Introduction to Computer Science — 2024 Past Questions

Lagos State University CSC111: 226 questions.

Topics: Basic Components of Computer, Basic Computing Concepts, The Internet: Its Application and Impact on the World Today, Diverse And Growing Computers and Digital Applications, The Job Specializations for Computing Science Professionals, Boolean Algebra, Fundamentals of Truth tables and Precedence

  1. The term "Computer" is derived from the ............ language.
    1. Latin
    2. German
    3. French
    4. Arabic
  2. Who is the inventor of the "Difference Engine"?
    1. Alan Turing
    2. Charles Babbage
    3. Seymour Cray
    4. Augusta Ada Lovelace
  3. Who is the father of the computer?
    1. Alan Turing
    2. Charles Babbage
    3. Seymour Cray
    4. Augusta Ada Lovelace
  4. Who is the father of computer science?
    1. Alan Turing
    2. Charles Babbage
    3. Seymour Cray
    4. Augusta Ada Lovelace
  5. Who is the father of the personal computer?
    1. Edward Roberts
    2. Alan Turing
    3. Charles Babbage
    4. None of these
  6. A CPU contains
    1. a card reader and a printing device
    2. an analytical engine and a control unit
    3. a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
    4. an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
  7. Which of the following controls the process of interaction between the user and the operating system?
    1. User interface
    2. Language translator
    3. Platform
    4. Screen saver
  8. The first computers were programmed using
    1. assembly language
    2. machine language
    3. source code
    4. object code
  9. A ............ is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
    1. network
    2. peripheral
    3. expansion board
    4. digital device
  10. Coded entries which are used to gain access to a computer system are called
    1. Entry codes
    2. Passwords
    3. Security commands
    4. Code words
  11. Which of the following statements is true?
    1. Minicomputers work faster than microcomputers
    2. Microcomputers work faster than minicomputers
    3. The speed of both computers is the same
    4. The speeds of both computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced computers
  12. You organize files by storing them in
    1. archives
    2. folders
    3. indexes
    4. lists
  13. Which type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network?
    1. Printers
    2. Speakers
    3. Floppy disk drives
    4. Keyboards
  14. Which device is required for an Internet connection?
    1. Joystick
    2. Modem
    3. CD drive
    4. Scanner
  15. What is a light pen?
    1. A mechanical input device
    2. An optical input device
    3. An electronic input device
    4. An optical output device
  16. UNIVAC is
    1. Universal Automatic Computer
    2. Universal Array Computer
    3. Unique Automatic Computer
    4. Unvalued Automatic Computer
  17. CD-ROM stands for
    1. Compactable Read Only Memory
    2. Compact Data Read Only Memory
    3. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
    4. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
  18. ALU is
    1. Arithmetic Logic Unit
    2. Array Logic Unit
    3. Application Logic Unit
    4. None of above
  19. VGA is
    1. Video Graphics Array
    2. Visual Graphics Array
    3. Volatile Graphics Array
    4. Video Graphics Adapter
  20. IBM 1401 is a
    1. First generation computer
    2. Second generation computer
    3. Third generation computer
    4. Fourth generation computer
  21. MSI stands for
    1. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
    2. Medium System Integrated Circuits
    3. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
    4. Medium System Intelligent Circuit
  22. The capacity of a 3.5 inch floppy disk is
    1. 1.40 MB
    2. 1.44 GB
    3. 1.40 GB
    4. 1.44 MB
  23. WAN stands for
    1. Wap Area Network
    2. Wide Area Network
    3. Wide Array Net
    4. Wireless Area Network
  24. MICR stands for
    1. Magnetic Ink Character Reader (Recognition)
    2. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
    3. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
    4. None
  25. EBCDIC stands for
    1. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
    2. Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
    3. Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
    4. Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
  26. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?
    1. Printer
    2. Keyboard
    3. Mouse
    4. Arithmetic & Logic Unit
  27. CAD stands for
    1. Computer aided design
    2. Computer algorithm for design
    3. Computer application in design
    4. Computer analogue design
  28. Junk e-mail is also called
    1. spam
    2. spoof
    3. sniffer script
    4. spool
  29. Hackers
    1. all have the same motive
    2. break into other people's computers
    3. may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
    4. are people who are allergic to computers
  30. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?
    1. Mainframe
    2. Minicomputer
    3. Microcomputer
    4. PDA
  31. A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have the
    1. Compiler
    2. Loader
    3. Operating System
    4. Assembler
  32. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called
    1. double-space
    2. line spacing
    3. single space
    4. vertical spacing
  33. An example of non-numeric data is
    1. Employee address
    2. Examination score
    3. Bank balance
    4. All of these
  34. What is an embedded system?
    1. A program which arrives wrapped in a box
    2. A program which is a permanent part of the computer
    3. A computer which is part of a big computer
    4. A computer and software system that controls a machine
  35. The first page of a website is termed as the
    1. Homepage
    2. Index
    3. JavaScript
    4. Bookmark
  36. ............ is the appearance of typed characters.
    1. Size
    2. Format
    3. Point
    4. Colour
  37. When a file is saved for the first time
    1. a copy is automatically printed
    2. it must be given a name to identify it
    3. it does not need a name
    4. it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed
  38. Office LANs which are scattered geographically on a large scale can be connected by the use of a corporate
    1. CAN
    2. LAN
    3. DAN
    4. WAN
  39. Where are data and programs stored when the processor uses them?
    1. Main memory
    2. Secondary memory
    3. Disk memory
    4. Program memory
  40. ............ represents raw facts, whereas ............ is data made meaningful.
    1. Information, reporting
    2. Data, information
    3. Information, bits
    4. Records, bytes
  41. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
    1. ROM information can be easily updated
    2. Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power
    3. ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage
    4. ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers
  42. What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
    1. Operating system extensions
    2. Cookies
    3. Diagnostic software
    4. Boot diskettes
  43. Which programming languages are classified as low-level languages?
    1. BASIC, COBOL, Fortran
    2. Prolog
    3. C, C++
    4. Assembly languages
  44. Which of the following is not anti-virus software?
    1. NAV
    2. F-Prot
    3. Oracle
    4. McAfee
  45. Which device is required for an Internet connection?
    1. Joystick
    2. Modem
    3. CD drive
    4. Scanner
  46. What does DMA stand for?
    1. Distinct Memory Access
    2. Direct Memory Access
    3. Direct Module Access
    4. Direct Memory Allocation
  47. Which of the following is a storage device?
    1. Tape
    2. Hard disk
    3. Floppy disk
    4. All of the above
  48. When did John Napier develop the logarithm?
    1. 1416
    2. 1614
    3. 1641
    4. 1804
  49. A normal CD-ROM can usually store up to ............ of data.
    1. 680 KB
    2. 680 Bytes
    3. 680 MB
    4. 680 GB
  50. MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by
    1. Consumers
    2. Workers
    3. Foremen
    4. Managers
  51. What is a light pen?
    1. A mechanical input device
    2. An optical input device
    3. An electronic input device
    4. An optical output device
  52. BCD is
    1. Binary Coded Decimal
    2. Bit Coded Decimal
    3. Binary Coded Digit
    4. Bit Coded Digit
  53. ASCII stands for
    1. American Stable Code for International Interchange
    2. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
    3. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
    4. American Standard Code for Interchange Information
  54. Which of the following is a first generation computer?
    1. EDSAC
    2. IBM-1401
    3. CDC-1604
    4. ICL-2900
  55. The chief component of first generation computers was
    1. Transistors
    2. Vacuum tubes and valves
    3. Integrated circuits
    4. None of above
  56. FORTRAN is
    1. File Translation
    2. Format Translation
    3. Formula Translation
    4. Floppy Translation
  57. EEPROM stands for
    1. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
    2. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
    3. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
    4. None of the above
  58. Second generation computers were developed during
    1. 1949 to 1955
    2. 1956 to 1965
    3. 1965 to 1970
    4. 1970 to 1990
  59. The computer size was very large in the
    1. First generation
    2. Second generation
    3. Third generation
    4. Fourth generation
  60. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation of computers?
    1. First generation
    2. Second generation
    3. Third generation
    4. Fourth generation
  61. Which of the following devices can be used to directly image printed text?
    1. OCR
    2. OMR
    3. MICR
    4. All of above
  62. The output quality of a printer is measured by
    1. Dots per inch
    2. Dots per square inch
    3. Dots printed per unit time
    4. All of above
  63. In an analogue computer
    1. Input is first converted to digital form
    2. Input is never converted to digital form
    3. Output is displayed in digital form
    4. All of above
  64. In the latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
    1. Parallel only
    2. Sequentially only
    3. Both sequentially and parallel
    4. All of above
  65. Who designed the first electronic computer, ENIAC?
    1. Van Neumann
    2. Joseph M. Jacquard
    3. J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly
    4. All of above
  66. Who invented the high-level language "C"?
    1. Dennis M. Ritchie
    2. Niklaus Wirth
    3. Seymour Papert
    4. Donald Knuth
  67. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment are referred to as
    1. Console-operator
    2. Programmer
    3. Peopleware
    4. System analyst
  68. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
    1. 1978
    2. 1984
    3. 1990
    4. 1991
  69. Human beings are referred to as Homo sapiens. Which device is called Silicon Sapiens?
    1. Monitor
    2. Hardware
    3. Robot
    4. Computer
  70. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
    1. Leech
    2. Squid
    3. Slug
    4. Glitch
  71. Modern computers are very reliable but they are not
    1. Fast
    2. Powerful
    3. Infallible
    4. Cheap
  72. What is the name of the display feature that highlights an area of the screen which requires operator attention?
    1. Pixel
    2. Reverse video
    3. Touch screen
    4. Cursor
  73. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
    1. Daughter board
    2. Motherboard
    3. Father board
    4. Breadboard
  74. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is this board called?
    1. Motherboard
    2. Breadboard
    3. Daughter board
    4. Grandmother board
  75. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
    1. One used by one person only
    2. One assigned one and only one task
    3. One that uses one kind of software
    4. One meant for application software
  76. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except
    1. Microprocessor
    2. Disk controller
    3. Serial interface
    4. Modem
  77. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
    1. Interpreter
    2. Simulator
    3. Compiler
    4. Commander
  78. A computer program that translates one program instruction at a time into machine language is called a/an
    1. Interpreter
    2. CPU
    3. Compiler
    4. Simulator
  79. A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a
    1. Computer
    2. Microcomputer
    3. Programmable
    4. Sensor
  80. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as a
    1. Boot
    2. Bug
    3. Biff
    4. Strap
  81. A self-replicating program, similar to a virus, taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Brunner called The Shockwave Rider, is a
    1. Bug
    2. Vice
    3. Lice
    4. Worm
  82. A ............ is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has two stable states.
    1. Oscillator
    2. Flip-flop
    3. Logic gate
    4. Counter
  83. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail, are known as
    1. Spam
    2. Trash
    3. Calibri
    4. Courier
  84. DOS stands for
    1. Disk Operating System
    2. Disk operating session
    3. Digital Operating System
    4. Digital Open system
  85. Who is a co-founder of Microsoft?
    1. Babbage
    2. Bill Gates
    3. Bill Clinton
    4. None of these
  86. Which of the following are input devices?
    1. Keyboard
    2. Mouse
    3. Card reader
    4. Any of these
  87. Examples of output devices are
    1. Screen
    2. Printer
    3. Speaker
    4. All of these
  88. Which of the following is also known as the brain of the computer?
    1. Control unit
    2. Central Processing Unit
    3. Arithmetic and logic unit
    4. Monitor
  89. IBM stands for
    1. Internal Business Management
    2. International Business Management
    3. International Business Machines
    4. Internal Business Machines
  90. ............ translates and executes a program at run time line by line.
    1. Compiler
    2. Interpreter
    3. Linker
    4. Loader
  91. ............ is an OOP principle.
    1. Structured programming
    2. Procedural programming
    3. Inheritance
    4. Linking
  92. COBOL is widely used in ............ applications.
    1. Commercial
    2. Scientific
    3. Space
    4. Mathematical
  93. RAM stands for
    1. Random origin money
    2. Random only memory
    3. Read only memory
    4. Random access memory
  94. 1 byte = ?
    1. 8 bits
    2. 4 bits
    3. 2 bits
    4. 9 bits
  95. SMPS stands for
    1. Switched Mode Power Supply
    2. Start mode power supply
    3. Store mode power supply
    4. Single mode power supply
  96. The device used to carry digital data on analogue lines is called a
    1. Modem
    2. Multiplexer
    3. Modulator
    4. Demodulator
  97. VDU is also called
    1. Screen
    2. Monitor
    3. Both A and B
    4. Printer
  98. BIOS stands for
    1. Basic Input Output System
    2. Binary Input Output System
    3. Basic Input Off System
    4. All the above
  99. Father of the "C" programming language
    1. Dennis Ritchie
    2. Prof John Keneth
    3. Thomas Kurtz
    4. Bill Gates
  100. The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out processing tasks are referred to as computer ............
    1. programs
    2. processors
    3. input devices
    4. memory modules

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