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SC 6182 Name:
WASSCE SC 2023
Index Number:
COMPUTER STUDIES 1
Objective Test
1 hour
THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, 2023
SC 2023 COMPUTER STUDIES 1 1 hour
OBJECTIVE TEST
[60 marks]
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so. While you are waiting, write your name and index number
in the spaces provided at the top right-hand comer of this booklet and thereafter, read the following instructions
carefully.
1. Use HB pencil throughout.
2. If you have got a blank answer sheet, complete its top section as follows.
(a) In the space marked Name, write in capital letters your surname followed by your other names.
(b) In the spaces marked Examination, Year, Subject and Paper, write ‘WASSCE (SC)’, ‘2023’
‘COMPUTER STUDIES and ‘1’ respectively.
(c) In the box marked Index Number, write your index number vertically in the spaces on the left-
hand side. There are numbered spaces in line with each digit. Shade carefully the space with the
same number as each digit.
(d) In the box marked Paper Code, write the digits 402112 in the spaces on the left-hand side. Shade
the corresponding numbered spaces in the same way as for your index number.
(e) In the box marked Sex, shade the space marked M if you are male, or F if you are female.
3. If you have got a pre-printed answer sheet, check that the details are correctly printed, as described in
2 above. In the boxes marked Index Number, Paper Code and Sex, reshade each of the shaded spaces.
4. An example is given below. This is for a male candidate whose name is Chinedu Oladapo DIKKO,
whose index number is 4251102068 and who is offering Computer Studies 1.
2023
COMPUTER STUDIES
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Answer all the questions.
Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for
each question and shade in pencil on your answer sheet, the answer space which bears
the same letter as the option you have chosen.
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5. The technology used for the first generation of computers was
A. vacuum tubes.
B. integrated circuit.
C. transistors.
D. microprocessors.
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The main distinguishing feature of fifth generation computers is
A. liberal use of microprocessor
B. artificial intelligence
OR
C. extremely Iow cost.
D. versatility.
7. The first attempt at using the punch card principle to do mathematical calculations
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led to the invention of
A. Napier’s bone.
B. Abacus.
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11. The unit of the computer system that directs and supervises other units is called
the
A. accumulator.
B. arithmetic logic unit.
C. control unit
D. memory unit.
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A. be used to get data from the computer memory.
B. send data and instructions into the computer memory.
C. receive data and instructions from the computer memory.
D. send results to the memory of the computer.
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21. A good algorithm must be
A. concise and finite.
B. consistent and continuous.
C. detailed and verbose.
D. sequential and lengthy.
22.
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The command used for adding comments in QBASIC programming is
A. CLS.
B. INPUT.
OR
C. REM
D. PRINT
23. Which of the following QBASIC arithmetic operations is the last in order of
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precedence?
A. Addition
B. Division
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A.
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Subtraction
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C. detailed and verbose.
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22. The command used for adding comments in QBASIC programming is
A. CLS.
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D.
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precedence?
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A. Addition
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language to object codes line by line is known as
D.
A. Subtraction
assembler.
B. compiler.
C. interpreter.
D. editor.
26. The process of transferring a file from a server to a computer is called
A. downloading.
B. uploading.
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user access to the network
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1. The home
(v) network of a family has Internet access. A server is configured to control
user access to the network
A - "Please, enter password to log in."
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family
B - Is the have uncontrolled
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[2 marks]
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C - Search the how the problems
username in 1(a)(i) can be prevented
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[2 marks]
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(b) Give one reason for the user control access.
E - Enter the username. [1 marks]
(c) To have access to the network, each user logs in with a username and
password. The flowchart in Figure I illustrates the authentication process
required to log in. Use the information below to complete the flowchart by
placing the letters A to E in the appropriate flowchart symbol numbered (i) to
(v)
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2. Table 1 shows the specification of two laptop computers. Use the table to answer
questions 2(a) to 2(c)
Table 1
FEATURE LAPTOP X LAPTOPY
2 GHz, 800 MHz:, 1 8 MB 1.6 GHz, 700 MHz, 1.2 MB
Processor
cache cache
Storage 1 TB 500 GB
Screen 15. 5 inches 10. I inches
OS Windows 8 Windows 7
Wireless Capability Disabled Enabled
Battery Life 1 hour 4 hours
Weight 3 Kg 18 Kg
Bluetooth Enabled Disabled
Webcam Not available 2.0 MB
A journalist makes long trips by train as part of official assignments. The
journalist also needs to make live communication with editors
(a) Which of the two laptop computers is more suitable for this journalist?
[1 marks]
(b) State three features of the chosen laptop in 2(a) that makes it better
[3 marks]
(c) Give one reason for choosing each of the features stated in 2(b)
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