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COMPUTER TEST A computer program that can replicate and spread itself and interfere with the normal use of a computer or program without having to attach itself to other files or programs is called ______A WARM A global network of thousands of other computer networks that offers various resource sharing capabilities not limited to world wide web, email and information retrieval services to millions of people is called -----INTERNET An animation character that appears on the screen along with some instructions is called when using any of the MS office application is also known as ------- OFFICE ASSISTANT ------ are small picture buttons present on the desktop. ====ICONS selected text is also called……………………….BLOCKED TEST Spreadsheets are made up of …………..COLUMN AND ROWS The term black hat is used to describe a computer ____HACKER ------------ enables the computer to perform essential operating tasks….OPERATING SYSTEM ------------ enables the computer to perform essential operating tasks…UTILITY SYSTEM Vector and bitmap images are generally created and manupulated in different types of graphic program illustration for vector images or photo/image editor and for bitmap images. Before being placed in a Desktop Publishing application. What is another common name?....DRAWING PROGRAMME DTP is an acronym for ________ in computer terms…DESKTOP PUBLISHNG What is the function of Network Address Translation? .. IT PROVIDES A WAY TO HIDE THE IP ADDRESSES OF A PRIVATE NETWORK FROM THE INTERNET  The close command closes _________. ONLY THE FILE THAT YOU ARE WORKING ON AT THAT MOMENT  Which key moves your cursor from one cell to the next right in a table---- TAB KEY What is a computer virus? .. IT IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT CAN COPY ITSELF AND INFECT A COMPUTER  Computer Misuse Act (CMA) is a United Kingdom law introduced in ______. 1990 The items (files/folders) in the recycle bin have the following characteristics except…THEY HAVE DUPLICATE COPIES FROM WHERE THEY ARE DELETED  Recent major viruses and worms have exploited vulnerabilities for which _____ were available for months. ….PATCHES Image resolution is dependent upon what two factors?... THE RESOLUTION ENCODED INTO THE IMAGE FILE AND RESOLUTION OF THE OUTPUT DEVICE What is it that helps prevent users from illegally making copies of a software program without purchasing it?... COPY PROTECTION  Intruders in computer security are also known as __hackers Which of these programs is least appropriate for designing newsletter?.... ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS  The Resolution of a monitor (display unit) is enhanced by an increase in the number of horizontal and vertical picture elements (pixels) contained in the screen….TRUE --------- bits equal 1 ascii character…8 Software that is obtained illegally is called …..pirated software File sharing services like Kazaa, Napter and Morpheus are called ________PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK A material whose electrical properties are intermediate between a good conductor of electricity and a non-conductor of electricity is a(n) -------------- SEMI-CONDUCTOr . Malicious code writers use the _____ to grab the users attention. SUBJECT LINE Which key moves the cursor backwards and deletes characters behind the cursor? .. BACKSPACE The process of taking encoded or encrypted text or other data and converting it back into text that you are able to read and understand is called __DECRYPTION To repair a keyboard is cheaper than buying a new one …FALSE The IEEE 1394 is related to which type of bus type? SERIAL You just installed a Pentium II 800-MHz chip. When you booted up your computer, it only recognized 400-MHz chip. What could be the problem? Answer -THE BIOS SETTING IS NOT REFLECTING A MULTI-SPEED SETTING.  Serifs are described as _________ans-.PROJECTIONS OR TINY FEET COMING FROM TEXT LETTERS  What are static addresses? -----THEY ARE A PERMANENT WAY OF ADDRESSING COMPUTERS How many blocks of number make up an IP address? 8 and 4 The topmost bar of every window is known as the title bar----TRUE Which of the following is not a type of server?-----DISC SERVER Mbps means _________ bits per second----I MILLION Computer viruses, worms and trojan horses are all classified as _____. MALICIOUS PROGRAMS Special hardware or software designed to protect a private computer system from unrestricted or unauthorized access---FIREWALL Where is the system's BIOS program actively located?--- ROM BIOS ________ is defined as the grammar that computer can use to talk to each other. -----Protocol Describe the DOS prompt.----------- A POINT WHERE DOS COMMANDS CAN BE ENTERED  The most popular pc output unit is ------------- ANSWER-monitor (VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT).  The process of loading the operating system software into memory to start up a computer is called----BOOTING If the system will not boot up to the hard drive, but can be accessed after booting to a floppy-disk drive, what type of problem is indicated? ANS - MISSING SYSTEM FILES ON THE HDD.  Suddenly Word does not display your favorite toolbar. What has happened? YOUR TOOLBAR HAS BEEN UNCHECKED UNDER THE VIEW/TOOLBARS MENU  Which of the following is a secondary storage device? ANS- FLOPPY-DISK DRIVE The purpose of DTP packages are – ANSWER TO ALLOW THE USERS TO DESIGN THE LAYOUT OF PAGES, IMPORT AND PLACE TEXT AND GRAPHICS. Which hardware device on a motherboard drive can be updated through software? ASWER- SYSTEM BIOS ---- transfers data from one application to another: DDE Any dark marks made with a pencil or dark ink are detected by OMR because they absorb light ----ANSWER -- TRUE ........ is the set of wires that carry the addressing information used to describe the memory location to which data is sent, or from which data is being retrieved ==== ADDRESS BUS Inyang needs to design a brochure for her French Club. What type of computer program would she most likely use?---ANSWER ---DESKTOP PUBLISHING Since scanned images are bitmapped, they do not print above _______ at a higher output resolution. ---300DIP Cryptography is a process of _________ data so that it is unreadable -----MANUPULATING The green lines that appears under a word or group of words indicates ______. GRAMMATICAL ERROR The interconnection of computers for the purpose of information and resource sharing is ------------COMPUTER NETWORKING- What is the full meaning of CAD --- COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN The purpose of DTP packages are----TO ALLOW THE USERS TO DESIGN THE LAYOUT OF PAGES, IMPORT AND PLACE TEXT AND GRAPHICS.  Yesterday,Qiana wrote a story using her word processing program. Today, she wants to print the story. What must she do before she can print the story?---- OPEN THE DOCUMENT CONTAINING THE STORY WHERE SHE SAVED IT  Which of the following are all output devices? MONITOR, SPEAKER, PRINTER, PLOTTER  Software that makes files smaller is more correctly known as ----SOFTWARE THAT MAKES FILES SMALLER IS MORE CORRECTLY KNOWN AS A database user is entering the details of a customer into a database but realizes that they cannot read the customer's date of birth. They decide to leave that field blank and come back to it when the details have been checked over the phone. However the -----THERE MUST BE A PRESENCE CHECK ON THE FIELD SO IT CANNOT BE LEFT BLANK  there must be a presence check on the field so it cannot be left blank ----POWERPOINT  Apart from scanning, another method of obtaining digital images for use in documents is by ----TAKING A PHOTOGRAPH USING A DIGITAL CAMERA ------- is a graphic organiser for planning a multimedia presentation. The contents, layout and formatting of each card/page/slide and the linking together of the pages/card/slide is determined prior to using the application software –STORY BOARD When powering on a system, you receive a keyboard error. What generates this message? ---POST A set of guidelines that allow different types of devices to communicate with each other is called a _______. PROTOCOL Diki figured out her teacher's password to unlock her electronic grade book. What is the ethically correct thing for her to do? TELL THE TEACHER SO THAT SHE MAY CHANGE IT ------ uses a laser beam that is sensitive to differentiate reflections from lines and spaces ---BAR CODE READER ------ are small picture buttons present on the desktop---ICONS PPP is an acronym for ________ in computer network --POINT-TO-POINT PROTOCOL  Robots and other machines are connected to computers by a special device called ----AN INTERFACE Availability of information in computer security means that _________. information should be made accessible to those authorised to it when they need it  What is the significance of placing items in the Windows Startup folder?------- START ALONG WITH WINDOWS BY PLACING ITS ICON IN THE STARTUP WINDOW A hacked computer can be used to do the following except____SECURE PASSWORDS  Malware is most appropriately referred to as___A MALICIOUS SOFTWARE WHOSE INTENTION IS TO CAUSE HARM OR DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER  What does the antivirus software do?------- THEY LOOK OUT FOR PATTERNS IN THE FILES OR MEMORIES OF YOUR COMPUTERS THAT INDICATE THE POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF A KNOWN VIRUS  In order to save a Word document as a web page you need to:----- Save as HTML  --------- is a device that permits a computer to transmit and receive data over a telephone line. ----MODEM What is the user interface of a software?---- IT IS THE DISPLAY SCREEN THAT ENABLES USER INTERRACTION WITH THE COMPUTER  The Central Processing Unit consists of two parts which are ---------- and ----------- CONTROL UNIT, ARITHMETIC AND LOGIC UNIT -------- displays the position where the characters typed with the keyboard are placed.---CURSOR WYSIWYG is an acronym that is often associated with electronic document processing packages. It stands for ------What You See Is What You Get.  The term black hat is used to describe a computer _____. HACKER What action should be taken if a Disk Boot Failure message is displayed on the monitor screen? ----replace the system boot files on the hard drive.  Which of the following statements about software programs is considered illegal?------ using commercial software without paying for it  ----- is a type of information that can be entered into a spreadsheet cell. It is a mathematical equation consisting of numbers, other cell designators and symbols for mathematical operations. The result of this is displayed in the cell that holds this ty -------Formula You just installed a Pentium II 800-MHz chip. When you booted up your computer, it only recognised 400-MHz chip. What could be the problem?----------- The BIOS setting is not reflecting a multi-speed setting For enlarging a window you can also double-click on its --------bar----TITLE A program similar to a computer virus, but it does not lie dormant nor does it need another program to run is ---------WORM Which program is meant to process spreadsheet documents? Microsoft excel.  One advantage of database program is----records are easily viewed and manipulated. is a term used to describe an alternate path of gaining access to the server.----by pass What is computer security risk------IT IS ANY ACTION THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF INFORMATION TO SOFTWARE, DATA OR DAMAGE TO COMPUTER HARDWARE  Which type of motherboard standard accepts the 5 pin DIN keyboard connector? --AT,ATX In Word you can force a pag---By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl+Enter e break: The use of computer in making a film to create certain effects is----computer generated effects How do you insert a new slide in an existing MS PowerPoint presentation? Click on ----- then -----insert ; new slide.  What are the maximum and minimum common color value settings for Windows screen components? 0=minimum 255=maximum Name the four principal types of memory chips----Flash, CMOS, RAM, ROM  Which Windows utility is used to edit ASCII files, such as COMMAND.COM and the INI files?--- notepad utility A place on the network where public messages can be left and one message can reach all users is known as-----bulletin board service A station based in space that transmits data as microwave is a _______________. communication satellite What name is given to a data that can be entered into a spreadsheet cell which consists of numbers that can be added, subtracted, etc ………….value The term used to describe when program or advertisement is downloaded into a computer without the consent of the owner is ______. drive-by download The new button on the tools bar can also be used to open an existing file to work in…. false What is the full meaning of ISP?............. Internet Service Provider The binary system has only --2---- digits Maintaining access control means ______.that users can access only those resources and services which they are entitled but also denied of the resources that they legitimately don't expect to access Which program is a Word processing software? ……………word pad What are Times New Roman and Arial?.............. They are font styles A mouse commonly plugs into which of the following ports? …… serial port The icon that helps you view all the files and folders of different users in a local network in Windows OS is named…….my network places. CURRENT AFFAIRS The first Nigerian to win the reputed peace prize for Literature is ----------PROF WOLE SOYINKA The Federal capital 'Abuja' shares boundaries with the following four States -------------- Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger and Kaduna The fastest female athlete in Africa in the Nineties was ---------------- Mary Onyeali There are --------- continents in the world…..7 River Benue is a tributary of River ---------------- NIGER -------- increased the State in Nigeria from 12 to 19 …. Late Murtala Muhammed The two political parties created by the Federal Government towards 1992 transition to Civil rule are ------------- and ------------ NRC and SDP The first people to visit the moon are ----------------- Russians Which of the following contributes the least to the Nigerian economy?... Tourism The N.Y.S.C scheme was launched by ----------- Gen. Yakubu Gowon Nigeria changed from Pounds to Naira and Kobo in the year -------------- 1973 The father of the Yoruba's is -------------oduduwa Late Sir Abubakar Tafawa Belewa was the first Nigerian President….false……. the first was Nnamdi azikiwe ---------- is a confluence town in Nigeria… Lokoja The largest Dam in Nigeria is -------------- Kanji Dam Decrees and Edicts are issued by the ------------- in Nigeria…. Senate The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria as at August 2005 was ------------- Charles Soludo created the first 12 States in Nigeria… Gen. Gowon The motto of N.Y.S.C is -------------- Service and Humility The largest Ocean in the world is ---------------- Atlantic Ocean The three largest cities in the world are,… London, New York and Tokyo The longest river in West Africa is ------------- River Niger The Minister for Education as at 2005 was -------------- Prof. Fabian Osuji The first election in Nigeria was in the year M.K.O Abiola died on --------------- 7th July 1998 Nigeria was divided into 12 States on the 27th of May 1967. true Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomosho is a Federal University? false The governor of Central Bank of Nigeria that increased the capital base of banks to 25 billion is ------------ Charles Soludo Mount Kilimanjaro is in ----------------- tanzania The longest river in the world is ------------------ River Mississipi The highest coffee producer in the world is ---------- Ivory Coast The increase of State in Nigeria from 21 to 30 was done by ----------------- Gen. Ibrahim Babangida Who was the first woman to name this country 'Nigeria'? Lady Lugard The president of the Nigerian Labour Congress as at 2005 was… Adams Oshimole ----------, -----------, and ---------- States uses the title 'Emir' for their traditional rulers .. Bauchi, Zaria and Ilorin The first or main oil refinery in Nigeria is in --------- Port Harcourt Bayero University is a State University. ..false The title 'Shehu" is used for the traditional ruler of ------------Borno The higest mountain in the world is ------------ Mt. Everest Abuja is to Nigeria as Cairo is to … Egypt Laws and rules are passed by the --------------- in Nigeria…. House of Parliament The first female Vice Chancellor in Nigeria is ------- Prof. Alele Williams- The National flag of Nigeria was designed by -------- Taiwo Akinkunmi The dead sea is the most saline lake in the world because ............... no river flows out of it The first Nigerian to win the reputed peace prize for Literature is -------------- Prof. Wole Soyinka The Nigerian Civil War started on the 26th of June 1967… false….. The civil war started on the 6th of July 1967 and ended 12th of Jan. 1970 The highest populated country in Black Africa is ----------- Nigeria Morocco is to Casablanca as Cote d' Ivoire is to ------- Yamoussoukro The Lagos area has emerged as the most prominent destination for internal migration because it is ------------- highly industrialized and highly urbanised