1. The components of computer that process data are located in the .................... (a). Input device.

(b). Output devices. (c). System unit. (d). Storage component

2. Computer systems comprises...................... (a). Hardware, programmes, information, people
and networks. (b). Hardware, software, procedures, network and people. (c).
Hardware,programmes, information, people and procedures. (d). Hardware, programmes,
procedures, networks and people.
3. Which of the following is not an application software?.................... (a). Word processor. (b).
Spreadsheet program. (c). Web browser. (d). Operating system.
4. Which of the following is not a component of the computer system?................ (a). Easyware. (b).
Software. (c). Hardware. (d). Peopleware.
5. Computer hardware can be classified into............... groups. (a). 4. (b). 3. (c). 2. (d). 1
6. Which of the following is not a hardware component?............... (a). Monitor. (b). Program. (c).
Motherboard. (d). CPU
7. Which of the following is not a peripheral device? (a). Mouse. (b). Keyboard. (c).
Microprocessor. (d). Printer
8. Which of the following is used for producing sound in a computer? (a). Microphone. (b). Plotter.
(c). Boom box. (d). Audio card
9. A computer professional who specializes in developing new programs and codes that instruct
the computer on what to do is calle(d)............... (a). Computer operator. (b). Computer
engineer. (c). Software developer. (d). Computer technician
10. Which of the following work places can computer professionals be found? (a). School. (b).
Hospital. (c). Government officies. (d). All of the above
11. ...................... is a computer user who benefits from resources or information shared by others,
without contributing anything meaningful in return. (a). Leech. (b). Pirate. (c). Traitor. (d). None
of the above
12. ........................ is a person who oversees the running of computer systems, including computer
hardware and peripherals, to ensure that they working properly. (a). Computer engineer. (b).
Computer operator. (c). IT expert. (d). System analyst
13. .......................is a skilled computer user who criminally breaks into another person's computer
system or breaches security protocol. (a). Leech. (b). Cracker. (c). Pirate. (d). None of the
above.
14. ...................... is a collection of integrated computer program that provide frequent tasks to
other proagrams or to the user of a computer. (a). Networking system. (b). Operating system.
(c). Disk system. (d). Applications software.
15. ..................... is a type of OS that allows one user to run only one program at a time. (a). Single
user, multi-tasking OS. (b). Network OS. (c). Single user, single-tasking OS. (d). Real-time OS.
16. Which of the following is a function of an operating system? (a). Resource management. (b).
User interface. (c). File management. (d). All of the above
17. Hexadecimal has a base value of ..............? (a). 6. (b). 8. (c). 16. (d). 18
18. The decimal equivalent of 00001111 base 2 is ................. (a). 8. (b). 12. (c). 15. (d). 28
19. Convert 1234 base 10 to a number in base 8. (a).2322. (b). 2231. (c). 1231. (d). 2221
20. Convert 25 base 10 to a number in base 2. (a). 1100. (b). 10111. (c). 11101. (d). 11110
 21. The binary representation of the decimal number 14 is ....................... (a). 1010. (b). 1110. (c).
1001. (d). 1015
22. A group of four bits or half a byte, is called .................... (a). Nibble. (b). Needle. (c). Terabyte.
(d). Gigabyte
23. A kilobyte is equal to................. (a). 1044 bytes. (b). 1096 bits. (c). 1024 bytes. (d). 100,000 bytes
24. Which of the following is not a secondary storage device? (a). Ram. (b). Flash memory. (c). Hard
drive. (d). CD ROM.
25. 1 GB is approximately.................. (a). 1billion bits. (b). 1 million bits. (c). 1000 bytes. (d). 1
billion bytes
26. ........................ is connected directly to the CPU through the memory bus. (a). Flash drive. (b).
Motherboar(d). (c). RAM. (d). CD-ROM
27. ........................... is defined as a storage medium that is seperated from the processor and holds
data even with no power passed through it. (a). Primary storge. (b). Internal storage. (c).
Secondary storage. (d). Intermediate storage
28. The unit of storage used to represent a character is .................(a). Bit. (b). Byte. (c). Word. (d).
Kilobyte
29. Which of the following abbreviations is out of place when discussing monitors? (a). CRT. (b).
LCD. (c). ALU. (d). LED
30. The operating system is a ............... (a). System software. (b). Application software. (c). Utility
software. (d). Malware.
QUESTION 31 TO 40 IS A (TRUE OR FALSE) MULTI-CHOICE QUESTIONS.
31. The tangible parts of a computer are called software................. (a). True. (b). False.

32. Peripherals are software components of the computer................ (a). True. (b). False.

33. System software depends on the application software to function. (a). True. (b). False

34. Spreadsheet program is an example of an application software. (a). True. (b). False.

35. Word processors such as Microsoft word is an example of an application software. (a).
True. (b). False

36. CAD/CAM software is an example of a system software. (a). True. (b). False.

37. Computer can function without an operating system. (a). True. (b). False.

38. Linux is a closed source software. (a). True. (b). False.

39. The value of a particular digit in a number is determined by it. (a). True. (b). False

40. The number bases of the binary and decimal numbering systems are multiple of 2. (a). True. (b).
False

41. A graphics software is an example of............ (a). System software. (b). Desktop software. (c). Both
A & B. (d). Application software.
42. The types of software programs usually includes........... (a). Application software. (b). Replication
software. (c). Mathematical operations. (d). Both A and B.

43. ............ is approximately one million bytes. (a). Byte. (b). Kilobyte. (c). Megabyte. (d). Gigabytes .

44. A collection of 8 bits is called......... (a). Byte. (b). Nibble. (c). Word. (d). Kilobyte.

45. Which of the following storage media is volatile in nature. (a). ROM. (b). RAM. (c). CD ROM. (d).
Hard Disk.

46. Which of this operating system is associated with Bill Gates. (a). Linux. (b). Unix. (c). Microsoft
Windows. (d). Macintosh

47. The binary equivalent of decimal 8 is .......... (a). 10. (b). 1000. (c). 1010. (d). 1100.

48. The hexadecimal number system consists of the following digit/alphabets. (a). 0-9,A-E. (b). 0-9,A-F.
(c). 0-10,A-E. (d). 0-10.

49. Windows 7. Is a/an. (a). Input device. (b). Operating system. (c). Output system. (d). Processor.

50. Convert 24 base 10 to a number in base 2. (a). 11000. (b). 11100. (c). 11011. (d). 11110.

Essay questions.
1. (A) Write a short note on each of the following:
(a). Bit. (b). Byte. (c). Kilobyte. (d). Wor(d). E. Nibble.
(B)i. 1 byte =................ bits
ii. 1 Terabyte = ............. Bytes
iii. 1024 bytes =............... Kilobyte
iv. Mention three (3) secondary storage devices.
2. (A) Convert the decimal number 231 to a binary number.
(B) Convert the following octal numbers to binary numbers. (a). 275 bsse 8. (b). 657 base 8.
3. (A) List and explain briefly, three functions of an operating system.
(B) Mention three common operating system used by PCs
4. (A) Mention two types of application software and one example of a system software.
(B) List four examples each of input and output devices.
(C) Define computer hardware and peopleware.