The main component of the first generation computer was
Answer
(D)
electronic valve
2
The term Garbage-In-Garbage-Out is used to explain the characteristics of the computer in terms of
Answer
(D)
accuracy
3
The number 101100101\(2\) in denary is
Answer
(C)
357
4
Which of the following statements is true?
Answer
(A)
Data leads to information and information leads to knowledge
5
The type of computer that counts in discrete form only is referred to as
Answer
(B)
digital computer
6
Which of the following media involves point-to-point communication?
Answer
(C)
Telephone
7
Fourth generation computer application can execute the following operations except
Answer
(A)
digging of drainages
8
The joystick is mainly used for
Answer
(B)
drawing and playing computer games
9
The manipulation of digitalized information by computer or other electronic equipment is known as
Answer
(D)
information processing
10
Which of the following actions is not a source of computer virus?
Answer
(D)
Uploading data
11
When information is conveyed from one space to another, it is referred to as information
Answer
(C)
transmission
12
Which of the following file organizations requires primary Key?
Answer
(A)
Indexed file organization
13
The protocol for transferring file(s) from one machine to another is
Answer
(C)
FTP
14
Mr Francis has an office complex with 20 rooms. What type of network is suitable for connecting all the computers in their various rooms into a single network?
Answer
(A)
LAN
15
The following software are web browsers except
Answer
(C)
Linux
16
Use Figure 1 to answer question 16
To visit the previous page using the interface in Figure 1, the user will click on the part labeled
Answer
(B)
II
17
An operating systemthat enables more than one user to access the same data is called
Answer
(B)
multi-user OS
18
The feature of a word document that shows the page, number of words and errors found in a document is the
Answer
(C)
status bar
19
Figure 2 shows a dialog box from Microsoft Word application. Use it to answer question 19
Which of the following command shortcuts can be used to display the dialog bax in Figure when the application is running?
Answer
(B)
Ctrl + S
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Figure 3
The highest sale by Joy is recorded in cell
Answer
(D)
E2
21
The formula to calculate the average of a given range of data from cell B2 to cell D4 in a Microsoft Excel worksheet is
Answer
(B)
=AVERAGE (B2:D4)
22
The field in a database which uniquely identifies each record is called a
Answer
(D)
primary key
23
The correct order of the steps taken in creating a database from the database template in MS Access 2007 is
Answer
(A)
click on the Office button --> click New --> choose a database of your choice
24
To show the whole presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, select slide show from the
Answer
(D)
menu bar
25
Web design packages includes the following except
Answer
(D)
Adobe PageMaker
26
Figure 4 shows CorelDraw tool bar. The part labeled I is used to
Answer
(B)
select objects
27
One precautionary measure taken when cleaning a monitor is
Answer
(C)
unplugging the power supply cable
28
The erratic movement of the mouse pointer is usually caused by
Answer
(B)
dirty mouse ball
29
The use of the internet to perform illegal activities is generally called
Answer
(A)
cyber crime
30
One safety measure to consider in a computer room is
Answer
(D)
maintaining a dust-free environment
31
Security breaches in computing cannot be prevented through the use of
Answer
(D)
firmware
32
A system analyst is a person who
Answer
(B)
designs and implements new solutions
33
The malware which is programmed to initiate at a specific date or when a specific event occurs is called
Answer
(B)
logic bomb
34
One advantage of information processing is that
Answer
(C)
running cost becomes lower in the long term
35
The function of the SQL statement SELECT Student ID, Surname, House Name FROM Student, is that it
