BECE Computer Studies 2014 Paper 2 Past Questions

Question 1

CD simply stands for ?

A.circuit diagram
B.Communication Dissemination
C.Compact Disc
D.Computer Devices
E.Computer Diskette

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Question 2

How many Terabytes makes 1024 Gigabytes?

A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
E.5

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Question 3

Which of the following is a type of computer?

A.Android computer
B.Iphone computer
C.Laptop computer
D.Micro Computer
E.Palm top computer

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Question 4

In basic programming _______ is a logical operation

A.+
B.-
C./
D.x
E.<

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Question 5

Integrated circuits used in computer are usually made up of ?

A.Aluminum
B.Carbon
C.Nitrogen
D.Silicon
E.Zinc

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Question 6

Which of the following is neither an input device nor output device?

A.Flash drive
B.joystick
C.mouse
D.printer
E.UPS

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Question 7

The ________ is an input device for sound?

A.keyboard
B.microphone
C.mouse
D.scanner
E.webcam

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Question 8

Which of the following is an application package?

A.Fox Pro
B.Operating System
C.Search Engine
D.Virus
E.Website

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Question 9

Which of these programming languages is ideal for scientific application?

A.Basic
B.Cobol
C.Fortran
D.Java
E.Pascal

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Question 10

The symbol (E:\) drive on the micro-computer represent?

A.3½ diskette
B.5½ diskette
C.DVD
D.Flash Drive
E.Hard disk

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Question 11

Which of these is an example of fifth generation programming language?

A.Borland Delph
B.Mercury
C.Oracle reports
D.Post scripts
E.SQL

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Question 12

SMS simply means

A.short medium service
B.short message service
C.simple machine
D.simple message service
E.supply message service

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Question 13

The system program that converted a low level language into machine language is known as

A.assembler
B.complier
C.decoder
D.interpreter
E.modem

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Question 14

A point at which data may leave or enter the computer is called

A.bus
B.plug
C.socket
D.terminal
E.token

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Question 15

Which of the following is an example of operating system?

A.Autocad
B.Ms-Access
C.Ms-Powerpoint
D.Paint
E.Window 98

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Question 16

The volatile storage medium is

A.DVD
B.Flash drive
C.Floppy diskettes
D.RAM
E.ROM

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Question 17

The output displays on VDU is referred to as ________ copy

A.hard
B.monitor
C.soft
D.system
E.view

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Question 18

In Microsoft word, which of the following is not displayed by menu bar?

A.Edit
B.File
C.Insert
D.Tool
E.Zoom

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Question 19

Pick out the odd one from the following

A.Ampiro
B.Microsoft Excel
C.Microsoft word
D.Professional Write
E.Word perfect

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Question 20

One gigabyte is approximately equal to __________ bytes

A.105
B.106
C.107
D.108
E.109

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Question 21

Which of the following is an architecture graphics package?

A.Auto Cad
B.Corel Draw
C.Harvard
D.Instant Artist
E.Paint

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Question 22

Which of the following is not among the uses of mouse

A.Clicking
B.Dragging
C.Middle clicking
D.Pointing
E.Right clicking

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Question 23

In windows explorer, _______ signs collapses the current selection of a document or task

A.asterisk
B.division
C.minus
D.multiplication
E.plus

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Question 24

The __________ sign expands the current selection of a document or task

A.asterisk
B.division
C.square
D.multiplication
E.plus

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Question 25

The following are types of ICT, except

A.broadcasting
B.data network
C.data structure
D.information systems
E.satellite communication

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Question 26

The following are not the features of low level language except

A.binary system
B.compilation of symbols and sentences
C.machine dependent
D.machine independent
E.mnemonics codes

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Question 27

Internet explorers is a type of

A.browser
B.complier
C.document
D.IP address
E.operating system

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Question 28

Every device on the internet has a unique ___________ address

A.DIR
B.HTTP
C.IP
D.ISP
E.TCP

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Question 29

What is radix of binary number?

A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
E.5

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Question 30

The function keys available on a keyboard are _________ in number?

A.11
B.12
C.13
D.14
E.15

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Question 31

A computer designed for currency notes dispensation is called

A.Automated Teller Machine
B.Automatic Teller Machine
C.Automation Teller Machine
D.Mint Teller Machine
E.Print and Mint Machine

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Question 32

Which of the following is a limitation of a computer?

A.Document typing
B.E-mail and internet
C.Entertainment
D.Interpret the data it generate
E.scheduling and calendar

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Question 33

Which of the following is not among the 20th century computing devices?

A.Burroughs machine
B.ENIAC
C.Harvard Mark
D.Laptop computer
E.UNIVAC

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Question 34

The elements of joystick include the following, except

A.auto fire switch
B.base
C.throttle
D.touch screen
E.trigger

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Question 35

The symbol I on a computer screen is to _______ computer

A.log off
B.shut down
C.switch
D.turn off
E.turn on

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Question 36

A megahertz is equal to million hertz?

A.one
B.two
C.three
D.four
E.five

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Question 37

The command that creates a loop in BASIC programming is

A.FOR - NEXT
B.IF - THEN
C.INPUT - PRINT
D.JUMP
E.LET

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Question 38

What are the two common output devices?
I.→Keyboard
II.→Mouse
III.→Plotter
IV.→Speaker
V.→webcam

A.I and III
B.II and IV
C.II and V
D.III and IV
E.IV and V

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Question 39

The button X in window task is to

A.close a window and its associated program
B.displays the title of the widows
C.remove the window from desktop
D.share the same position on the right of the window’s title bar
E.view data hidden to the right or left of displayed data

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Question 40

The standard toolbar displays the following Microsoft word, except

A.edit
B.new
C.print
D.save
E.undo

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Question 41

In Ms-Word, the command ctrl +End, moves?

A.down one page
B.to the bottom of the document
C.to the next sentence
D.to the top of the document
E.up one page

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Question 42

The scissors symbol on the formatting tool bar is to ?

A.copy the text and place it on clipboard
B.cut the text and place it on clipboard
C.erase the text from the clipboard
D.insert the text and place it on clipboard
E.paste the text from the clipboard

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Question 43

The size of the font in Microsoft word is measured in ?

A.bytes
B.inches
C.metres
D.points
E.words

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Question 44

In Microsoft word, one point of a font is ______ of an inch

A.1/27
B.2/27
C.2/72
D.1/72
E.1/127

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Question 45

The pointing finger hand symbol on the VDU is an indication that a document can be

A.closed
B.derived
C.opened
D.read
E.restored

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Question 46

In Microsoft Excel, the columns are identified by ?

A.alphabets
B.alpha – numeric
C.numerals
D.roman numerals
E.serial number

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Question 47

The function product (C2 : C5) is equivalent to ?

A.C5 + C5 = C7
B.C5 * C5 = C7
C.C2 * C3 * C5
D.C2/C3/C4/C5
E.C2-C3-C4-C5

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Question 48

The product function _______ the total value of group of cells in spreadsheet application?

A.adds
B.maximizes
C.minimizes
D.multiplicative
E.subtractive

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Question 49

In Microsoft Excel, the ___________ function calculates the least value in a set of numbers.

A.additives
B.maximum
C.minimum
D.multiplicative
E.subtractive

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Question 50

The point at which external devices are attached to the system unit is known as

A.bus
B.circuit
C.pin
D.plug
E.port

Objective