Waec Computer Science Past Questions
Question 6
Which of the following items best describes the term hardcopy?
- A. Print out
- B. Written on a hardboard
- C. Information stored on a hard disk
- D. Amount of data
Question 7
The property of a disk that determines the amount of data it may contain is?
- A. size
- B. volume
- C. storage capacity
- D. storage power
Question 8
In a computer, the sets of instruction that direct it in performing a particular task is called?
- A. information
- B. program
- C. data
- D. file
Question 9
The computing devices invented by Charles Babbage are?
- A. Difference Engine and Abacus
- B. Analytical Engine and Slide Rule
- C. Abacus and Slide Rule
- D. Analytical and Difference Engines
Question 10
Which of the following computing devices did not exist in the pre-computing age to the 19th century?
- A. Napier's bone
- B. Abacus
- C. ENIAC
- D. Slide Rule
