Computer Past Questions And Answers
What type of devices are CDs or DVDs?
- A) output
- B) software
- C) storage
- D) input
What is the primary purpose of Microsoft Excel?
- A. To write essays
- B. To show a slide presentation
- C. To solve problems involving numbers
- D. To keep students updated in the latest Microsoft Office product
Key skills of a system analyst include the following except
- A. ability to troubleshoot
- B. interest in learning new skills
- C. motivational skills
- D. proficiency in programming languages
Computers that are small and low cost are referred to as ?
- A. mini computers
- B. small computers
- C. tablet computers
- D. micro computers
Which of the following is not a type of logic gate
- A. XOR
- B. OR
- C. AND
- D. DOR
As a computer professional, you have just been con- tracted by a school to help them solve the problem they are facing in computing students' results.
The school currently runs a manual system. Time and accuracy of the result are the major concerns.
What would you advise the school to do?- A. Automate the system
- B. Close down the school
- C. Increase the number of staff
- D. Buy more calculators for the staff
Microsoft PowerPoint is a ________________ application
- A. presentation software
- B. graphing
- C. productivity software
- D. gaming
Use the QBASIC program below to answer question below
10 REM Program to calculate product of numbers
20 CLS
30 INPUT A
40 INPUT B
50 LET PRODUCT=A*B
60 PRINT PRODUCT
70 END
The QBASIC statement LETX=Y-3 means- A. the variables X and Y both receive the value 3
- B. the variable X receives the value 3.
- C. the variable X receives the value of Y less 3
- D. an error message has occured due to type mismatch
Why is the base 10 system unique?
- A. There are only 10 fingers to every human
- B. There are only 10 one digit numbers
- C. The number 10 has just 2 factors
- D. no specific reason.
Use Table 3 to answer the questions below
| A | B | C | D | E |
| 1 | BOOK SUPPLIED TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS | |||
| 2 | MATHS | ICT | ENGLISH | |
| 3 | SHS1 | 3450 | 4500 | 5678 |
| 4 | SHS11 | 8765 | 6580 | 9000 |
| 5 | SHS111 | 2456 | 4009 | 4400 |
- A. 2456
- B. 4009
- C. 4400
- D. 3450