WAEC Computer Science Past Questions & Answers - Page 77

381.

The IF... THEN statement in BASIC is called 

A.

an assignment statement

B.

an object

C.

a class

D.

a control structure

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

382.

The fundamental purpose of the BIOS is 

A.

initializing and testing hardware components

B.

testing the system performance

C.

updating the system performance

D.

saving the operating system's file

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

383.

The operating system performs the following operations except 

A.

organization of data

B.

resource allocation

C.

creation of data

D.

arrangement of files

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

384.

COBOL was developed for 

A.

business operations

B.

game developers

C.

mobile application developers

D.

search engines optimization

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

385.

The operation of a computer and peripherals attached to it is controlled by

A.

application

B.

hardware

C.

live ware

D.

system software

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.