COMPUTER
STUDIES OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1.
The
acronym “PC” stands for A. peripheral
connector B. personal Calculator C. personal Computer D. processing Computer E. professional calculator
2.
Which
of the following electronic communication channels is a substitute to letter
writing? A. electronic mail B. SMS
C. video call D. voicemail E. VoIP
3.
Computers
that perform multiple tasks are classified as
A. analog B. digital C. general purpose D. mainframe
E. special purpose
4.
Google
chrome is an example of a/an A.
antivirus software B. operating
system C. search engine D. social medium E. web brower
5.
The
capacity of the DVD is measured in A.
bytes B. gigabytes C. kilobytes
D. megabytes E. terabytes
6.
Where
is an expansion card inserted in a computer?
A. connector B. drive C. port
D. slot E. socket
7.
Which
of the following is a peripheral device? A. keyboard B. motherboard C. RAM
D. ROM E. CPU
8.
The
graphical illustration below is a A. bar
chart B. histogram C. line graph
D. pictogram E. pie chart
9.
The
acronym “SIM” stand for A. Subscriber
Identity Module B. Subscriber
Interchange Modern C. Subscriber
International Module D. System Identity
Modem E. System Identity module
10. The speed of a computer processor
is measured in A. kilobyte B. megabyte
C. megahertz D. terabyte E. watt
11. =, <=, >= are example of
____ operators in BASIC programming language
A. functional B.
mathematical C. flowchart D. relational
E. system
12. Which of the following is a
problem solving step in computing? A.
accepting input B. designing a
solution C. hibernating the system D programming the system E. restructuring the system
13. The smallest amount of disk space
that can be allocated to hold a file in data storage is A. cluster
B. field C. sector D. segment
E. sensor
14. What will a disc jockey primarily
use computer for? A. compute
payroll B. design an edifice C. play games
D. play music E. type documents
15.
I. Bones
II. Gold III. Metals IV. Stones
V. wood. From the list above,
identify the items that can be associated with Stone Age A. I, II and IV B. I, II and V C. I, II and III D. I, IV and V
16. In Microsoft Excel environment
ctrl + _____ will enter the current date in a cell. A. :
B. ; C. F8 D. F10
E. F11
17. Jacquard loom was used in ____ industry. A. automobile B. cosmetic
C. electrical D. food E. weaving
18. The operator =/ in BASIC
programing stands for A. greater
than B. greater than or equal to C. less than
D. less than or equal to E. not equal to
19. The specialized programs that help in locating
information on the internet are A.
bookmarks B. cache C. email address D. firewalls
E. search engine
20. Which of the following is not a
type of monitor? A. Cathode Ray
Tube B. Light Crystal Display C. Light Emitting Diode D. Liquid Crystal Display E. Organic Light Emitting Diode
21. Which of the following is a
volatile storage device? A. hard
disk B. flash drive c. floppy diskette D. Random Access Memory E. Read Only Memory
22. The process of saving addresses
fro the internet for future use is a. caching
B. hosting C. bookmarking D.
routing E. storing
23. A character in word processing
that is set above the baseline is a.
footer B. header C. hyperlink
D. subscript E. superscript
24. The modern gadget used for the
acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of information include the
following EXCEPT A. cellphone B. digital wristwatch C. fax machine D. satellite
E. television
25. Which of the following is a
mobile phone operating system? A. Android
B. Linux C. Unix D. Windows
NT E. Windows XP
26. The function of the “CLS” command
in BASIC programming is to A. accept
input B. boot program C. clear screen D. install programs E. print output
27. Ctrl + Z will ___ in Microsoft
Paint A. cut a copied statement B. open a document C. paste a copied statement D. save a document E. undo last action
28. In spreadsheet by default,
formula usually begin with the ___ sign.
A. / B. * C. + D. -
E. =
29. A grid with labeled columns and
rows is called _____ in Microsoft Excel
A. cell B. clipboard C. dialog box
D. task bar E. worksheet
30. Which of the following ages is
not a category of the information era?
A. early B. electronic C. iron
D. middle E. stone
31. Who
invented the mechanical calculator for adding numbers? A. Augusta Ada B. Blaise Pascal C. Charles Babbage D. Isaac Newton E. Steve Job
32. Which
of the following printers is the fastest?
A. character B. inkjet B. laser
D. page E. thermal
33. Which
of the following elements is associated with microchip of a computer? A. copper
B. silicon C. sodium D. sulphur
E. zinc
34. The
place where data and information are stored for short time is A. arithmetic and logic unit B. buffer
C. control unit D. hard
drive E. motherboard
35.
An example of output device is A. joystick
B. keyboard C. microphone D. mouse
E. speaker
36.
The application package that involves the use of
slides is A. CorelDraw B. Microsoft access C. Microsoft Excel D. Microsoft PowerPoint E. Microsoft
word
37.
Clicking the undo icon in Microsoft word will A.
auto save document B. correct spelling
mistake C. move the cursor to the next
line D. recover lost document E. revert to the last action
38.
How many nibbles are in 8 bytes? A. 14 B. 16
C. 18 D. 32 E. 64
39.
The slide rule was invented in A. 1617
B. 1620 C. 1642 D. 1720
E. 1820
40.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the
internet? A. access to X-rated contents
B. buying and selling online C.
education via electronic correspondence
D. research related activities E.
social interactions
41.
An
unauthorized copying and distribution of software is A. fraud
B. phishing C. piracy D. plagiarism
E. vending
42.
The method of arranging data item in any order
is A. array B. query
C. queuing D. sorting E. surfing
43.
The ascending of data hierarchy is A. bit àbyte
à record à field à database à file B. bit à
byte à
field à
record à
file à
database C. bit à byte à file à field à record à database D. bit à
record à byte
à field à file à database E. bit à
database à
field à
byte à
file à
record
44.
What is the capacity of floppy high density
diskette? A. 1.44kb B. 1.44mb
C. 1.44gb D. 1.44tb E. 1.44pb
45.
The process whereby a word is moved to the
beginning of the next line automatically by the system is A. alignment
B. drop down C. paragraphing D. truncation
E. word wrap
46.
A device that prints out by moving a pen across
the surface of a piece of paper is A.
light pen B. plotter c. printer
D. scanner E. typewriter
47.
Which of the following is the correct method of
saving a new file in word processors? Click the file A. enter the file name à save as à save B. enter the file nameà save à save as C. save à
enter file name à
save as D. save à save as à enter file name E. save as à
enter file name à
save
48.
The operating system performs the following
tasks EXCEPT A. application
interface B. data storage C. device management D. processor management E. user interface
49.
The part of the central processing unit that
sends signals and data to different devices of the system is termed A. ALU
B. control unit C. DOS D. memory unit E. processing unit
50.
Which of the following is an example of
architectural graphics package? A.
AutoCAD B. CorelDraw C. Harvard
D. Instant Artist E. Paint
51.
The gate that is known as an inverter circuit is
A. AND B. NAND C. NOR
D. NOT E. OR
52.
In binary system, 64 bits is equivalent to _____
bytes A.4 B. 6
C. 7 D. 8 E. 9
53.
A computer that measures continuous physical
conditions and converts them to quantities is
A. analog B. digital C. hybrid
D. IBM E. special
54.
Which of the following statements is true about
computers? A. both microcomputer and
minicomputer have the same speed B.
mainframe computer works slower than microcomputer C. mainframe computer works slower than
minicomputer D. microcomputer works
faster than minicomputer E. minicomputer
works faster than microcomputer
55.
The feature in Microsoft Access that provides a
more convenient and attractive way to enter, display and print the data in a
table is A. form B. macro
C. module D. query E. report
56.
What is ASCII? It is a/an A. computer game stimulator B operating system C. security tracking software D. standard data transmission code E. web design package
57.
Abacus was invented in A. Britain
B. China C. India D. Japan
E. Nigeria
58.
In BASIC programming, the READ statement must
have a corresponding _____ statement A.
DATA B. END C. INPUT
D. LET E. PRINT
59.
The programming language that can run on a
computer without a compiler is A.
BASIC B. C+ C. Java
D. machine E. python
60.
The following are third generation computer
languages EXCEPT A. BASIC B. COBOL
C. FORTRAN D. PASCAL E. SQL
61.
The early counting devices are A. bottles, keys and stones B. cowries, fingers and stones C. drums, fingers and bamboo D. fingers,, rings and ball E. paper, sand and rocks
62.
Which of the following is rule and regulation in
computer laboratory? A. arrange the
computer and peripherals in an orderly manner
B. format the computers in the laboratory C. hibernate the computers D. restart computers in the laboratory E. unplug the computer when in use
63.
Information and communication Technology cannot
be used to A. build a traditional counting
device B. create algorithm and
flowcharts C. format a system D. process information E. read a compact disk
64.
The widely used word processor is A. Amipro
B. Goggle Docs C. Libre office
writer D. MS. Word E. Word perfect
65.
The organization that regulates the computing
professions in Nigeria is A. Computer
Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPRN) B. Information Technology Association of
Nigeria (ITAN) C. Institute of
Management Information System
(IMIS) D. Nigeria Computer
Society (NCS) E. Nigeria Internet Group
(NIG)
66.
ICT can be used to develop the society
through A. breaking internet security
protocols B. creating more advanced
viruses C. the creation of models to
increase efficiency in workers D. the
elimination of competitive markets E.
the elimination of literacy rate
67.
The application package that is formula oriented
is A. CorelDraw B. Ms. Excel
C. Ms. PowerPoint D. Ms.
Word E. Instant Artist
68.
In a spreadsheet, the selected cell where data
is to be entered is ___ cell A.
active B. dormant C. highlighted D. quick access E. task
69.
Letters and memos are suitably type using A. CorelDraw
B. Ms. Access C. Ms.
PowerPoint D. MS. Word E. Paint
70.
The graphical illustration below is a ____ A. bar graph
B. histogram C. line graph D. pictogram
E. pie chart 
71.
The process of collecting and translating raw
facts into meaning information is A.
computerization B. conversion C. data processing D. data storage E. technology
72.
A vat networks that connects computers all over
the world is A. Ethernet B. extranet
C. internet D. intranet E. spectranet
73.
Which of the following is not an internet
browser? A. Mozilla Firefox B. Google
chrome C. Messenger D. Netscape
E. Safari
74.
Types of database are A. concentrated, conditional and
distributed B. concentrated, directed
and memorized C. conditional,
instructional and intentional D.
distributed, relational and centralized
E. ring, process and light
75.
The following are types of wireless
communication EXCEPT A. Bluetooth B. fibre optic C. infrared
D. radio frequency E.
satellite
76.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of disk
operating system? A. commands are easy to remember and use B. it has a very stable operating system C. it has character-based interface D. it is the underlying operating system of
all windows products E. it takes less
space on the hard drive
77.
Graphics package is an application program that
is used A. for arithmetic/logical
operations B. for planning and
production of payrolls C. to create and
manipulate images D. to create slide
presentations E. to type letters and
create memos
78.
In BASIC programming, REM is A. a non-executable statement B. an executable statement C. used to assign value to a variable D. used to instruct computer to run a program E. used to instruct computer to stop running
79.
A benefit of ICT is A. cyber bullying B. cybercrime C. plagiarism D. pornography E. social networking
80.
Which of the following led to poor technology in
old economy? A. a level playing
field B. better opportunities C. globalization D. New markets E. time wastage
81.
In Microsoft Paint toolbar, which of the
following is NOT an option in “resize” drop down window? A. crop
B. horizontal C. percentage D. pixels
E. vertical
82.
The use of ctrl + V on a computer keyboard will
___ a document A. copy B. cut
C. paste D. print E. save
83.
Information received through sound only is A. audio
B. audio-visual C. network D. print
E. visual
84.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of satellite
communication? A. difficult to
maintain B. high bandwidth C. superior reliability D. versatility E. wireless and mobile
85.
A function of an operating system that allows
users to interact with a computer is A.
file management B. user interface C. system profiler D. resources management E. task management
86.
How many bits make a byte? A. 2 B. 4
C. 6 D. 8 E. 10
87.
An example of antivirus program is A. Alabama
B. Christmas C. Dr. Solomon D. Logic Bomb
E. Sleeper
88.
Which of the following signs indicates that a
computer system has not been infected by virus?
A. disks and disk drives are accessible
B. it restarts on its own and fails to run normally C. it runs slowly D. it switches itself off and restarts every
few minutes E. unusual error message
pops out
89.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of
graphics packages? A. colour palette B.
menu bar C. printable area D. slide views E. tool bar
90.
A disadvantage of ICT is A. cyber bullying B. e-commerce
C. information resources D.
online-shopping E. software
production
91.
Which
of the following information ages lasted between the end of Bronze age and the
Spread of Roman Empire? A. Electronic B.
Industrial C. Iron D. Mechanical E. Stone
92.
The Third generation computers used _____ in
place of transistors A. electronic
valve B. integrated circuit C.
sockets D. vacuum tubes E. very large scale integration
93.
The scientist that invented analytical engine
is A. Blaise Pascal B. Charles Babbage C. Gottfried Leibniz D. John Napier E. John Thompson
94.
Computers designed to handle variety of tasks
can be described as a/an _____ purpose
computer. A. application B. general
C. information D. program E. specific
95.
The component of computer that holds program and
data used for immediate processing is called
A. control unit B. hard
disk C. memory D. register
E. storage unit
96.
Which of the following is not a source of data
and information? A. internet B. newspaper
C. printer D. radio E. television
97.
The acronym PC-DOS stands for A.
Pentium computer Drive Operating
System B. Personal Computer Design
organizing server C. personal computer
Disk Operating System D. Petabyte Computer Disk Organizing System E. Processor Computer Disk Operating Server
98.
The part where processing of information is
carried out is A. ALU b. BIOS
C. CMOS D. CPU E. RAM
99.
The connection of computers to share information
worldwide is known as A. fax B. internet
C. network D. router E. server
100.
Which of the following describe the four basic
operations of a computer? A. input,
archiving, processing and storage B.
input, processing, output and storage
C. input, selecting, processing and storage D. input, storage, transmitting and
processing E. output, processing,
receiving and archiving
101.
A collection of fields that relates to single
unit is called A. bit B. byte
C. character D. file E. record
102.
The abbreviation, ALU stands for A. arithmetic log unit B. arithmetic logging unit C. arithmetic logic unit D. articulating log unit E. articulating logging unit
103.
The period it takes a computer to process a job
is called ____ time A. boot B. construction C. execution
D. real E. speed
104.
A good information that contains the facts
necessary for decision makers to solve a problem is characterized by its A. accuracy
B. completeness C.
consistency D. reliability E. uniqueness
105.
Which of the following is not a function of an
operating system? A. disk
management B. file management C. invasion of privacy D. resource allocation E. system monitoring
106.
The following are computer professional bodies
in Nigeria EXCEPT A. CPRC B. ISPN
C. ISSN D. ITAN E. NCS
107.
The abbreviation, Wi-Fi stands for Wireless A. fiction
B. fidelity C. file D. finder
E. firewall
108.
BASIC is a/an ______ language A. assembly
B. high level C. low level D. machine
E. object oriented
109.
A byte
is made up of ______ bits A. 2 B. 4
C. 6 D. 8 E. 12
110.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of
spreadsheet package? A. colour palette
B. column C. formula D. function
E. rows
111.
The following are features of new world economy
EXCEPT A. a level playing ground B. over reliance in subsistence farming C. rapid globalization D. the ability of a small firm to think
big E. the chance to create new
emerging markets.
112.
A proactive mechanism that allows a user to only
examine a file without being able to modify it is called A. anti-virus shield B. hidden flag c. password protected D. read and write flag E. read-only flag
113.
Which of the following is NOT a source of computer
virus? A. duplication of software B. E-mail
C. infected CD-ROMs D. infected
diskette E. internet download
114.
A statistical tool which is divided into slices
to illustrate numerical proportion is called
A. bar chart B. bar graph C. histogram D. pie chart
E. scatter plot
115.
The BASIC programming language statement which
stops the program at a particular line is
A. CLS B. END C. IFELSE
D. PRINT E. READ
116.
Which of the following is not a type of computer
network A. LAN B. MAN
C. PING D. SAN E. WAN
117.
An example of a volatile memory is A. EEPROM
B. EPROM C. PROM D. RAM
E. ROM
118.
Which of the following application is a word
processing package? A. Access B. CorelDraw
C. Lotus 1-2-3 D. Photoshop E. WordPad
119.
This icon below is called _____ in a graphic
package A. ellipse B. fill
C. hand D. pick E. zoom
120.
A
responsible way of using computers is by
A. changing computer settings of other users in their absence B. playing games during work hours C. spreading malware to other
computers D. using it for data
collection E. viewing pornographic
materials
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