ICT Past Questions Computer Studies
1. A website main page is called ____________
(a) Search Page (b) Home page (c) Browser Page (d) Bookmark
2. ________________ controls the way in which the computer system function and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.
(a) Application Software (b)Internet (c) Operating system (d) Control Unit
3. Choose the web browser among the following:
(a) Bit torrent (b)Skype (c) Netscape Navigator (d)MSN messenger
4. Choose the Search Engine among the following:
(a) Microsoft (b) Bing (c) Twitter (d)Hotmail
5. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement, specially called___________
(a) simulation (b) animation (c) robotics (d) computer forensics
6. Computer software includes ____________
(a) packaged programs (b) application programs (c) operating system programs (d) All of the above
7. Junk e-mail is also called ___________
(a) spoof (b) spam (c) faulty (d) cookie
8. What are the two parts of an email-address?
(a) Username and street name (b) User domain and Homepage (c) Username and Domain name (d) Username and Domain page
9. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet, is called_____
(a) version (b) patch (c) tutorial (d)rectifier.
10. A _____ is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria.
(a) hit (b)view (c) link (d) domain
[8/8, 8:40 PM] +234 806 129 0287: 1. A website main page is called ____________
(a) Search Page (b) Home page (c) Browser Page (d) Bookmark
2. ________________ controls the way in which the computer system function and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.
(a) Application Software (b)Internet (c) Operating system (d) Control Unit
3. Choose the web browser among the following:
(a) Bit torrent (b)Skype (c) Netscape Navigator (d)MSN messenger
4. Choose the Search Engine among the following:
(a) Microsoft (b) Bing (c) Twitter (d)Hotmail
5. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement, specially called___________
(a) simulation (b) animation (c) robotics (d) computer forensics
6. Computer software includes ____________
(a) packaged programs (b) application programs (c) operating system programs (d) All of the above
7. Junk e-mail is also called ___________
(a) spoof (b) spam (c) faulty (d) cookie
8. What are the two parts of an email-address?
(a) Username and street name (b) User domain and Homepage (c) Username and Domain name (d) Username and Domain page
9. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet, is called_____
(a) version (b) patch (c) tutorial (d)rectifier.
10. A _____ is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria.
(a) hit (b)view (c) link (d) domain
[8/8, 8:41 PM] +234 806 129 0287: 11. What is the storage area for e-mail messages called?
(a) A folder (b) A mail box (c) A directory (d) The hard disk
12. The process of transferring files from a computer on the internet to your computer is called____
(a) Downloading (b) Installing (c) File Transfer Protocol (d) Uploading.
13. ________ is the protocol used for browsing website.
(a) TCP (b)HTTP (c) FTP (d) POP
14. What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission?
(a) Bits per second (b) Megahertz (c) Characters per second
(d) Nano seconds
15. Verification of a login name and password is known as ___________
(a) Configuration (b)Accessibility (c) Authentication (d) Logging-in
16. A set of numbers that identify your computer on a network is called ___________
(a) Internet protocol file (b) Internet protocol address (c) Internet transfer protocol
(d) Internet protocol location
17. Which of the following is not a requirement of internet?
(a) Operating system (b) DOS (c)Web browser (d) Modem
18. What is the name of the software that allows us to browse through web pages?
(a) Yahoo Messenger (b) E-mail (c) Browser (d) Mail Client
19. What does HTTP stand for?
(a) Hypertext Transfer Procedure (b) High Technology Transfer Procedure
(c Hypertext Transfer Protocol (d) High Technology Transfer Protocol
20. Which of the following is a correct format of an e-mail address?
(a) [email protected] (b)info@website@sales (c) info.website.sales
(d)info@websites/sales
[8/8, 8:43 PM] +234 806 129 0287: 21) Which can be the input and output devices both?
Scanner
Touch screen monitor
Speaker
Digitizer
22) Which is not a valid type of printer?
Dot matrix
Daisy wheel
OCR
Inkjet
23) Impact and Non Impact are related to?
Scanners
Printers
Keyboards
Monitors
24) What is the full form of MROM?
Masked Read Only Memory
Main Read Only Memory
Magnetic Read Only Memory
None of these
25) What is the full form of PCB?
Printed Circuit Board
Processing Central Board
Peripherals Combined Board
None of these
26) Which is the smallest memory measurement unit in given options?
Byte
Micro Byte
Kilo Byte
Nibble
27) One Nibble has?
2 Bits
4 Bits
8 Bits
16 Bits
28) In computer memory measurement units, PT stands for?
Perabyte
Pexabyte
Petabyte
None of these
29) One GB (Gega Byte) contains — bytes?
1073741824
1048576
83886808
8192
30) 1024 Bytes equivalent to?
213
212
211
210
[8/8, 8:46 PM] +234 803 517 1188: 1) The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called?
programming
processing
storing
organizing
2) Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to data?
present
input
output
store
3) After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered?
data
output
input
the process
4) Computers use the __________ language to process data?
processing
kilobyte
binary
representational
5) Computers process data into information by working exclusively with?
multimedia
words
characters
numbers
6) In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of?
eight bytes
eight kilobytes
eight characters
eight bits
7) The term bit is short for?
megabyte
binary language
binary digit
binary number
8) A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a?
megabyte
byte
kilobyte
gigabyte
9) A is approximately one billion bytes?
kilobyte
bit
gigabyte
megabyte
10) A _____approximately a billion bytes?
gigabyte
kilobyte
megabyte
terabyte
[8/8, 9:32 PM] +234 803 517 1188: 1) The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called?
programming
processing
storing
organizing
2) Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to data?
present
input
output
store
3) After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered?
data
output
input
the process
4) Computers use the __________ language to process data?
processing
kilobyte
binary
representational
5) Computers process data into information by working exclusively with?
multimedia
words
characters
numbers
6) In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of?
eight bytes
eight kilobytes
eight characters
eight bits
7) The term bit is short for?
megabyte
binary language
binary digit
binary number
8) A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a?
megabyte
byte
kilobyte
gigabyte
9) A is approximately one billion bytes?
kilobyte
bit
gigabyte
megabyte
10) A _____approximately a billion bytes?
gigabyte
kilobyte
megabyte
terabyte
[8/8, 9:33 PM] +234 803 517 1188: 11) is any part of the computer that you can physically touch?
Hardware
A device
A peripheral
An application
12) The components that process data are located in the?
input devices
output devices
system unit
storage component
13) All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT?
hard disk drives
printers
floppy disk drives
CD drives
14) The ______ is also called the brains of the computer, is responsible for processing data?
motherboard
memory
RAM
central processing unit (CPU)
15) The CPU and memory are located on the?
expansion board
motherboard
storage device
output device
16) _________is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks?
An instruction
Software
Memory
A processor
17) System software is the set of programs that enables your computers hardware devices and ________software to work together?
management
processing
utility
application
18) The PC (personal computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different?
platforms
applications
programs
storage devices
18) The PC (personal computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different?
platforms
applications
programs
storage devices
20) ________are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly?
Servers
Supercomputers
Laptops
Mainframes
[mediator_tech]
21. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the?
digital divide
Internet divide
Web divide
broadband divide
22) A byte can hold one_______of data?
bit
binary digit
character
kilobyte
23) _________controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer?
The platform
The operating system
Application software
The motherboard
24) ________are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat?
Servers
Embedded computers
Robotic computers
Mainframes
25) The steps and tasks needed to process data, such as responses to questions or clicking an icon, are called?
instructions
the operating system
application software
the system unit
26) The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer is the?
system unit
CPU
mainframe
platform
27) ____________ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat?
Servers
Embedded computers
Robotic computers
Mainframes
28) Between PCs and Macs, the ____________ is the platform of choice for graphic design and animation?
Mac
PC
None
All of the above
29) The ____________ is the program that manages the hardware of the computer system, including the CPU, memory, storage devices, and input or output devices?
Application software
System software
Operating System
None
30) ____________software helps you carry out tasks, such as typing a document or creating a spreadsheet?
System
Application
Coded
Computer
[8/8, 9:33 PM] +234 803 517 1188: 31) ____________are the fastest and most expensive computers?
Workstation
Laptop
None
Super Computer
32) Input devices are used to provide the steps and tasks the computer needs to process data, and these steps and tasks are called ____________?
Questions
Instructions
Answers
Processes
33) A computer gathers data, processes it, outputs the data or information, and ____________ the data or information?
Sends
Stores
None
Prints
34) ____________ are computers that excel at executing many different computer programs at the same time?
Super
Mini
Micro
Mainframes
35) ____________is the application of computer systems and techniques to gather legal evidence?
Computer process
Computer forensics
Computer facilitator
None
36) ____________ is the science that attempts to create machines that will emulate the human thought process?
None
Artificial Intellligence(AI)
Transistor
Vaccum tube.
37) Macintosh computers use the Macintosh operating system (Mac OS), whereas PCs generally run ____________ as an operating system?
Microsoft Word
Microsoft access
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft operating system
38) ____________ are computers that support hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously?
Mini
Mainframes
Micro
Super
39) ____________ is the term given to the act of stealing someone`s identity and ruining their credit rating?
Authentication
Identity theft
Scanning
Forensic
40) Surgeons are using ____________ to guide robots to perform delicate surgery?
Scanner
Computers
Solar
Monitor
