Computer Past Questions And Answers
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Files that maintain the hierarchical structure of the file system.
- A. Descriptors
- B. Directories
- C. Modifiers
- D. Relative files
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An advantage of Graphical User Interface (GUI) over Disk Operating System (DOS) is that it allows the use of __________?
- A. Diskette
- B. Keyboard
- C. Mouse
- D. Monitor
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Who Owns the Internet?
- A) Internet Engineering Task Force
- B) ICANN
- C) Internet Architecture Board
- D) No one owns it
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When the computer reboots itself without triggering the hardware based reset, it is called ?
- A. cold booting
- B. hard reboot
- C. cold reboot
- D. soft reboot
25
MS Word is an example of
- A) ALU
- B) System Software
- C) Operating System
- D) Application Software
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__________________ is the conversion of computer data from one format to another.
- A. data conversion
- B. data implementation
- C. data transmission
- D. data transfer
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(a) Define the term system development cycle. (b) List four stages involved in system development cycle (c) State four qualities of a good program.
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The disk operating system will label three hard drives as?
- A. A, B and C.
- B. C, D and E.
- C. B, C and D
- D. F, G
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Opening an already existing sequential file in output (O) mode will lead to?
- A. buffer overflow
- B. deletion of the current content of the file
- C. duplication of the current content of the file
- D. addition of new data to the content of the file
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What is the function of the escape key ?
- A. to shutdown the computer
- B. to start an application
- C. to interrupt or cancel the current process or running program
- D. to delete a file/folder