MEGALIY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

406-LINE, APO MECHANIC ESTATE, APO, ABUJA

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION FOR 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION

SUBJECT: COMPUTER STUDIES

CLASS: JSS ONE
TIME: 1 HOUR 30MINUTES
NAME OF STUDENT:
_____________________________________________

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is c. Charles Babbage
still useful for adding d. James Bond
number? 6. Punched cards were first
a. EDSAC introduced by
b. ENIAC a. Powers
c. Abacus b. Pascal
d. UNIVAC c. Jacquard
2. The earliest calculating d. Herman
devices are 7. The first mechanical
a. Abacus calculating machine was
b. Clock made by _______________
c. Difference engine a. William Oughtred
d. None of the above b. Gottfried Liebnitz
3. Who built the first c. Blaise Pascal
mechanical calculator? d. Charles Babbage
a. Joseph Marie Jacquard 8. Computers built before
b. John mauchly the first generation of
c. Blaise Pascal computers were
d. Howard Aiken _____________
4. When was Napier bone a. Mechanical
invented? b. Electromechanical
a. 1416 c. Electrical
b. 1614 d. None of the above
c. 1641 9. Which generation of
d. 1804 computer used the
5. Who invented Analytical transistor?
engine? a. First generation
a. Blaise Pascal b. Third generation
b. George Bool c. Second generation
 d. Fifth generation a. Universal Automatic
10. Artificial Computer
intelligence (AI) are the b. Unique Automatic
_____________generation Computer
of computer c. Universal Array
a. First Computer
b. Second d. Univalued
c. Fourth Automatic
d. Fifth Computer
11. All of the following 16. The brain of any
are examples of input computer system is
device except a ___________
____________ a. ALU
a. Scanner b. Memory
b. Mouse c. CPU
c. Keyboard d. Control Unit
d. Printer 17. __________ help
12. Which of the prevent power surges
following is an examples from damaging our
of an input device? computer
a. Scanner a. Surge suppressor
b. Speaker b. Spike protector
c. CD c. UPS
d. Printer d. Multi meter
13. The first computer 18. In what year was
made available for Jacquard’s loom
commercial use was invented?
a. Mark-1 a. 1980
b. EDSAC b. 1801
c. UNIVAC c. 1990
d. ENIAC d. 2022
14. ENIAC was ________ 19. Which machine was
a. An electrical used during 1890 USA
computer census?
b. An engine a. Analytical engine
c. A memory device b. Personal computer
d. An electronic c. Hollerith’s machine
calculator d. Pascal machine
15. UNIVAC is 20. Robots are which
___________ generations of computer?
a. Fourth
 b. First 1. Mr. Peter wants to use
c. Fifth stones and pebbles to
d. Second perform arithmetic
advice him on four (4)
Sub-Objectives
problems in using the
Answer all questions early counting devices.
b. What is computer output
21. Punch card machine device?
was c. Chinedu is ignorant of
developed_____________ the computer output
22. The father of the devices, educate him
computer was regarded with five (5) examples
as?_______________ computer output devices
23. ______________ and it functions.
replaced the vacuum 2. Mujahid wants to know
tubes in the third the meaning of booting.
generation of computers. In your own words
24. ______________ is any explain what booting
part of the computer that means.
you can physically touch. b. List and explain the types
25. ______________ is a of booting
processed fact which has 3. Write short notes on the
meaning. following
26. ___________ Software a. Abacus
is used to type a letter. b. Analytical engine
27. Which counting c. Fifth generation
device is made of beads computer
and lines? 4. Write the full meaning of
28. _________________ i. ENIAC
are more complex ii. EDSAC
counting devices. iii. EDVAC
29. Who invented the 5. What are the packages of
Pascaline machine? Microsoft office?
30. The third 6. Discuss comprehensively
generation of computers on how to type a letter
used_______________ using one of the
Section C: Theory Microsoft office
packages.
Answer any five (5)
questions from this section