Read each question carefully and choose the correct option from letter A – E
- …………… serves as a super controller that ensures that other parts of the computer are used to optimum advantage.
(a) Software
(b) Keyboard
(c) Monitor
(d) Operating system
(e) Application software - ………………… tool is used to select object(s) or text you want to apply changes to in Paint
(a) Eraser
(b) Line
(c) Pick
(d) Marker
(e) Crayon - ………………… is a collection of networks connecting millions of computers all over the world for the purpose of information exchange.
(a) Router
(b) Website
(c) Network
(d) Internet
(e) Email - …… refers to a group of four bits
(a) Byte
(b) Word
(c) Kilobyte
(d) Nibble
(e) None of the above - There are …… levels of programming language
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3
(e) 2 - BASIC, JAVA, PASCAL, C++ are examples of ………………
(a) Operating system
(b) Machine language
(c) Assembly language
(d) High level language
(e) Low level language - …… is a short form of binary digit.
(a) Bit
(b) Byte
(c) Word
(d) BASIC
(e) None of the above - 1,000,000,000,000 (1012) bytes = …………………
(a) 1 Kilobyte
(b) 1Megabyte
(c) 1Gigabyte
(d) 1Terabyte
(e) 1Petabyte - ………………. is used to colour objects with any colour of your choice in Paint
(a) Spray can
(b) Marker
(c) Watercolour
(d) Calligraphy pen
(e) Crayon - ………………….. can be defined as an interconnection of two or more computers for information exchange around the world.
(a) Computer network
(b) Email
(c) Website
(d) Social media
(e) None of the above - …………… is the content of the menus arranged as icons and words under the menus, from where you perform your painting operations.
(a) Menu bar
(b) Ribbon
(c) Quick access toolbar
(d) Colour palette
(e) Work screen - …………… is located below the horizontal scroll bar and it contains the size of the work screen, size of the file and zoom.
(a) Ruler bar
(b) Work screen
(c) Title bar
(d) Ribbon
(e) Status bar - BASIC was developed at Dartmouth College in …………
(a) 1965
(b) 1961
(c) 1956
(d) 1947
(e) 1971 - Each statement in BASIC must begin with a positive integer quantity called a …………………
(a) line number
(b) constant
(c) variable
(d) string
(e) special character - ………… operators usually attract a YES or NO (True or False) answer.
(a) Statement
(b) Relational
(c) Arithmetic
(d) Mathematical
(e) Logical - ………… is a machine used to transmit textual information from one person to another usually over a long distance.
(a) Telex
(b) Fax
(c) Printer
(d) Landline telephone
(e) None of the above - ……………. is the part after the @ sign. It tells you the service provider of the user’s email.
(a) Yahoo
(b) User name
(c) Dot
(d) Gmail
(e) Domain name - ………… are set standards or rules that guide the operation of people in an organization.
(a) Statements
(b) Responsibilities
(c) Language
(d) Programs
(e) Ethics - ……… has to do with using the computer and the internet to commit cybercrimes.
(a) Virus
(b) Piracy
(c) Plagiarism
(d) Professionalism
(e) Fraud - ……………… is the computer’s native language that is difficult to read and understand by humans.
(a) High level language
(b) Low level language
(c) Programming language
(d) Assembly language
(e) Machine language - …………. machines send messages through a telephone line and can scan the documents quickly and efficientlly.
(a) Computer
(b) Fax
(c) Telex
(d) Email
(e) Internet - …………… is a communication language only computers on a computer network or the internet can understand.
(a) Hyperlink
(b) TCP/IP
(c) Internet
(d) WWW
(e) All of the above - There are …… main types of graphics package.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6 - ……………… refers to the responsible ways of using the computer to prevent loss of data and ensure its durability.
(a) Computer programming
(b) Computer ethics
(c) Operating system
(d) Internet
(e) None of the above - ………… statement is used to terminate the execution of program
(a) GOTO
(b) REM
(c) END
(d) OUTPUT
(e) READ - The language used to construct web pages is called ……………
(a) hyperlink
(b) http
(c) IP
(d) TCP
(e) HTML - ……………… identifies the person who owns the email.
(a) Domain name
(b) Username
(c) Gmail
(d) Dot
(e) Google chrome - …………… is the first page of any site visited. It contains an overview of all that the website has to offer.
(a) Back
(b) Forward
(c) Refresh
(d) Home
(e) Service - …………… icon shows all the sites that have been previously viewed in a given period of time, which could be an hour, a day, a week, a month or a year.
(a) History
(b) Home
(c) Search
(d) Forward
(e) Back - ………… is one of the cheapest and easiest ways of connecting with people from other parts of the world.
(a) SMS
(b) Phone call
(c) Letter writing
(d) Fax message
(e) Online chatting - ………… protector is used to protect the eyes against the radio-active rays from the computer which can lead to eyes sores, double or blurred vision.
(a) Anti-glare
(b) Computer
(c) Colour
(d) Keyboard
(e) All of the above - Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Yahoo Messenger and Twitter are examples of different ……………. on the internet
(a) emails
(b) search engines
(c) chatting apps
(d) documents
(e) all of the above - ………………… is called the computer resource manager because it provides a systematic way of managing and organising the computer’s resources.
(a) System software
(b) C.P.U.
(c) Utility software
(d) Operating system
(e) Application software - Edmodo, Google classroom and e-school are examples of ………….
(a) internet
(b) education network groups
(c) websites
(d) chatting apps
(e) none of the above. - A lower case ‘b’ is used to represent bits while an upper case ‘B’ is used to represent …………
(a) Binary
(b) Big
(c) Bit
(d) Byte
(e) all of the above - ……………… is a highlighted word or picture in a document or web page that you can click on with a mouse to go to another place in the same or a different document or web page.
(a) Hyperlink
(b) HTTP
(c) History
(d) TCP/IP
(e) Refresh - ……………… is used for broadcasting radio, television and telephone signals, as well as high volume of data. It is placed into the orbit and sends signals to various receiving stations on earth.
(a) Internet
(b) Computer
(c) Television
(d) Satellite
(e) All of the above - ……………… is the most important system software, which interacts between the application software and the computer
(a) Application software
(b) Operating system
(c) Microsoft word
(d) Translator
(e) Utility software - ……………… is a group of related HTML documents and associated files, scripts and databases that is served by an http server on the world wide web.
(a) Application
(b) E-mail
(c) Website
(d) Hyperlink
(e) Network - ……………… is electronic machine that transmits audio-visual information to different people in different locations at the same time.
(a) Computer
(b) Radio
(c) Phone
(d) Projector
(e) Television - …………… in BASIC are reserved words or constructs that denote particular operators.
(a) Expressions
(b) Commands
(c) Programs
(d) Variables
(e) Statements - ……………… are application software that can be used to create and manipulate images on a computer.
(a) Spreadsheet packages
(b) BASIC programming
(c) Operating system
(d) Presentation packages
(e) Graphics packages - ……………… is a simple picture editing program which usually comes with Microsoft Windows.
(a) Ms-word
(b) Paint
(c) Word pad
(d) CorelDraw
(e) All of the above - Without ………………, you will not be able to send or receive e-mail messages.
(a) computer
(b) phone
(c) Website
(d) e-mail account
(e) none of the above - To draw a shape with equal sides in Paint, press and hold the …………. key as you drag the mouse.
(a) shift
(b) ctrl
(c) tab
(d) alt
(e) caps lock - ………. statement is used to indicate a remark or comment which is non-executable.
(a) REM
(b) INPUT
(c) PRINT
(d) READ
(e) LET - …………… produce images by changing the colour of pixels on the screen.
(a) Painting packages
(b) BASIC program
(c) Drawing packages
(d) Artists
(e) All of the above - Ms-Paint, CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop and Print Artist are examples of ……………………
(a) word processing packages
(b) graphics packages
(c) spreadsheet packages
(d) publication packages
(e) presentation packages - ……………… moves nearest to the programmer and away from the machine’s orientation.
(a) Operating system
(b) Machine language
(c) Assembly language
(d) High level language
(e) Low level language - …………… is a unit of computer information consisting of 1024 bytes
(a) Nibble
(b) Word
(c) Kilobyte
(d) Bit
(e) Megabyte - ……………. tool is used to make a custom shape with any number of sides in Ms-Paint.
(a) Pick
(b) Ellipse
(c) Rectangle
(d) Text
(e) Polygon - 4 bits = …………… while 8 bits = …………
(a) nibble, byte
(b) nibble, word
(c) word, byte
(d) byte, word
(e) word, nibble - In BASIC, …………… is a value that contains decimal point and certain special characters
(a) constant
(b) variable
(c) special character
(d) string
(e) numeric digits - ……………… is a stage in computer programming where all the instructions which are to be performed at different stages are listed.
(a) Debugging
(b) Algorithm design
(c) Coding
(d) Flowchart
(e) Documentation - ……………….. is an assignment statement used to assign numerical values to a variable.
(a) INPUT
(b) LET
(c) PRINT
(d) REM
(e) END - …………… is a language translator that converts each high-level language statement into machine language and executes it statement by statement.
(a) Compiler
(b) Interpreter
(c) Translator
(d) Utility program
(e) All of the above - Relational operators include the following except ……………
(a) – negation
(b) > greater
(c) < less than
(d) = equality
(e) none of the above - …………… is also referred to as a BASIC statement. It is an instruction which has special meaning to the computer or BASIC interpreter
(a) Keywords
(b) Instruction
(c) Program
(d) Software
(e) Data - …………. statement is an output statement that writes the results of the program to the screen or a sequential file.
(a) LET
(b) INPUT
(c) PRINT
(d) READ
(e) REM - …………… is a graphical tool that shows the steps or stages which are to be executed in a program.
(a) Flowchart
(b) Testing
(c) Problem analysis
(d) Debugging
(e) Documentation - ………… is the downloading of unauthorised software and media content.
(a) Plagiarism
(b) Pornography
(c) Piracy
(d) Computer virus
(e) Fraud - The following are examples of BASIC programming EXCEPT ……………
(a) GW-BASIC
(b) Quick BASIC
(c) JAVA
(d) BASIC-Plus
(e) Visual BASIC - A program written in ……………. language needs to be translated with the compiler and interpreter for the computer to understand.
(a) machine
(b) low level
(c) high level
(d) assembly
(e) programming - String must be enclosed in a quotation mark and separated by comma or semicolon when using ………… statement.
(a) PRINT
(b) REM
(c) READ
(d) LET
(e) INPUT - …………… is the first step of programming which involve planning and controlling the potential difficulties that may arise in the program.
(a) Problem analysis
(b) Documentation
(c) Coding
(d) Algorithm design
(e) Flowchart - …………… is the step where the programmer writes the instructions in a computer language to solve the problem.
(a) Debugging
(b) Problem analysis
(c) Testing
(d) Coding
(e) Final output - There are …… types of user interface.
(a) 6
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 3
(e) 2 - The computer system is classified into ……… major components
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
(e) 6 - ……………… is a program that enables the computer to perform a specific task
(a) Data
(b) Hardware
(c) Computer system
(d) Software
(e) Humanware - ………… is the basic unit of data or information in digital computers
(a) Bits
(b) Byte
(c) Nibble
(d) Word
(e) Character - One of these is not a type of system software
(a) Operating system
(b) Translators
(c) Application software
(d) Utility programs
(e) Device driver - ……………… facilitates the optimal use of the hardware and provides suitable environment for writing, editing, debugging, testing and running of users programs.
(a) System software
(b) Application software
(c) Utility software
(d) Software engineer
(e) System analyst - …………. comprise a range of technology products and activities that enable the recording, storage, processing, retrieval, transmission, and reception of information.
(a) Televisions
(b) Software
(c) ICTs
(d) Laptop
(e) None of the above - …………… is a collection of related Web pages and associated items, such as documents and pictures, stored on a Web server.
(a) Internet
(b) E-mail
(c) Software
(d) Website
(e) E-book - ……………. is a built-in connection that establishes a relationship between one Web page and another.
(a) Website
(b) Hyperlink
(c) Document
(d) TCP
(e) HTML - …………… is an application package that allows the internet users to browse or surf the internet.
(a) E-mail
(b) Hyperlink
(c) Software
(d) Word processor
(e) Internet browser - Which of the following is NOT a feature of the graphics package?
(a) Text bar
(b) Status bar
(c) Line bar
(d) Property bar
(e) Menu bar - ………… is the highest memory.
(a) Terabyte
(b) Gigabyte
(c) Zettabyte
(d) Geopbyte
(e) Petabyte - …………… is a unit of digital information that contains approximately 1,000,000,000 bytes
(a) Terabyte
(b) Gigabyte
(c) Yottabyte
(d) Exabyte
(e) Megabyte - ……………… is the first and the smallest unit of computer memory.
(a) Byte
(b) Nibble
(c) Word
(d) Bit
(e) All of the above