JAMB Computer Studies questions: Algorithms and flowcharts

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All topics Algorithms and flowcharts · 18 Application packages · 21 Computer hardware and the CPU · 20 Computer networks and the internet · 22 Computer security, ethics and safety · 18 Data processing and information · 18 Evolution of computing · 19 Input and output devices · 18 Logic gates and Boolean algebra · 18 Memory and storage devices · 21 Number systems and data representation · 23 Programming languages and BASIC · 21 Software and operating systems · 20

Question 1· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
A trace table is used to
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Question 2· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
A WHILE loop repeats its instructions
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Question 3· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
The flowchart symbol used to show the start or end of a process is the
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Question 4· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
Dry running an algorithm means
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Question 5· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
Searching a sorted list by repeatedly halving it is
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Question 6· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
A linear search checks items
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Question 7· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
In the loop FOR I = 1 TO 5: S = S + I (S starts at 0), the final value of S is
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Question 8· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
In a flowchart, a decision is represented by a
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Question 9· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
Binary search requires the list to be
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Question 10· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
Sequence, selection and iteration are the
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Question 11· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
S = 0; for i = 1 to 4: S = S + i. What is the final value of S?
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Question 12· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
X = 10; while X > 1: X = X / 2. How many times does the loop run?
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Question 13· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
A good algorithm must
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Question 14· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
A rectangle in a flowchart represents
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Question 15· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
Bubble sort works by
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Question 16· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
In a flowchart, input and output operations are shown by a
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Question 17· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
An algorithm reads two numbers A = 8 and B = 3, then prints A MOD B. The output is
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Question 18· Algorithms and flowcharts· JAMB
A step-by-step set of instructions for solving a problem is
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JAMB Computer Studies questions: Algorithms and flowcharts

A trace table is used to

A WHILE loop repeats its instructions

The flowchart symbol used to show the start or end of a process is the

Dry running an algorithm means

Searching a sorted list by repeatedly halving it is

A linear search checks items

In the loop FOR I = 1 TO 5: S = S + I (S starts at 0), the final value of S is

In a flowchart, a decision is represented by a

Binary search requires the list to be

Sequence, selection and iteration are the

S = 0; for i = 1 to 4: S = S + i. What is the final value of S?

X = 10; while X > 1: X = X / 2. How many times does the loop run?

A good algorithm must

A rectangle in a flowchart represents

Bubble sort works by

In a flowchart, input and output operations are shown by a

An algorithm reads two numbers A = 8 and B = 3, then prints A MOD B. The output is

A step-by-step set of instructions for solving a problem is