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Questions
NIGERIA COMPUTER SOCIETY

Exam Time – 1 hour

1. Blogware or Blogging Software means

a. A Computer Software tools for creating a weblog
b. A Software for blocking viral application
c. It another way of communication in Twitter
d. All of the above

2. A program that combines text and image-handling features with document-design

capabilities. ________________

A. GPP

B. PEP

C. ILP

D. DTP

3. A frequently updated journal, audio or video for public viewing is known as:
a. Blog
b. Blogger
c. All of the above
d. None of the above

4. What does RSI stand for?________________

a. Repeated Strain Inclusion

b. Regular Systems Initiation

c. Routine Structures Infection

d. Repetitive Strain Injury

5. Another name for an internet blog is______________________

a. Online Diary
b. Online dancing
c. Tool on the internet
d. None of the above

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6. Which of the following is a valid web address?________________

a. [email protected]

b. http.www.initcert.com

c. http://www.iill.com

d. www.http://.com

7. A circuit board in a microcomputer or minicomputer through which all signals are directed
is known as ________________________________
a. Main Board
b. Motherboard
c. Planer board
d. All of the above

8. One of the following is a good security policy and procedure.________________

A. Change access passwords frequently

B. Allow system use

C. Allow access to data

D. Decrypt data

9. The name of the editor in chief of an online controversial newspaper called WikiLeaks is
_______________________
a. Julian Assange
b. Bill Gates
c. Charles Dell
d. Chief Sobajo

10. Which of the following is not a result of security breach on a computer

system?________________

A. Destruction of Resources

B. Denial of Services

C. Theft of Services

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 D. Preservation of hard currency

11. The acronyms RSS stands for ______________________________

a. Really Simple Syndication
b. Real System Software
c. Routine Structures Syndication
d. All of the above

12. RSS Feed can be read using _______________________

a. Acrobat Reader
b. HTML Reader
c. RSS Reader
d. None of the above

13. Microsoft Corporation was founded in the year ______________________________

A. 1965

B. 1975

C. 1985

D. 1995

14. The abbreviation SGML stands for

a. Standard Generalize Markup Language
b. Systematic Generating Markup Language
c. Structured Generalized Markup Language
d. All of the above

15. In 1969, ______________ developed the ARPANet, a computer network, which today has
become internet.________________

A. US Department of Science and Technology

B. US Department of Defense

C. US Department of Space

D. US Department of Science and Technology

16. _______and _________ founded APPLE.________________

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 A. Bill Gates and Charles Babbage

B. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

C. Steve Jobs and Paul Allen

D. Bill Gates and Kenny Dauglas

17. ____________ invented the 3.5 inch floppy disk in 1981.________________

A. IBM

B. Microsoft

C. Adobe

D. APPLE

18. ______________ founded the IPADs, IPODs, IPHONEs, etc.________________

A. APPLE

B. IBM

C. ADOBE

D. Microsoft Corporation

19. The clock rate of a processor is measured in ____. ________________

A. Milliseconds

B. Megahertz

C. Megabytes

D. nanoseconds

20. How many bytes are there in one megabyte? ________________

A. 1024 x 1024 Byte

B. 100000 Byte

C. 1000 byte

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 D. 0.001 byte

21. HTML is a subset of

a. SGML
b. XML
c. PHP
d. None of the above

22. What is the value of (110 X 101) – (1001-100) in base 2?

A. 10000

B. 10100

C. 11001

D. 11010

23. What is the full meaning of NIRA?

A. Nigeria Internet Registration Association

B. Nigeria Information (Technology) Registration Association

C. National Internet Registration Association

D. National Information (Technology) Research Agency

24. The following are examples of Computer Operating System software except ____

A. Windows 2003

B. Windows 90

C. Windows 95

D. Linux

25. What programming language generation are we currently in today?

A. assembly language

B. object oriented language

C. FORTRAN

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 D. compiler

26. This is likely to be a/an _______symbol.

A. decision

B. process

C. terminator

D. input

27. HTML consist of two parts __________________________ and ____________________

a. Content that is meant to be rendered on a computer screen and Mark up or tags
b. Information and URL
c. None of the above

28. GUI means ______________________________

A. Great Universal Intercode

B. Grand Universal Interface

C. Graphical User Interface

D. Grand User Intercode

29. The main difference between HTML and XML is that HTML determines how web pages
look whereas the latter categorizes information on a web page.
a. True
b. False
30. Web Crawler means
a. An automated browser that perpetually trolls the web, retrieving each page and
indexing it for easier search
b. One who crawls on the Internet
c. Analyser
d. Synchronizer
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31. Another name for a Web crawler is __________________
a. Spider
b. Insect
c. Mosquito
d. Jukebox

32. What is the difference between the BCC and the CC in an e-mail
header?________________

A. The Email address of the recipients specified in the CC field do

not appear in the received message header
B. The Email address of the recipients specified in the BCC field
do not appear in the received message header.
C. The recipients in the To or Cc fields will not know that a copy
is sent to other email addresses.
D. The Cc header will not appear inside the header of the received
message.

33. The following are examples of Search Engines except:

a. Google
b. Yahoo
c. Ask
d. Google Chrome

34. Computer can be classify by the following except:

a. By Accuracy
b. By Size
c. By Function
d. By Type

35. Attenuation is a term used to specify __________________

a. Signal Strength on a Network
b. Internet capability
c. Random Access Memory
d. EMI

36. The acronyms ASCII means

a. African Standard Code Information Interchange
b. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
c. American Social Code for Information Interchange
d. American Syndicate Code for Information Interchange

37. In BASIC Programming the term GOSUB means

a. Go and Subtract answer
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 b. Go to a particular subroutine and return
c. Go home
d. Go subtract and bracket

38. Which of the following networks is likely to be the fastest?

A. MAN

B. LAN

C. WAN

D. SOHO

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39. Which of the following is an indigenous software company in Nigeria?________________

A. OMATEC

B. Zinox

C. Systemspecs

D. Computerwarehouse

40. _______is the interest group in charge of software and related services industry in
Nigeria.________________

A. ISPAN

B. ITAN

C. ISPON

D. NCS

41. ______ is the first female professor of computer science in Nigeria.________________

A. Professor (Mrs) Jadesola Akande

B. Professor (Mrs) Bola Awe

C. Professor (Mrs) Rukayat Folawiyo

D. Professor (Mrs) Adenike Osofisan

42. _________ work with users to determine the requirements an application must meet.

A. Computer Engineer

B. Data Entry Workers

C. System Analyst

D. Network Administrator

43. People that use programs like MySQL Server, Oracle, and Sybase are likely to be
__________________________

A. Computer Engineer

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 B. Information system managers

C. Data Entry Workers

D. Database Administrators

44. ______ are responsible for the maintenance of both hardware and software relating to a
company’s intranet and internet as well as planning and implementing the security
measures.________________

A. Computer Engineer

B. Information system managers

C. Data Entry Workers

D. Network Administrator

45. Which of the following is open source?________________

A. Microsoft word

B. Oracle

C. PHP

D. PowerPoint

46. The basic element of a typical e-mail message is ___________

Write your answer in the gap provided.

47. ____________ softwares are owned and licensed by a corporation.

Write your answer in the gap provided.

48. The internet is often referred to as the information ____________

Write your answer in the gap provided.

49. When the pointer on your screen does not move very well or not at all, what device is more
than likely giving you problems? ;

a. Pentium processor
b. keyboard
c. monitor
d. mouse

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 50. Who is the current President of Nigeria Computer Society?________________

A. Sir Demola Aladekomo

B. Professor Adesina Sodiya

C. Professor Charles Uwadia

D. Professor Adesola Aderounmu

NIGERIA COMPUTER SOCIETY

Answers

1. A
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. A
19. B
20. A
21. A
22. A
23. A
24. B
25. B
26. B
27. A
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28. C
29. A
30. A
31. A
32. B
33. D
34. A
35. A
36. B
37. B
38. B
39. C
40. C
41. D
42. C
43. D
44. D
45. C
46. Header
47. Proprietary software
48. Superhighway
49. D
50. B

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