2021 WASSCE INFO & COMM TECH PAPER 1

Quantitative data can exist in

A. continuous form only

B. continuous and discrete forms

C. nominal and ordinal forms

D. ordinal form only

Data created by the user is called

A. primary data

B. qualitative data

C. quantitative data

D. secondary data

The sequence of operation of a computer is

A. accept data, process date and produce output

B. accept data, produce data and produce information

C. produce data, supply data and produce output

D. process data, produce data and display information

Which of the following descriptions is not true about data?

A. It can be converted to information

A. is a collection of raw facts and figures

C. is unorganized

D. is used for decision making

Which of the following statements is true about super computers? They

A. can fit on a single small chip

B. are easily affordable

C. can process billions of operations in a second

D. are found across various homes and offices

The Slide Rule is accurate to

A. 1-2 decimal places

B. 3-4 decimal places

C. 5 decimal places

D. 6 decimal places

What factors will motivate a field engineer into choosing a notebook computer over a desktop
computer?

A. Cost, convenience and battery life

B. Cost, size and convenience

C. Size, convenience and battery life

D. Size, cost and battery life

A collection of wires through which data are transmitted from one part of the computer to another is
known as

A. address

B. bus

C. driver

D. register
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The total possible combinations of th input variables for a logic gate containing three input variables is

A. 3

B. 4

C. 8

D. 12

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What is the least number of 750 MB capacity CD-ROM discs needed to transfer 10 GB size file?

A. 75

B. 31

C. 14

D. 13

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The logic gates represented in Figure 1 is called

A. AND gate

B. NAND gate

C. NOR gate

D. OR gate
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Which of the logic gates will give an output opposite to the input state?

A. X

B. Y

C. Z

D. X and Y

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Which of the following statements is true about logic gates X and Y?

A. They both have multiple output variables

B. The output state of each depends on the input state

C. The output is true only if all inputs are true

D. They are both equivalent gates.

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The logical equation for the logic circuit in Figure 3 is

A. A+B¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ C¯¯¯¯

B. Z=A.B+C

C. Z=A+B.C

D. Z=A.B¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ + C¯¯¯¯
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The operation of a computer and peripherals attached to it is controlled by

A. application

B. hardware

C. live ware

D. system software

COBOL was developed for

A. business operations

B. game developers

C. mobile application developers

D. search engines optimization

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The operating system performs the following operations except

A. organization of data

B. resource allocation

C. creation of data

D. arrangement of files

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The fundamental purpose of the BIOS is

A. initializing and testing hardware components

B. testing the system performance

C. updating the system performance

D. saving the operating system's file

The IF... THEN statement in BASIC is called

A. an assignment statement

B. an object

C. a class

D. a control structure

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The use of natural language and symbols to write instructions for the computer is called

A. machine language programming

B. assembly language programming

C. algorithm language programming

D. high level language programming

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Which of the following stages of the SDLC is post operational stage?

A. Analysis

B. Design

C. Investigation

D. Maintenance

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The expression 5 + 3*4/2 - 3^2 in QBASIC evaluate to

A. 7

B. 4

C. 2

D. 1
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The basic problem with the flow chart is that it has

A. no direction

B. no algorithm

C. END is a process

D. improper branch out

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What activity is the flowchart made to represent?

A. How to pick an orange

B. Instruction to pick an orange

C. Evaluation on how to pick an orange

D. Number of times to pick an orange

26. A computer system on the network that stores pages, takes request from clients as well as send out
information is called a

A. client

B. web page

C. web server

D. website
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The device is Figure 5 uses a transmission method called

A. broadcast

B. podcast

C. multicast

D. unicast

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In Figure 6 the signals from modem X to modem Y is

A. analogue

B. digital

C. imaginary

D. aperiodic

29. The "/exams"in the web address; https;//www.waec.org.ng/exams is called

A. domain name

B. path

C. port

D. subdomain
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Which of the following statements about URL is true? It is

A. a computer software program

B. a type of web server

C. an acronym for unlimited resources for learning

D. the address of document or 'page' on the world wide web

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The type of network represented in Figure 7 is called

A. LAN

B. MAN

C. PAN

D. WAN

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In MS Excel, the cell that contains the pointer or cursor is called

A. active cell

B. current cell

C. default cell

D. passive cell
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The part of the graphic interface in Figure 8 labelled V is called

A. pan

B. zoom in

C. zoom out

D. fit to window

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The figure 2 in the number 11012 is indicated in MS Word using a feature called

A. superscript

B. subscript

C. root

D. exponentiation

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The part of the MS Access interface labelled X in Figure 9 is called

A. Report view

B. Report wizard

C. Query design

D. Query view

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Which of the following formulas will display the current seconds past the minute os the clock in MS
Excel?

A. =MINUTES()

B. =MINUTES(NOW())

C. =MINUTE(YEAR())

D. =MINUTES(HOUR(NOW()))

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The part of the MS Word interface labelled II in Figure 10 is called

A. Read mode

B. Print Layout

C. Proofing error

D. Web layout

38. What type of relationship can you deduce from the statement a department has many employees?

A. One-to-one

B. One-to-many

C. Many-to-many

D. Many-to-one
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The screen background where icons and windows are displayed is GUI is called

A. explorer

B. desktop

C. opening screen

D. homepage

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The windows shortcut key for closing an active application is

A. Alt+F4

B. Ctrl+Alt+Del

C. Ctrl+Esc.

D. Ctrl+Shift+Del

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Changing the default settings or appearance of the Taskbar in windows by a user is known as

A. customization

B. designing

C. generalization

D. globalization

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The part of the computer system shown in Figure 11 is used to

A. perform memory test

B. power on or off the computer

C. print a document from the computer

D. reset the computer to factory setting

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A single character in an EBCDIC encoding system can be represented using

A. 4 bits

B. 6 bits

C. 8 bits

D. 16 bits

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Evaluate 100112 - 11112

A. 000102

B. 001002

C. 010002

D. 100002

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The binary number 0.1101 in decimal is

A. 0.8125

B. 0.8215

C. 0.8225

D. 0.8512

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To prevent unforeseen data loss, a user must

A. edit the data

C. backup the data

D. defragment the data

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The file access method shown in Figure 12 is called

A. hashed access

B. indexed access

C. random access

D. sequential access

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Which of the following options is not a similarity between computer file and manual file? Both can

A. be accessed

B. be retrieved

C. store multimedia

D. contain information

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A computer program that gathers information about a person or organization without their knowledge
or consent is known known as

A. adware

B. time bomb

C. trojan horse

D. spyware
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The following actions are the effects of virus infection in a system except

A. deletion of files

B. slow operation

C. hard disk failure

D. display of unwanted messages