University of Lagos (UNILAG) GST214 Past Questions and Answer.

What eliminates clerical efforts?

Another word for Computing Machine is_______.

According to McGraw Hill 1997, a computer is a what?

What does the computer eliminate?
stress

The word ‘compute’ means_______.

A computer can also be defined as______.

The name ‘computer’ was first used in what year?

In the middle ages, a person who carried out calculations and computations
Was called

The modern definition of a computer was started in________.

The first electronic computers were created in_______.

Computers produced in the 1950s, were ______ based computers.

Transistor-based computers came into being in the_______.

ICT (Integrated Circuit Technology) were been used from________.

Intel 4004 is an example of_______.
processor

The computer is mainly divided into two parts

The physical or mechanical parts of the computer system that can be seen and
Touched are known as________

Which of these is not a computer’s hard ware component

One of these is not a wiring and switching communication computer in the
Computer hardware

The different hardware parts of a computer system are interconnected by
________

The transistors, capacitors, resistors, diodes, printed circuits, integrated circuits, main and auxiliary storage systems are generally referred to as
_________.

The Communication media in hardware does__________function.

The main important parts of a computer hardware are_______

_________are used for storing data or instruction on the computer on a
Long term basis.

Users can transfer information into a computer through_______

Another name for Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) is__________

Blind people can use the computer with the help of what device?

_______is used to read character of specialty pefonts printed on
Conventional paper with conventional ink?

OCR stands for

A standard key board has how many keys?

Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) is mainly used in________.

The computer input device that allows one to hand-draw images and
graphics, similar to the way one draws images with a pencil and paper is called a
_________

______input device so used to mark aptitude tests

______is also called the computer’s brain.

One of these is not the CPU’s function

One of these is not a Boolean logic operation

_____ It manages and coordinates the entire computer system.

One of these is not a function performed by the Control Unit (CU)

The work space area within the computer where the data and instructions are
Stored is___________.

Memory Unit is divided into_______

Memory unit, Control unit and Arithmetic and logic unite reparts of
_______.

The RAM is called the read and write memory____________

The RAM is volatile because_________

_____holdsinstructionanddatathatcontrolthevariousperipheralunits
Of the computer such as graphic display, disk drives, etc.

VRAM, WRAM, and NVRAM are types of_________.

Permanently recorded information which cannot be changed by the
Programmer is stored in_________.

_________are types of ROM.

A memory chip on which set of instructions or information can be stored,
But it cannot be modified or wiped out later on is________.

Special device used to write data on PROM is called________.

The difference between a PROM and ROM is_________

The difference between PROM and EPROM is________

PROM burner is another word for_______

EEPROM and UVEPROM are types of________.

High voltage electric pulses are used to erase the previous data or instruction on

BIOS stands for_________

BIOS is stored on_______part of the CPU

A special type of internal memory used by many central processing units to
Increase their performance is_________.

Two types of Cache Memory are________and_______.

PROM stands for

An output device is_________

The world’s first computer printer was made in________.

Who invented the first computer printer?

One of th ese is an example of where Speech Output Unit works

Auxiliary storage devices are known as all but one of these

CD-ROM, DVD, Pen Drive, External Hard disk are all examples of

The standard CD-ROM holds_________MiB of data.

A DVD can contain________about of data.

Another name for Universal Serial Bus is________.

Average weight of a USB device is________.

A USB device can hold up to________amount of data.

Two versions of USB are_________and_________.

The programmes written for a computer to perform different operation are
called

A set of instructions written in computer language is called

________acts as an interface between the user and the computer.

Software is divided into

The system software does not do one of the following

An integrated set of computer programmes that manage the hardware and
Software sources and the overall operation of a computer system is a
_____________.

Character User Interface and Graphic User Interface are two types of
_________

The human language is referred to as_________.

Type of Operating System (OS) where the user has to type the commands at
The command prompt mode is________.

The type of Operating System (OS) where the user is able to select files,
Programmes or commands by pointing to graphical representations on the screen
Is called__________.

Low Level language is also called__________

UNIX and MSDOS are examples of

Windows XP, Windows8, Windows10, Mac Pro are all examples of
_______

In a computer, the language process or does________

_______translate an assembly code into the computer machine code/
Language.

Assembly language is also known as

____language process or converts a High Level Language (HLL) program
Into machine language by converting and executing it line by line.

_____converts the entire HLL program at one go and reports all the errors
Of the programme along with the line numbers.

Programmes written by the programmers to enable the computer to perform a
Specific task a recalled__________.

_______is very useful for error debugging as it reports the errors at the Same time.

Packages, Utilities Software and Customized softwares are generally called

The software that processes textual matter and creates organized and flawless
Documents providing a general set of tools for entering, editing and formatting
Text is

Desktop Publishing, Word Processing Software, Presentation Software,
Spread sheet are types of_____
above

M.S. Word, WordStar, Word Perfect, Soft word are examples of________

M.S. Word, WordStar, Word Perfect, Soft word are examples of________

_______is designed to help, manage and tune the computer hardware,
Operating system or application software.

Antivirus, Backup, Text Editors, Compression, Disk Defragmenter are all
Types of

Softwares usually created for companies, business entities, and organizations
For functions that differs from or is opposite of other already available software
Is called

Off-the-shel for COTS software are other names for__________.

The trained computer professionals who, by their knowledge are able to run
The computer and can perform different operations are known as___________.

CorelDraw, MS PowerPoint are examples of________