CSC 101 Past Questions and Answers

Title: CSC 101 Past Questions and Answers
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Hey, as you may know the
Ebonyi State University(Ebsu)
year one exam is
CBT BASED
which means it will be written with computer, and today we will be drop only 11 Past Questions here to practice more use our
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EBSU CSC 101 PAST QUESTIONS
Answers after the questions.
The use of computer to carry out crime related activities is called
_
A. Stealing
B. Automated Stealing
C. Cybercrime
D. Tech-based bugle
Transistors are special features of which generation of computer classification?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
_
is the technology used in first generation
A. Transistor
B. Integrated circuit
C. Large scale integrated circuit
D. Vaccum tube
_
is the technology for the Third generation of Computer classification is associated
A. Vaccum Tube
B. Transistors
C. Integrated Circuit
D. None of the above
What year was vacuum tube invented?
A.
1995 – 1964
B. 1964 – 1972
C. 1946
D. 1990 to date
Who is the father of Computers?
a) James Gosling
b) Charles Babbage
c) Dennis Ritchie
d) Bjarne Stroustrup
Which of the following is the correct abbreviation of COMPUTER?
a) Commonly Occupied Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
b) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Environmental Research
c) Commonly Oriented Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
d) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
Which of the following is the correct definition of Computer?
a) Computer is a machine or device that can be programmed to perform arithmetical or logic
operation sequences automatically
b) Computer understands only binary language which is written in the form of 0s & 1s
c) Computer is a programmable electronic device that stores, retrieves, and processes the data
d) All of the mentioned
What is the full form of CPU?
a) Computer Processing Unit
b) Computer Principle Unit
c) Central Processing Unit
d) Control Processing Unit
Which of the following language does the computer understand?
a) Computer understands only C Language
b) Computer understands only Assembly Language
c) Computer understands only Binary Language
d) Computer understands only BASIC
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Which of the following package allows individuals to use personal computers for storing and
retrieving their personal information?
a) Personal assistance package
b) Graphics package
c) Spreadsheet package
d) Animation package
Which of the following computer language is written in binary codes only?
a) pascal
b) machine language
c) C
d) C#
Which of the following is the brain of the computer?
a) Central Processing Unit
b) Memory
c) Arithmetic and Logic unit
d) Control unit
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computer?
a) Versatility
b) Accuracy
c) Diligence
d) I.Q.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of data in a computer?
a) Bit
b) KB
c) Nibble
d) Byte
Which of the following unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into a
computer understandable format?
a) Output Unit
b) Input Unit
c) Memory Unit
d) Arithmetic & Logic Unit
Which of the following monitor looks like a television and are normally used with non-portable
computer systems?
a) LED
b) LCD
c) CRT
d) Flat Panel Monitors
Which of the following is not a type of computer code?
a) EDIC
b) ASCII
c) BCD
d) EBCDIC
Which of the following part of a processor contains the hardware necessary to perform all the
operations required by a computer?
a) Controller
b) Registers
c) Cache
d) Data path
Which of the following is designed to control the operations of a computer?
a) User
b) Application Software
c) System Software
d) Utility Software
Which of the following device use positional notation to represent a decimal number?
a) Pascaline
b) Abacus
c) Computer
d) Calculator
Which of the following is used in EBCDIC?
a) Super Computers
b) Mainframes
c) Machine Codes
d) Programming
Which of the following are physical devices of a computer?
a) Hardware
b) Software
c) System Software
d) Package
Which of the following defines the assigned ordering among the characters used by the
computer?
a) Accumulation
b) Sorting
c) Collating Sequence
d) Unicode
Which of the following storage is a system where a robotic arm will connect or disconnect off-
line mass storage media according to the computer operating system demands?
a) Magnetic
b) Secondary
c) Virtual
d) Tertiary
Which of the following is known as the interval between the instant a computer makes a request
for the transfer of data from a disk system to the primary storage and the instance the operation is
completed?
a) Disk utilization time
b) Drive utilization time
c) Disk access time
d) Disk arrival time
Which of the following devices provides the communication between a computer and the outer
world?
a) Compact
b) I/O
c) Drivers
d) Storage
Which of the following are the input devices that enable direct data entry into a computer
system from source documents?
a) System Access devices
b) Data acquiring devices
c) Data retrieving devices
d) Data Scanning devices
Which of the following is the device used for converting maps, pictures, and drawings into digital
form for storage in computers?
a) Image Scanner
b) Digitizer
c) MICR
d) ScServe
Which of the following can access the server?
a) Web Client
b) User
c) Web Browser
d) Web Server
Which of the following is known as the language made up of binary-coded instructions?
a) High level
b) BASIC
c) C
d) Machine
ANSWER
C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. C
C 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. A 19. D
C 21. B 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. D 29.
B 30. A 31. D
CSC 101 Past Questions
1- Computer Science seeks to develop algorithms for problem solving. TRUE or FALSE?
Answer
TRUE
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2- What is the full meaning of the acronym ALU?
Answer
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
3- The highest digit in a given number base N is given by the formula ..
Answer
N – 1
4- The table that shows the possible combination of inputs and outputs to a logic gate is ….
Answer
Truth Table
5- Another name for “base 2 ” is
Answer
Binary
6- The two basic components of the computer system are ..
.. and ..
Answer
Software and Hardware
7- Which of the following is not an attribute of computer system? versatility, accuracy, monotony and speed ..
Answer
Monotony
8- The major characteristics of second generation computers is …
Answer
The use of electronic switches which based on discrete diode and transistor technology
9- The fourth generation computers existed between the year1971-1980; TRUE or FALSE..
Answer
TRUE
10- In computer field VLSIC stands for…
Answer
Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit
11- The two classification of computer based on purpose are general purpose and …
Answer
Special purpose
Types of computer based on purpose
General purpose
Special purpose
Classification of computers according to purpose
super computers
2.mainframe computers
minicomputers
microcomputers
5.workstation computer
server computer
12- The two types of booting are and …..
Answer
1.Cold booting
2. warm booting
13- Computer peripherals are classified
into…
..and….
Answer
Input device and Output Device
14- The language the computer understands is called …
Answer
Machine language
15- Operating system is an example of …
.. software
Answer
System software
16- The computer primary memory whose content is
VOLATILE is ..
Answer
RAM
17- The manipulation of data by computers into more useful form is called data;..
Answer
Processing
18- The linkage of computers and other devices for the purpose of sharing information is called
Computer;..
Answer
Network
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