NECO BECE COMPUTER STUDIES 2024

Question 1:
Which of the following is an ICT based gadget?

A. Blender
B. Compact disk
C. Slide rule
D. Smartphone
E. Transistor

Answer: D (Smartphone)

A smartphone is an ICT gadget used for communication, internet access, and computing functions.

Question 2:
Computers can be classified based on the following except _______

A. Generation
B. Purpose
C. Shape
D. Size
E. Type

Answer: C (Shape)

Computers are classified by generation, purpose, size, and type—not by shape.

Question 3:
The interface that connects external devices to a system unit is _______

A. Bracket
B. Circuit
C. Port
D. Slot
E. Socket

Answer: C (Port)

A port is a physical interface used to connect external devices to a computer system.

Question 4:
A set of data stored in a table in database is _______

A. Character
B. Field
C. File
D. Key
E. Record

Answer: E (Record)

A record is a collection of related fields stored together as a row in a database table.

Question 5:
Which of the following storage devices is very slow in operation?

A. Cache
B. Flash drive
C. Floppy disk
D. Hard disk
E. Register

Answer: C (Floppy disk)

Floppy disks are among the slowest storage devices compared to modern storage media.

Question 6:
Monitor is used to display _______ copy of a document.

A. Hard
B. Printed
C. Selected
D. Soft
E. Zipped

Answer: D (Soft)

A monitor displays a soft copy, which is an electronic version of a document.

Question 7:
A modern method of information transmission is by _______

A. Beating drum
B. Letter writing
C. Satellite
D. Town crying
E. Whistling

Answer: C (Satellite)

Satellite communication is a modern and fast method of transmitting information globally.

Question 8:
Which of the following is a temporary storage location?

A. Flash drive
B. Hard disk
C. Optical disc
D. Random Access Memory
E. Read Only Memory

Answer: D (RAM)

RAM is temporary storage that holds data only while the system is running.

Question 9:
The position indicator on a computer screen is _______

A. Arrow
B. Bar
C. Cursor
D. Icon
E. Logo

Answer: C (Cursor)

The cursor shows where text will appear.

Question 10:
Safest way to open unknown email attachment?

A. Confirm first
B. Scan
C. Forward
D. Delete
E. Open directly

Answer: D

Best practice is to delete unknown attachments to avoid malware.

Question 11:
The abbreviation PDA stands for _______

A. Personal Digital Assistance
B. Personal Digital Assistant
C. Personnel Digital Administrator
D. Program Device Application
E. Program Digital Asset

Answer: B (Personal Digital Assistant)

PDA stands for Personal Digital Assistant, a handheld device for personal organization and computing tasks.

Question 12:
Which of the following is a logical operator in BASIC?

A. +
B. –
C. /
D. *
E. <

Answer: E (<)

The symbol < is used as a relational (logical) operator for comparison.

Question 13:
BASIC falls under which category?

A. Assembly
B. High level
C. Low level
D. Machine
E. Object oriented

Answer: B (High level)

BASIC is a high-level programming language designed to be easy to use.

Question 14:
The first machine run by a program is _______

A. Babbage’s Difference Engine
B. Burroughs’ Machine
C. ENIAC
D. Jacquard’s Loom
E. UNIVAC

Answer: D (Jacquard’s Loom)

It used punched cards, making it the first programmable machine.

Question 15:
Function key for “Save As” in MS Word?

A. F12
B. F10
C. F8
D. F4
E. F1

Answer: A (F12)

F12 opens the “Save As” dialog box in Microsoft Word.

Question 16:
To save a file with a new name, _______

A. Click “Save As” on the file menu
B. Toolbar Save As
C. Click “Save”
D. Save icon
E. Ctrl + S

Answer: A

“Save As” allows saving with a different name or location.

Question 17:
Shortcut for printing?

A. Ctrl + A
B. Ctrl + B
C. Ctrl + P

Answer: C (Ctrl + P)

Ctrl + P is the universal print shortcut.

Question 18:
Fourth generation computers used _______

A. Capacitor
B. Chip
C. Punch card
D. Transistor
E. Vacuum tube

Answer: B (Chip)

Microprocessor chips define fourth generation computers.

Question 19:
___ bits equals one word

A. 8
B. 4
C. 16
D. 64
E. 32

Answer: C (16)

Typically, one word equals 16 bits.

Question 20:
Convert 271 to binary

A. 10000111₂
B. 100001111₂
C. 100110111₂
D. 1000001111₂
E. 11000111111₂

Answer: B (100001111₂)

271 in decimal equals 100001111 in binary.

Question 21:
Which component determines the speed of a computer system?

A. Hard disk
B. Motherboard
C. Operating system
D. Random Access Memory
E. Read Only Memory

Answer: D (RAM)

RAM affects speed because it controls how quickly data is accessed.

Question 22:
A typical computer hardware is made up of ___ units.

A. Arithmetic and central processing
B. Central processing and control
C. Control and processing
D. Peripheral and control
E. System and peripheral

Answer: E

Hardware consists of system unit and peripheral devices.

Question 23:
Correct order of computer operation?

A. Input → Output → Process → Storage
B. Input → Process → Output → Storage
C. Output → Storage → Process → Input
D. Process → Output → Storage → Input
E. Storage → Input → Process → Output

Answer: B

Correct cycle: Input → Process → Output → Storage.

Question 24:
Device that converts analogue ↔ digital signals?

A. Analyzer
B. Bluetooth
C. Compiler
D. Infrared
E. Modem

Answer: E (Modem)

A modem converts signals for communication.

Question 25:
Optical ___ Reader detects pencil marks

A. Magnetic
B. Mark
C. Modern
D. Monitor
E. Mouse

Answer: B (Mark)

OMR detects shaded marks on paper.

Question 26:
Program designed to harm computers?

A. Antivirus
B. Compiler
C. Google Chrome
D. Malware
E. Mozilla Firefox

Answer: D (Malware)

Malware is harmful software.

Question 27:
Excel formulas begin with ___

A. =
B. +
C. *
D. **
E. <>

Answer: A (=)

All Excel formulas start with =

Question 28:
____ intelligence simulates human thinking

A. Artificial
B. Nanotechnology
C. Natural
D. Scientific
E. Simulation

Answer: A (Artificial)

AI mimics human intelligence.

Question 29:
Who analyses systems and recommends software?

A. Computer engineer
B. Operator
C. Database admin
D. Developer
E. System analyst

Answer: E

A system analyst evaluates needs and solutions.

Question 30:
1024 bytes equals ___ KB

A. 0.124
B. 1.024
C. 1.240
D. 10.240
E. 102.400

Answer: B (1.024 KB)

1 KB = 1024 bytes.

PRACTICAL: COMING SOON

Answer: Paris