JAMB Computer Science Past Questions & Answers - Page 43

211.

The device primarily used to provide hardcopy is the?

A.

printer

B.

card reader

C.

computer console

D.

CRT

Correct answer is A

Printer is an output device that is primarily used to provide hardcopy in the form of paper

212.

A light sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or other images into digital form is

A.

keyboard

B.

Plotter

C.

Scanner

D.

OMR

Correct answer is C

A scanner converts hard copy of data and other information to soft copy, by serving as an input device that supplies the computer the information or data contained in the hard copy

213.

What controls the way in which the computer system function and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer

A.

Application software

B.

Internet

C.

Operating system

D.

Control unit

Correct answer is C

An Operating System (OS) is a software that acts as an interface between computer hardware components and the user

214.

The set of rules that defines the combination of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured statements or expressions in that language is called _________

A.

Syntax

B.

Instruction

C.

Program

D.

Domain

Correct answer is A

In computer science, the syntax of a computer language is the set of rules that defines the combinations of symbols that are considered to be correctly structured statements or expressions in that language

215.

Which of the following is termed as the minimum error code?

A.

binary code

B.

gray code

C.

excess 3 code

D.

octal code

Correct answer is B

Gray code is considered minimum error code because they are less error prone for mechanical devices that involve making and breaking electrical circuits because they only change in one bit position at a time