c) Libraries in India
(d) NOTA
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36. The Muslims established their own libraries in the
_______
(a) 7th century
(b) 9th century
(c) 6th century
(d) 8th century
37. The Abbasid Caliph, Hanun al –Rashid founded a library
in _______
(a) Cairo (b) Hongkong
(c) Baghdad (d) New delhi
38. The first public library in Arab world is known as
________
(a) Arabic library
(b) Islamic collections
(c) House of Wisdom
(d) House of knowledge
39. The first public library in Arab world was established by
________
(a) The son of prophet Mohammed
(b) Harun –al –Rashid al ma’ mun
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(c) Alhaji Bawood Mohammed ma’ mun
(d) NOTA
40. The modern library evolved as from ________
(a) 16th -19th century
(b) 17 -18th
(c) 20 -24th century
(d) 9th century
41. Education was pioneered in Nigeria and most African
countries by _______
(a) Literate colleque
(b) Elite class
(c) White missionaries
(d) The government
42. A remarkable development and interest in education in
Africa started in the year _____ and ________
(a) 1940 -1965
(b) 1950 1980
(c) 1930 -1970
(d) 1931 -1944
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43. Mass education program in Nigeria started in the year
________
(a) 1980
(b) 2000
(c) 1925
(d) 1965
44. As at 1965, the only reasonable library in Nigeria was
________
(a) Lagos public library
(b) Julius Onah’s library at UNN, Nsukka
(c) The old library at Owerri
(d) NOTA
45. The earliest and best stocked and organized library in
Nigeria was _______
(a) Henry Carr memorial library in Lagos
(b) Abbasid’s Caliph library
(c) Ndukwe’s library at akure
(d) Julius Onah’s library at Nsukka
46. The national library of Nigeria started with _______
libraries
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(a) 20
(b) 44
(c) 12
(d) 30
47. Prior to 1946, the only place where one could find few
libraries was ______
(a) Abuja
(b) Enugu
(c) Calabar
(d) Lagos
48. The university college, Ibadan was established in
_________
(a) 1940
(b) 1948
(c) 1950
(d) 1980
49. The university college Ibadan became a full-fledged
university in ________
(a) 1980
(b) 1962
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(c) 1965
(d) 1966
50. The university of Nigeria, Nsukka was established in the
year ________
(a) 1961
(b) 1980
(c) 1960
(d) 1959
51. The university of Ife was established in the year _________
(a) 1961
(b) 1960
(c) 1965
(d) 1977
52. The university of Lagos was established in the year
________
(a) 1962
(b) 1979
(c) 1963
(d) 1984
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53. The university of Zaria was established in the year
________
(a) 1952
(b) 1962
(c) 1983
(d) 1979
54. Apart from the university college, four most oldest and
prominent universities in Nigeria are _________
(a) University of Akure, University of Lagos, University of
Nigeria and university of Zaria
(b) University of Lagos, university of Ife, University of Nigeria
and University of Zaria
(c) Federal University, Owerri, University of Nigeria , University
of Akure and University of Zaria and University of Lagos
(d) NOTA
55. In Nigeria, the universal primary education program was
established in ____
(a) 1953
(b) 1967
(c) 1980
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(d) 1971
56. The first regional seminar on the development of public
libraries in Africa was held in _______
(a) 1953
(b) 1967
(c) 1980
(d) 1971
57. The Nigerian state capital chosen for the first regional
seminar on the development of public libraries in Africa is
__________
(a) Ibadan
(b) Enugu
(c) Kaduna
(d) Lagos
58. Which of the following international bodies was involved
in the development of libraries in Africa
(a) UNICEF
(b) WHO
(c) UNESCO
(d) ECOWAS
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59. The region selected to be the first area for public library
experiment in Nigeria is ________
(a) Western Region
(b) Northern Region
(c) Middle Belt
(d) Eastern Region
60. As at 1958, a mobile library was launched in _________
(a) Enugu
(b) Abuja
(c) Lagos
(d) Port -Harcourt
61. The building for the Regional Central library was opened
in the year ______
(a) 1959, Enugu
(b) Port –Harcourt, 1958
(c) Lagos, 1980
(d) NOTA
62. The first mobile library in Nigeria was launched in the
year ________
(a) 1960
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(b) 1959
(c) 1958
(d) 1971
63. The following cities in the old Easter Nigeria were referred
to as ________
(a) Afikpo
(b) Nsukka
(c) Nnewi
(d) Calabar
64. The early libraries in the old Eastern Nigeria were
referred to as _________
(a) Study centers
(b) Regional central library
(c) Reading rooms
(d) NOTA
65. The establishment of the Western Regional library was
prompted by ______
(a) A seminar on the development of public libraries in Africa
(Ibadan, 1953)
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(b) A seminar on the development of public libraries (Lagos,
1958)
(c) A symposium on the development of public library (Enugu,
1953)
(d) NOTA
66. The Western Regional library was inaugurated in Ibadan
in the year ______
(a) 1957
(b) 1959
(c) 1960
(d) 1980
67. The committee on library development in Western Nigeria
was established in the year _________
(a) 1962
(b) 1987
(c) 1992
(d) NOTA
68. The Western Regional library was granted a legal deposit
status in the year _
(a) 1953
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(b) 1952
(c) 1960
(d) 1958
69. The Northern Regional library was established in the year
______ at Kaduna
(a) 1952
(b) 1958
(c) 1979
(d) 1982
70. During the world war II, the northern libraries were
earlier referred to as ___
(a) Reading rooms
(b) Public information centers
(c) Public libraries
(d) Islamic libraries
71. The regional structure of the Nigerian library system was
disrupted in the year ________
(a) 1967
(b) 1970
(c) 1982
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(d) NOTA
72. The western regional library was granted a legal deposit
status in the region in the year _______
(a) 1952
(b) 1958
(c) 1960
(d) 1981
73. The early days of Nigerian librarianship witnessed
________
(a) Clear lack of standards
(b) increase in staff
(c) decline in staff
(d) NOTA
74. In the early days, a major problem faced by Nigerian
librarians was _______
(a) lack of government approval
(b) lack of interest by users
(c) inactivity of a professional body or association
(d) NOTA
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75. A collection of source of information and similar
resources, made accessible in a defined communities for
reference or borrowing is called _______
(a) book keeping
(b) book stores
(c) school
(d) library
76. A collection of print and non –print materials organized
for learning and research can be best described as _______
(a) library
(b) study centre
(c) media store
(d) NOTA
77. Building housing books and other educational materials
can be regarded as library because ________
(a) it falls below the standard of a main library
(b) it is a low staff strength
(c) library has a systematic way of organizing its collection for
easy retrieval of information
(d) it is not an organized structure
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78. Universally accepted definition of library was made by
________
(a) ECOWAS
(b) WHO
(c) UNICEF
(d) UNESCO
79. Which of the following can make the library incomplete
(a) professional librarians
(b) library lectures
(c) library students
(d) state -of –art building
80. A library that is established by the government and
maintained using public fund such as tax, levies, rates or
through other communal levies is called ___
(a) national library
(b) private library
(c) academic library
(d) NOTA
81. The role of public library is ________
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(a) stimulating the imagination and creativity in children and
young people
(b) provision of educational development for all categories of
wholesome recreations and positive use of leisure time
(c) positively support the citizens and cultural activities of
groups and organization
82. The benefit of public libraries includes ________
(a) research assistance
(b) reference assistance
(c) provision of classroom and meeting space
83. Library services are considered satisfactory when ______
(a) library users pay up their registration fees before using the
library
(b) library users expectations are actually being reviewed
(c) there are qualified professional librarians
(d) NOTA
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84. A library established by the government of the country to
serve as the pre –eminent repository of information for that
country is called ______
(a) public library
(b) private library
(c) national library
(d) academic library
85. The library established by an act of a country and is
maintained from the government funds of that country is
called ______
(b) public library
(d) private library
86. Books cannot be borrowed in ________
(b) public library
(d) public library
87. ISBN means _______
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(a) international state book number
(b) international status Bureau name
(c) it should not be sold
(d) international standard book number
88. The benefit of national library is _______
(a) provision of ISBN
(b) provision of ISSN
(c) bibliographic control
89. The library attached to a higher educational institution
like university, polytechnic and college of education is known
as __________
(a) academic library
(b) private library
(c) public library
(d) national library
90. The following are benefits of academic library except
________
(a) provision of research information
(b) provision of reading accommodation
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(c) provision of security to information resources available
(d) assigning standard codes
91. A library that provides specialized information resources
on a particular subject is called _________
(b) academic library
(c) public library
(d) NOTA
92. Libraries maintained by individual corporations,
associations, government agencies or learned societies is
called ________
(b) special library
(c) school library
93. Which of the following statement is wrong
(a) national library issues ISBN
(b) the bibliotheque national library is at Paris
(c) academic library is the same as school library
(d) books cannot be borrowed from the national library.
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94. A library within a primary or secondary school is called
________
(a) academic library
(b) school library
(c) public library
(d) private library
95. A library whereby there is:
Access to resources at all times, provision of reference services
and enhanced reading habit is called ________
(a) private library
(b) school library
(c) church library
(d) public library
96. A public institution functioning as a library is called
________
(a) hybrid library
(b) multi –media library
(c) public library
(d) NOTA
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97. Libraries containing a mixture of traditional prints and
hiring resources and the growing number of electronic
resources is called ________
(a) multi –media library
(b) hybrid library
(c) private library
(d) school library
98. A collection of resources available on one or more
computer system is called ____
(a) virtual library
(b) multi –media library
(c) computer library
99. A library which contains only books and e –books is
called _______
(a) Virtual library
(b) digital library
(c) school library
(d) computer library
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100. A library that provides users assistance services such as
reference, interlibrary loan, technical assistance is called
_________
(a) virtual libraries
(b) digital libraries
(c) school libraries
(d) computer library
101. A special library with a focused collection of digital
objects that can include text, visual materials and audio
materials is called ________
(a) special library
(b) hybrid library
(d) digital library
102. The following are characteristics of E –resources except
______
(a) it reduces list of paper work
(b) hyperlinks lead users quickly to the required information
sources
(c) the resources are mostly organized
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(d) E –resources do not require physical space for storage.
103. A package of e- journal or a database of abstracts and
indexes that include the full text of some or all article
referenced is called ______
(a) virtual library
(b) hybrid library
(d) e –resources
104. Slides, cartoons, radio, telephones, pictures, charts and
globes qualify as ________
(a) book materials
(b) non –book materials
(c) printed materials
(d) NOTA
105. The easiest means of bringing real –life situations into
the classroom is through the use of _________
(a) Slides
(b) Audio
(c) Telephone
(d) Charts
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106. Pictures that are able to communicate emotional
experience are called ____
(a) Slides
(b) film stripes
(c) motion pictures
(d) TV
107. Audio aids are instruments that can be heard. They
include the following except _____
a) Radio
b) Gramophone records
c) Tape –recorder
d) Slide
108. Audio –visual aids are instruments that can be heard and
seen. They include the following except _______
(a) Televisions
(b) Films
(c) Slides
(d) Computers
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109. _______ is concerned with the collection, processing,
storage and dissemination of recorded information.
(a) Curriculum
(b) Library
(c) Elocution
(d) Library services
110. The following are library services except ________
(a) Circulation
(b) Transmission
(c) referral services
(d) special services
111. Registration of library users, loaning out of books, recall
and renewal are all under _________
(a) lending services
(b) circulation
(c) special services
(d) referral services
112. Changing and discharging of text books to users are
under _______
(a) circulation
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(b) special services
(c) lending services
(d) referral services
113. The process of recording some important information
about books borrowed from the library is called _______
(a) processing
(b) circulation
(c) NOTA
(d) AOTA
114. Reservation of library materials is very common in
_______
(a) school libraries
(b) academic libraries
(c) special libraries
(d) hybrid libraries
115. The ultimate aim of fixing a loan period is to _____
(a) ensure that the professional librarians do their work
(b) ensure that books and other materials in the library are
regularly available for use
(c) ensure that the books are neatly kept
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(d) to ensure maximus satisfaction of users
116. The books places on the reserve section of the library is
to be used in _______
(a) the library
(b) used at home
(c) taken to the classroom
(d) a quiet place
117. If a library seeks the assistance of another library for a
needed material (s), is called ______
(a) Reservation service
(b) Interlibrary loan service
(c) Referral services
(d) Special services
118. There are situations in which a reader might be directed
to another library/to an alternative source of information. This
is called _______
(a) referral services
(c) current awareness services (CAS)
(d) reservation service
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119. The services rendered occasionally to assist the readers
in the area of research is called _______
(b) reservation services
(c) special services
(d) current awareness services (CAS)
120. Photocopying services, inter library lending, are all
_______
(c) circulation
(d) reservation services
121. The process of making the users to be aware of all library
materials that are newly acquired in the library is categorized
under _______
(c) circulation
(d) reservation services
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122. When libraries try to cater for the information needs of
the individual, it is called _________
(a) selective dissemination of information (SDI)
(b) Circulation
(c) Referral services
(d) NOTA
123. ________ is usually offered to new library users in order to
familiarize them with the materials and services available in
the library
(a) selective dissemination of information
(b) reference service
(c) library instruction
(d) NOTA
124. The directory, encyclopedia, yearbook, handwork and
bibliography are under _________
(a) reference services
(b) library instruction
(c) photocopying services
(d) NOTA
125. Reference services are of _______main types
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(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 5
126. The process of assigning keywords or concepts to
documents is called ____
(a) indexing services
(b) abstracting services
(c) reference service
(d) NOTA
127. The process of preparing a summary presentation of a
text document is called ______
(a) index service
(b) directional services
(c) long -range
(d) abstracting services
128. A complete list of items is called ________
(a) library
(b) catalogue
(c) elocution
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(d) referencing
129. The library catalogue ensures that library collections are
arranged according to some definite ________
(a) standard
(b) style
(c) documentary activities
(d) NOTA
130. The process of assigning keywards or concepts to
documents or the process of determining what the subject
matter of a document is all about is called _______
(a) abstracting services
(b) electronic reference service
(c) long –range reference service
(d) index services
131. The list of all the elements which are required to describe
and identify all types of material which are likely to appear in
library collections is called _______
(a) indexing
(b) cataloguing
(c) abstracting
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(d) bibliographic description
132. The following is not a type of catalogues
(a) card catalogue
(b) book catalogue
(c) slide catalogue
(d) shelf catalogue
133. The most common and most used type of library
catalogue is _____
(a) card catalogue
(b) book catalogue
(c) shelf catalogue
(d) machine readable catalogue
134. The card catalogue is made up of _______
(a) 7.5 CM * 12.5 CM
(b) 5.8 CM * 3.7 CM
(c) 8.7 CM * 4.3 CM
(d) 3.8 CM * 4.5 CM
135. Which of the following is a disadvantage of card
catalogue?
(a) card catalogue occupy much space
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(b) card catalogue present a decent and orderly appearance
(c) the cards can be easily guided
(d) card catalogue has ease of use
136. A catalogue that lists bibliographic records in
alphabetical order by various entries or by classification
number is called _________
(a) book catalogue
(b) shelf catalogue
(c) computer output microform catalogue
(d) online public access catalogue (OPAC)
137. The following are advantages of book cataloging except
_______
(a) there is ease of use
(b) it is compact in size
(c) it has a high cost
(d) there is flexibility
138. A type of catalogue that is comprised of sets of slips held
in specially manufactured loose –leaf binders is called _______
(a) online public access catalogue
(b) ordinary preliminary access content
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(c) offset pack accredited control
(d) online port access card
139. The full meaning of OPAC is________
(a) Online public access catalogue
(b) ordinary preliminary access content
(c) offset pack accredited control
(d) online port access card
140. Advantage of MARC include the following except ______
(a) the catalogue can be used online and offline
(b) very easy to update
(c) it is fast and efficient to use
(d) it cannot be projected on a screen
141. A library catalogue accessed via a computer terminal for
the benefit of library users is called____________
(a) online public access catalogue
(b) machine readable catalogue
(c) shelf catalogue
(d) book catalogue
142. _________Has made world wide web to be accessible
anywhere in the world
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(a) slide
(b) projector
(c) television
(d) internet
143. A collection of data elements organized in a logical way is
called________
(a) MARC
(b) OPAC
(c) Bibliographic record
(d) catalogue
144. MARC means ___________
(a) material acquisition referenced center
(b) machine readable catalogue
(c) motor arc resonated concept
(d) NOTA
145. A formal catalogue sorted alphabetically according to the
editor’s name is called__________
(a) title catalogue
(b) dictionary catalogue
(c) author catalogue
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(d) keyword catalogue
146. A formal catalogue sorted alphabetically according to the
article on the entries is referred to as __________
(a) author catalogue
(b) title catalogue
(c) dictionary catalogue
(d) keyword catalogue
147. Systematic catalogue can also be referred to as __________
(a) shelf list catalogue
(b) dictionary catalogue
(d) classified catalogue
148. A formal catalogue with entries sorted in the same order
as bibliographic items are shelved is called___________
(a) shelf list catalogue
(b) title catalogue
(d) NOTA
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149. The organization of information resources by describing
them in a way that makes them easily accessible is
called___________
(a) Indexing
(b) Referencing
(c) Cataloguing
(d) NOTA
150. If you create entries for a particular catalogue, it is
called__________
(a) Referencing
(b) Indexing
(c) Cataloguing
(d) NOTA
151. The physical description of material so that it can be
identified with any of the following information namely:- call
number, entry or access point, etc is called __________
(a) classification
(b) cataloguing
(c) collection
(d) subject heading
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152. The intellectual description of academic materials for the
assignment of a call number that places the academic
materials in order by subject is called ___
(a) cataloguing
(b) classification
(c) subject heading
(d) NOTA
153. The key to all the materials contained in the library is
called ________
(a) classification
(b) cataloguing
(c) library catalogue
(d) NOTA
154. Library catalogue provides the following information
except__________
(a) Author
(b) Title
(c) imprint
(d) printer
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155. Importance of library catalogues include the following
except ________
(a) it provides multiple access points to the library collection
(b) it gives a comprehensive record of materials
(c) it can waste the time of users
(d) it helps users find information on things they want and
need
156. A record that shows all that a library has in it's stock at
any given time is called ____________
(a) shelf catalogue
(b) library catalogue
(c) book catalogue
(d) MARC catalogue
157. The grouping of things according to their degree of
similarity and differences is called ___________
(a) catalogue
(b) cataloguing
(c) classification
(d) AOTA
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158. The act of organizing the universe of knowledge into some
systematic order is called _________
(a) cataloguing
(b) classification
(c) schemes
(d) NOTA
159. The arrangement of library information resources (book
and non -book materials) of a library or group of libraries into
classes according to their similar characteristics is called
___________
(a) Author catalogue
(b) library classification
(c) information casting
(d) NOTA
160. Library classification entails the following except
___________
(a) The division of the entire array of library
(b) the subsequent arrangement of such groups or classes into
preferred sequences
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(c) creating mechanism of their easy retrieval and when
required
(d) the arrangement of various forms of entry resources
161. The main reason for carrying out classification in the
library is to ______
(a) ensure satisfaction of end -users
(b) to ensure optimum utilization of information
(c) creating mechanism for their easy retrieval
(d) ensure authors and users interface
162. The first subject classification scheme was developed in
the year ________
(a) 1876
(b) 1862
(c) 1966
(d) 1971
163. Until 1876, when the first subject classification scheme
was developed, the arrangement of books was by one of the
following except___________
(a) size of a book
(b) colour of a book
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(c) date of publication
(d) date of purchase
164. People who carry out classification are call__________
(a) editors
(b) referencers
(c) classifiers
(d) NOTA
165. The following are importance of library classification
except __________
(a) it helps to enhance and proper guiding of the holding of the
library using the call numbers on the books
(b) it helps to save the time of the user by ensuring quick
location and retrieval of library resources
(c) it enables books to be inserted into organized groups and
allows for the return of such books
(d) it ensures that each librarian undergoes certain training
that will better equip them for the work
166. The logical arrangements of subjects plus a system of
system of symbols representing knowledge into classes is
called ____________
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(a) cataloguing
(b) library classification schemes
(c) subject heading
(d) NOTA
167. A system of symbols representing the subjects is called
_________
(a) classification
(b) notation
(c) elocution
(d) classified catalogue
168. When two symbols are used to represent a subject in
classification, it is called _____________
(a) pure classification
(b) pure notation
(c) mixed notation
(d) cataloguing
169. When one symbol either alphabet or number is used to
represent a subject, it is called ___________
(a) pure notation
(b) mixed notation
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(c) Deywey classification
(d) NOTA
170. The most commonly used classification schemes is
called_________
(a) notation
(b) dewey decimal classification scheme
(c) library of congress
(d) bibliography
171. Dewey decimal classification scheme was founded by
__________
(a) John Hopkins
(b) Melvil dewey
(c) Glasgow
(d) Herper Collins
172. Dewey decimal classification scheme was founded in the
year _______
(a)1988
(b) 1987
(c) 1876
(d) 1972
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173. The Dewey decimal classification scheme was first
adopted in _________
(a) Britain
(b) United States
(c) Russia
(d) Japan
174. The most widely used classification scheme in the world
is _________
(a) DDC
(b) LCC
(c) LC
(d) DC
175. The Dewey decimal classification scheme is mostly used
in the ________ And __________
(a) public and academic libraries
(b) private and national libraries
(c) public and school libraries
(d) academic library only
176. The type of notation adopted by DDC is ___________
(a) pure notation (b) shelf notation
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(c) book notation (d) card notation
177. The second classification scheme commonly used in the
Nigerian libraries is the __________
(a) Dewey decimal classification scheme
(b) library of congress classification scheme
(c) national congress scheme
(d) NOTA
178. Library of Congress classification scheme (LCC) was
originated by the_______
(a) LCC
(b) LC
(c) DDC
(d) DC
179. The two individuals primarily responsible for design and
working of the new library of Congress classification were
_________And __________
(a) Hanson and Cartel
(b) Charles Martel and Innoson
(c) John Cliff
(d) J.C.M. Hanson and Charles Martel
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180. The library of Congress classification consists of ________
classes
(a) 21
(b) 22
(c) 54
(d) 3
181. _________Is used to indicate location of books on the
shelves in the libraries
(a) shelf card
(b) shelf guide
(c) shelf indicator
(d) reference number
182. The art of listing of reading materials is called__________
(a) citation
(b) bibliography
(c) reference list
(d) reference number
183. The two bibliography are ________ And __________
(a) citation and referencing
(b) descriptive and analytical
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(c) APA and MLA
(d) Chigalo and UK Bibliography
184. A type of bibliography which is a simple list or listing of
bibliographic entries is known as _________
(a) enumerative bibliography
(b) analytical bibliography
(c) pure bibliography
(d) annotated bibliography
185. A type of bibliography that involves annotations which
describe bibliographic items in few sentence is called
__________
(a) enumerative bibliography
(b) analytical bibliography
(c) pure bibliography
(d) annotated bibliography
186. There are three major citation orders. They include the
following except _________
(a) APA format
(b) MLA
(c) Chicago format
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(d) British format
187. The most commonly used citation format at different
levels in many academic institutions is called _____________
(a) MLA format
(b) APA format
(c) Chicago format
(d) British format
188. The full meaning of APA is___________
(a) American Physiological Access
(b) African Physiological App
(c) American Psychological Association
(d) Asian Psychological Association
189. MLA means _____________
(a) Macmilean Language Access
(b) Material Land Association
(c) Modern Languages Association
(d) NOTA
190. A type of citation that uses an author-date style of
referencing with details entered in round brackets is called
_________
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(a) APA format
(b) MLA format
(c) Chicago format
(d) NOTA
191. ( Eysenck & Keane, 2010). The type of citation above is
________
(a) MLA format
(b) APA format
(c) Chicago format
(d) British format
192. When a work has two authors, ___________
(a) Cite only one author
(b) cite the two authors
(c) cite the two authors at every time
(d) cite one author every time
193. When a work has three, four or five authors, _________
(a) cite all the authors the first time and in subsequent
citations, include only the surname of the first author followed
by et al
(b) cite all the authors but put the et al at all time
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(c) cite all the authors the first time and in subsequent
citations, include only the surname of the first and second
authors followed by et al
(d) cite all the authors
194. Which of the following agrees to the rule of reference list
(a) it should contain full details of the sources in the text
arranged alphabetically
(b) it should contain full details of all the sources but but must
not be arranged alphabetically
(c) the reference should contain details of important sources
from the text
(d) NOTA
195. Citation begin with___________
(a) Title of work
(b) year of publication
(c) Authors Name
(d) Publishers name
196. Http://www.dovepress.com/low-level-light The type of
book with this kind of referencing is _______
(a) Government publication
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(b) Electronic book
(c) Journal article
(d) Thesis or dissertation
197. I'm MLA format, your list of works cited should__________
(a) Begin at the beginning of the paper
(b) Begin at the end of the paper on a new page
(c) Begin at the center of the paper
(d) NOTA
198. Which of the following is wrong
(a) When reports were written on typewriters, the name of
publication were underlined because most typewriters had no
way to print italics
(b) if you write a bibliography by hand, you should still
underline the names of publications
(c) if you use a computer, then publication names should be in
italics
(d) all MLA citation should not use hanging indents
199. To indicate title of short works appearing within large
works, use_______
(a) Quotation marks
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(b) Semi -colon
(c) colon
(d) citation
200. The most commonly used citation format by professional
historians when they write and publish their work is known as
__________
(a) MLA format
(b) Chicago format
(c) APA format
(d) Nigerian format
201. UBC means __________
(a) universal bibliographic control
(b) united basic concept
(c) united states broadcasting center
(d) NOTA
202. The complete world bibliography project was initiated in
_______
(a) Belgium, 1895
(b) Germany, 1986
(c) Indonesia, 1988
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(d) China, 1965
203. The international office of bibliography is located in
______
(a) London
(b) China
(c) Belgium
(d) United States
204. The universal bibliographic reportery is called ________
(a) database
(b) dossiers
(c) Belgian project
(d) congraphique front
205. The repertoire encyclopegue desb dossiers was developed
in the year ____
(a) 1908
(b) 1907
(c) 1960
(d) 1966
206. which of the following correctly specifies the difference
between references and bibliography
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(a) reference is used in non –print materials while bibliography
is used in printed materials
(b) a list of references contains only the source that a writer
specifically cited within his/her paper or essay while
bibliography on the other hand can contain sources on author
read and which readers might find valuable to know about
even though the author didn’t specifically list them within the
body of the writing
(c) bibliography option doesn’t give one of the opportunity to
show how much background reading that informed the write –
up but reference does
(d) NOTA
207. The following can be used to improve study skills except
_____
(a) schedule work and topics you have to cover over a period of
weeks
(b) set a personal objective that you want to attain as a result
of undertaking the learning programme
(c) prepare a formal timetable for the duration of the learning
programme
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(d) studies must be done at home
208. The main purpose of referencing is to ________
(a) ensure the book is of standard
(b) ensure credence is given to every reader who comes across
the book
(c) give credit to the original author of the idea
(d) ensure the author expresses his idea
209. The purpose of bibliography is to ________
(a) give credence to readers of a material (book)
(b) ensure the suitability of the study material
(c) ensure credit is given to the original author of the material
(d) NOTA
210. _______ can distract you from using time efficiently
(a) lack of focus
(b) failure to share the work load because you have focused on
your work
(c) being tired
211. You can plan your time through ______
(a) minimizing the time wastage
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(b) being assertive
(c) delegation of work
212. Library material are roughly of ________ kinds
(a) 10
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 7
213. All major reference works such as encyclopedia and
almanacs are part of __________
(a) primary library material
(b) secondary library materials
(c) tertiary library material
(d) NOTA
214. A book to be consulted for some definite information
rather than for consecutive reading is called ______
(a) E -book
(b) Electronic book
(c) Reference book
(d) Academic book
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215. The logical place to begin research is the _______
(a) shelf catalogue
(b) card catalogue
(c) encyclopedia
(d) general indexes
216. One of the limitations of the card catalogue is that
_______
(a) it affects readers comprehension
(b) difficult/expensive to purchase
(c) requires governments approval
(d) it generally includes only the main subject matter of the
book
217. If your work involves prominent people then begin your
search by compiling ______
(a) Bibliographical data
(b) Bibliographical data
(c) reference data
(d) year books and almanacs
218. A dictionary of places that provides information about
history of a place, population, trade, industry, cultural
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institution and natural resources in called ______
(a) yearbook
(b) Almanac
(c) Gazetteer
(d) Pamphlets
219. When you want to find out the latest information on a
given subject, you must turn to _______
(a) general index
(b) periodical index
(c) abstracts
(d) book index
220. A brief summary of the articles and essay is called
_______
(a) Periodicals
(b) Abstract
(c) Biography
(d) Bibliography
221. ________ serve the important function of budging a time
gap until researchers can gather current information on a
given topic.
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(a) pamphlets
(b) catalogue
(c) periodicals
(d) abstract
222. Modernizing the library means ________
(a) the use of only modern print materials
(b) the use of the state –of –the art books
(c) the use of electronic devices
(d) the use of digital cameras in libraries
223. The network of all networks is called _______
(a) URL
(b) HPPT
(c) World Wide Web
(d) internet
224. A collection of both book and non –book materials is
called _____
(a) cataloguing
(b) library
(c) networking
(d) inducing
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225. Which of the following is a major stimulus to modern
libraries
(a) increase in librarians
(b) training and re –training of library staff
(c) tedmology
(d) information
226. The three electronic instruments of information
technology are _____, ________ and ______
(a) slide, computer and laptop
(b) computer, international network (internet) and the satellite
(c) CD –ROM, slide and computer
(d) projectors, slides and cameras
227. The following are parts of library technologies except
_____
(a) microphones
(b) projector
(c) printer
(d) silicon
228. An electronic device that brings out the information as
you input or send it to it is called ________
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(a) library
(b) computer
(c) CD -ROM
(d) NOTA
229. The type of computer that looks like a scale is called
________
(a) Analogue computer
(b) Digital computer
(c) Monologue computer
(d) internet
230. A type of computer that is used for calculation is called
______
(a) digital computer
(b) hybrid computer
(c) micro computer
(d) mainframe computer
231. The type of computer with both features of analogue and
digital computer is called _______
(a) Digital computer
(b) microcomputer
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(c) hybrid computers
(d) mainframe computers
232. The smallest range of computers is called ________
(a) microcomputer
(b) mainframe computer
(c) hybrid computer
(d) digital computer
233. Mainframe computer is also referred to as ________
(a) hybrid computer
(b) digital computer
(c) minicomputer
(d) max computer
234. A computer that can support large number of peripherals
attached to it is called ________
(a) mainframe computer
(b) micro computer
(c) hybrid computer
(d) digital computer
235. Desktop, mobile phones, minitower and notebook are all
parts of ___
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(a) micro computer
(b) mainframe computer
(c) digital computer
(d) NOTA
236. 1st generation computers were produced in the year
_______
(a) 1958
(b) 1953
(c) 1960
(d) 1971
237. The set of computer that used vacuum tubes or valves is
called _____
(a) 2nd generation
(b) 1st generation
(c) 3rd generation
(d) 4th generation
238. The 2nd generation computer was produced in _____
(a) 1956 and 1963
(b) 1950 -1963
(c) 1938 and 1941
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(d) 1958 and 1973
239. The computer designed to use transitors is _______
(a) 1st generation
(b) 2nd generation
(c) 3rd generation
(d) 4th generation
240. The 4th generation of computer used _______
(a) transitor
(b) integrated circuits
(c) chip
(d) vacuum tubes
241. Intergrated circuits were used by ________
(a) 1st generation
(b) 2nd generation
(c) 3rd generation
(d) 5th generation
242. The 4th generation of computers were produced between
____ and ___
(a) 1965 and mid 1979s
(b) 1967 and mid 1970s
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(c) 1982 -1985
(d) mid 1966 and 1969
243. The collection of the physical components that constitute
a computer system is called ________
(a) software component
(b) hardware component
(c) graphic card
(d) hard disk drive
244. The present day laptops, palm tops, Ipad and iphone
belongs to _____
(a) 1st generation of computer
(b) 2nd generation
(c) 5th generation
(d) 4th generation
245. A piece of semi conducting material on which an
integrated circuit is embedded is called ________
(a) 1st generation computer
(b) chips
(c) graphic card
(d) hard disk
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246. The part of computer that contains coded and encoded
information and the computer instructions is called _______
(a) operating system
(b) computer hardware
(c) computer software
(d) NOTA
247. The software is always written in an easier and _______
language for easy understanding
(a) French
(b) British
(c) American
(d) Natural
248. A software that uses the computer system to perform
special functions which are beyond the operations of the
computer is ________
(a) computer software
(b) application software
(c) operating system
(d) device drivers
249. _______ is used for documents that involves calculations
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(a) spreadsheet
(b) Microsoft access
(c) device drivers
(d) internet
250. Which of the following is an example of spreadsheet
(a) Microsoft Word
(b) Microsoft excel
(c) Microsoft slide
(d) NOTA
251. The software that is developed to harm and disrupt
computers is called _______
(a) virus
(b) malicious software
(c) operating system
(d) device drivers
252. The software that provides common services for other
software that runs “on top” of them is called _________
(a) system software
(b) application software
(c) device drivers
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(d) operating system
253. A software that operates the computer hardware directly
is called ___
(a) system software
(b) operating system
(c) the computer software
(d) application software
254. _______ are computer programmes designed to assist
users in the maintenance as well as caneik of their computers
(b) utilities
(c) device drivers
(d) NOTA
255. _________ enables the storage of documents with several
gigabytes for easy evaluation and assessment
(b) device drivers
(c) utilities
(d) CD -ROM
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256. The following are used for the storage of data except
______
(a) CD -ROMS
(b) Diskettes
(c) flash drive
(d) keyboard
257. __________ helps in storing official documents as files and
can be transferred to a universal system
(a) diskette
(b) flash drive
(c) floppy disk
(d) file transfer protocol (FTP)
258. Which of the following has a back up at the universal
system that will give access to retrieval of the information
when needed?
(a) floppy disk
(b) flash drive
(c) CD -ROMS
(d) file transfer protocol
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259. _______ is a world –wide system of inter connected
computer networks
(a) internet
(b) flash drive
(c) floppy disk
(d) file transfer protocol
260. IP means ______
(a) internet prop
(b) intra -project
(c) internet provider
(d) NOTA
261. The full meaning of ARPANET is _______
(a) Advanced Research Provider Agents Network
(b) Advanced Research Project Agency Network
(c) adverse Real Projection Agency Network
(d) NOTA
262. ARPANET was created in the year _______
(a) 1969
(b) 1962
(c) 1961
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(d) 1970
263. Universities can connect to the library of other
universities through __
(a) floppy disk
(b) CD -ROMS
(c) ARPANET
(d) MARC
264. A network of network is called _______
(a) Web
(b) internet
(c) multimedia
(d) chrome
265. A vast hardware and software infrastructure that enables
computer interconnectivity is called _______
(a) panel control
(b) internet
(c) web
(d) Mozilla
266. A massive hypermedia database is called ______
(a) panel control
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(b) internet
(c) web
(d) internet
267. A myriad collection of documents and other resources
interconnected by hyperlinks is called ________
(a) internet
(b) web
(c) multimedia app
(d) Chrome
268. The following are browsers except _______
(a) Google
(b) Chrome
(c) Mozilla
(d) fox -fire
269. ________ enables the user to switch from one document to
another just by clicking on market text
(a) network control panel
(b) network
(c) mozilla firefox
(d) world wide web
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270. ________ is introduced to allow computers running on the
same network to communicate with each other
(a) Google
(b) network control protocol
(c) Mozilla firefox
(d) web
271. The connection of network within an organization be it
institutional or otherwise is known as _______
(a) internet
(b) intranet
(c) web
(d) ntranet
272. The networks between one organization, institution, etc
and another is called _________
(a) intranet
(b) entranet
(c) email
(d) NOTA
273. Hindrance to information and communication
technologies usage in libraries include the following except
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________
(a) poor funding
(b) lack of personnel
(c) adequate power supply
(d) lack of patronage
274. The primary purpose of modern academic library is
_______
(a) to make library business lucrative
(b) to bag sophisticated certificates on library science
(c) to make current and relevant information resources readily
available to researchers, lecturers and students at all level
(d) NOTA
275. The advent of ICT and electronic information resources
has ________
(a) changed the pattern of lecture schedules in library
department
(b) changed the landscape of research in universities
(c) resulted the merging of the information section of library
department and polytechnics
(d) reduced the accessibility of library materials
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276. An information resource or material that is accessible
through ICT facilities is called ________
(a) E -resource
(b) online media
(c) e -journals
(d) search engine
277. Any information source available in electronic format
which can be used to meet the information requirements of
users is called ________
(a) e -resource
(b) e -book
(c) online public access catalogue
(d) digital libraries web
278. A resource which requires computer acess or any
electronic product that delivers a collection of data is called
_______
(a) database resource
(b) library resource
(c) social media resource
(d) e -resource
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279. _________ constitutes the second main division of non –
print library resource
(a) e -book
(b) e -resource
(c) library resource
(d) social media resource
280. The following are characteristics of e –resource except ___
(a) no defined user guide
(b) access to every document by anyone from any location
(c) easy to search the text
(d) retrieval of e –resources is slower than print resources
281. The following are advantages of e –resource except
_______
(a) it saves physical space
(b) it is very convenient to use
(c) it is very mobile
(d) it costs time and energy
282. The following are disadvantages of e –resources except __
(a) it requires special electronic devices or personal computers
(b) e –resources sometimes have reliable life span
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(c) e –resources reading devices are surely more expensive
than printed books
(d) many titles that are available in traditional print books are
not yet available in an electronic book format.
283. The following are types of E –resources except _______
(a) electronic book (e-book)
(b) electronic journal (e-journal)
(c) electronic database (e-database)
(d) electronic access point (e –access point)
284. A book publication made available in digital form is
called ________
(a) e -book
(b) internet -book
(c) I -book
(d) NOTA
285. The following are types of e –books except _______
(a) multidisplinary e -book
(b) reference e -book
(c) audio e-book
(d) access point e-book
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286. The e –book published in various subjects are called
______
(a) multidisplinary e -book
(b) reference e -book
(c) audio e-book
(d) access point e-book
287. An e –book that contains useful facts or specially
organized information is called ______
(a) Multidisplinary e-book
(b) reference e-book
(c) Access point e-book
(d) audio e-book
288. The type of e-book which comprises a recording of a book
being read aloud on a compact disk (CD) or made available on
the internet is called _______
(a) Visual e -book
(b) e-journal
(c) Audio e-book
(d) NOTA
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289. A scholarly journal or intellectual magazine that can be
accessed via electronic transmissions is called ________
(a) Internet journal
(b) e-journal
(c) e-magazine
(d) NOTA
290. Toll access journals are also called _______
(a) Subscription based e-journal
(b) open access journal
(c) Reference e-journal
(d) audio e-journal
291. A scholarly journal made available free of charge to the
public through the internet is called _______
(a) e-journal
(b) Toll access journal
(c) Open access journal
(d) NOTA
292. A full text, bibliographic and numeric database that
holds a wide variety of information in one product/platform is
called ________
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(a) e-book
(b) e-journal
(c) Reference book
(d) e -database
293. Full –text database contain the whole content of an
article such as the following except _______
(a) Citation information
(b) text
(c) Illustration
(d) publication
294. Bibliographic database contain the following except _____
(a) Journal title
(b) publication data
(c) page Number
(d) place of publication
295. Online information retrieval means ___________
(a) Accessing obsolete information
(b) traditional style of re -engaging library information
(c) finding materials of unstructured nature that satisfies an
information
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(d) NOTA
296. A web application designed to hunt for specific keywords
and group them accordingly to relevance is __________
(a) E-resource
(b) search box
(c) search engine
(d) online information retrieval
297. An information retrieval process begins when ___________
(a) a user accesses the while data base
(b) a user enters a query into the system
(c) a user eetrieves already inserted information
(d) all users are connected at the same time
298. A model of information retrieval in which terms are
combined with the operators is called ____________
(a) query (b) booleam retrieval model
(c)online information retrieval (d) NOTA
299. An information model that views each document as just a
set of words is called...
(a) query
(b) database
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(c)Boolean retrieval model
(d)online information retrieval
300. ________ Is what the user conveys to the computer in an
attempt to communicate an information need
(a)query
(b) Boolean retrieval model
(c) database
(d) NOTA
301. The following are three broad categories of web search
queries except___________
(a) information queries
(b) navigational queries
(c)transactional queries
(d) communicative queries
302. _______Queries seek general information in a broad topic
such as materials or politics
(a) information queries
(b) navigational queries
(c)transactional queries
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303. ________ Queries seeks the website or home page of a
single entity that the user has in mind
(a) navigational queries
(b) transactional queries
(c) information queries
304. ______Query is a prelude to the user performing a
transaction on the web such as downloading a file, purchasing
a product or making a reservation
(a) transactional queries
(b) information queries
(c) navigational queries
(d) online search tips queries
305. A software system that is designed to search for
information on the world wide web is called _________
(a) online search tips
(b) search engine
(c) single Asterik
(D) system software
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306. The search results from search engines are generally
presented in a line of resultsboften referred to as__________
(a) search relevance
(b) search engine result pages (SERPs)
(c) query
(d) non -print query
307. The following are types of search engines except________
(a) Crawler –based search engine
(b) human –powered directories
(c)Hybrid search engine
(d) Automated search engines
308. A type of search engine that make use of automated
software programs to survey and categorize web page
(a) Human –powered directories
(b) Meta search engine
(c)specialty search engine
(d) crawler –based search engine
309. The use of both crawler -based results and directory
results is called_________
(a) Meta search engine
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(b) Specialty search engine
(c)Nybrid search
(d) NOTA
310. _______ Is a search engine that transmits user -supplied
keywords simultaneously to several individual search engines
to actually carry out the research
(a) Meta search engine
(b) Specialty search engine
(c)Crawler –based search engine
(d) Hybrid search engine
311. Copyright developed out of same system as ________
(a) Royal society in England
(b) American society of copyrights
(c) British association for prohibition of copyrights
(d) Royal patent grants
312. France extended her copyright laws to protect all authors
in the year ________
(a) 1852
(b) 1962
(c)1972
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(d) 1982
313. The legislative of copyrights in the United States of
America began in the year _______
(a) 1952
(b) 1976
(c)1876
(d) 1992
314. The right given to artists, literary men, musicians and
performers to exclude others from substantial copying of the
material form of their works is called ________
(a) Book laws
(b) Copyright
(c) Patent
(d) NOTA
315. The sole right granted to the original author or creator to
copy, produce, distribute, perform, translate, adopt or arrange
a work in material whatsoever is called _______
(a) Book laws
(b) patent
(c)copyright
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(d) protective laws
316. The origin of copyright protection in Nigeria emanated
from _________
(a) France copyright, 1852
(b) American copyright, 1976
(c)British copyright laws, 1887
(d) Chinese copyright laws, 1990
317. The copyright system of most other countries are similar
to that of the United States of America in part because of
_______
(a) Harmonization effect of the Beijin conference
(b) All member countries of the World Trade Organization are
required to establish minimum level of copyright protection
(c)All of the above
(d) None of the above
318. The only exception to the copyright ACT is _________
(a) the right to make photocopies by libraries
(b) the right to issue ISBN
(c)the right to sell author’s books
(d) the right to re –write author’s books
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319. There are three types of copyright infringement. They
include _________
(a) Direct
(b) Vicarious
(c)Contributory
(d) Denial
320. A privilege for someone other than the copyright owner to
use a copyright work without seeking for permission is
called__________
(a) Copyright exception rules
(b) Principle of neglect
(c)Doctrine of fair use or fair dealing
(d) doctrine of copyright
321. For infringement of copyright work, the judge
ascertains/investigates the following factors except _________
(a) the purpose and the character of the use
(b) the amount the book (material) was used
(c)whether the use was for commercial or non –profit
educational purpose
(d) the nature of the copyright work
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ANSWERS
S/N 1. B
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2. C 15. C
3. C
4. A 16. B
5. D
6. A 17. D
7. D
8. C 18. B
9. B
10. D 19. C
11. D 20. B
12. C 21. B
13. D 22. A
14. B 23. A
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24. B 33. A
25. A 34. B
26. C 35. B
27. A 36. B
28. B 37. C
29. C 38. C
30. A 39. B
31. A 40. A
32. D 41. C
114
42. A 51. A
43. D 52. A
44. A 53. B
45. A 54. B
46. C 55. A
47. D 56. A
48. B 57. A
49. B 58. C
50. C 59. D
115
60. A 69. A
61. A 70. B
62. C 71. A
63. C 72. B
64. C 73. A
65. A 74. C
66. A 75. D
67. A 76. A
68. D 77. C
116
78. D 79. A
117
80. D 89. A
81. D 90. D
82. D 91. D
83. B 92. B
84. C 93. C
85. A 94. B
86. A 95. A
87. D 96. B
88. A 97. B
118
98. A 107. D
99. D 108. C
100. A 109. B
101. D 110. B
102. C 111. B
103. D 112. C
104. B 113. A
105. A 114. B
106. C 115. B
119
116. A 117. B
120
118. C 127. B
119. B 128. B
120. B 129. D
121. A 130. D
122. C 131. C
123. A 132. A
124. B 133. A
125. A 134. A
126. D 135. A
121
136. D 145. B
137. B 146. D
138. A 147. A
139. D 148. C
140. A 149. C
141. D 150. B
142. C 151. B
143. B 152. C
144. C 153. D
122
154. C 155. B
123
156. C 165. B
157. B 166. B
158. B 167. C
159. D 168. A
160. B 169. B
161. A 170. B
162. D 171. C
163. C 172. B
164. D 173. A
124
174. C 183. A
175. A 184. B
176. B 185. D
177. B 186. B
178. D 187. C
179. A 188. C
180. B 189. A
181. B 190. B
182. B 191. C
125
192. A 193. A
126
194. C 203. A
195. B 204. B
196. B 205. B
197. D 206. D
198. A 207. C
199. B 208. D
200. A 209. D
201. A 210. D
202. C 211. B
127
212. B 221. C
213. C 222. D
214. B 223. B
215. D 224. C
216. A 225. B
217. C 226. D
218. B 227. B
219. B 228. A
220. A 229. A
128
230. C 231. A
129
232. D 241. A
233. A 242. B
234. A 243. C
235. B 244. B
236. B 245. C
237. A 246. D
238. B 247. B
239. C 248. A
240. C 249. B
130
250. B 259. C
251. D 260. B
252. A 261. A
253. B 262. C
254. D 263. B
255. D 264. B
256. D 265. C
257. D 266. B
258. A 267. D
131
268. D 269. B
132
270. B 279. D
271. B 280. D
272. C 281. B
273. C 282. D
274. B 283. A
275. A 284. D
276. A 285. A
277. D 286. B
278. B 287. C
133
288. B 297. B
289. A 298. C
290. C 299. A
291. D 300. D
292. D 301. A
293. D 302. A
294. C 303. A
295. C 304. B
296. B 305. B
134
306. D 307. D
135
308. C 315. A
309. A 316. C
310. D 317. A
311. A 318. D
312. B 319. C
313. B 320. B
314. C
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GST 121

1. in the early days human interaction was mainly through

(a) Telephone (b) Mobile phone

(c) letters (d) oral communication

2. The graphic devices used in earlier days for writing was

(c) chalk and board (d) marker and cardboard sheet

3. The methods of writing in the early days arecunciform and

(a) true (b) false

4. What constitute the bulk of library materials in the the early

days (a) Traditional books (b)Library and information books

(.c) Subject books (d) Religious books

5. Typesof library in the middle age are

(a) Monastic and Islamic libraries (b) Traditional and cultural

libraries are (a) Enugu (b) Kano

(c) Lagos (d) Jos

7. Studying is a personal skill which you can develop and improve

(a) True (b) False

8. .........could serves as memory jogger at a date (a) Skill (b) Steeps

(c) Notes (d) Time

9. The purpose for referencing is to give .............. To the original

author of the idea.

(a) money (b) Respect

(c) Right (d) Credit.

10. Adding bibliography enables the reader of written document

to ........ Further in your document

(a) buy (b) drop investigate

with other personal skill

(a) reading (b) document

(c) running (d) practice

12. To develop effective time management skills is part of (a) useful

work (b) planning your time

(c) reference services (d) writing skills

13. Information materials are roughly of two kinds ----------and ——

(a) books and pen (b) reserve and reference

(c) abstracts and yearbooks (d) primary and secondary

14. The reference materials that write about peoples life is

(a) map (b) atlas

(c) yearbook (d) who's who

subject you must refer to

(c) periodical index's (d) dictionary

(a) government document (b) pamphlet

(c)special subject (d) abstract

I 7. The migration of information from print to electronic format is

made possible through

(a) air (b) communication

(c) audio video (d) ICT

13. Three major categories of e-resourccs which are of great

importance with the context of higher education are e-books, E-

journals and e -database

(a) True (b) False

19. Copyright developed out of the same system as royal patent

grants by which certain authors and printers were given exclusive

right to publish books and other materials. (a) true ( b) false

is the right given to

(a)manufacturer (b) industrialist

(c) Tanner (d) literary men

21. In copyright, what is protected is ________

(a) the author's wife (b) the author

(c) expression of the idea (d) the Idea

22. The purpose of copyright is not to give monopoly or economic

reward to the authors but to promote the betterment of society by

encouraging the creation of and the public access to useful work

(.a.) True (b) False

23. The only authorized library to make photocopies of copyright