JAMB Computer Studies questions: Computer hardware and the CPU

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1. Question 1· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

   Expansion slots on the motherboard allow

   • Alarger monitors only
   • Bmore keyboards
   • Cextra cards such as graphics cards to be added
   • Dsolar charging

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2. Question 2· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

   Mainframe computers are used mainly by

   • Awristwatches
   • Bindividuals at home
   • Cchildren for games
   • Dlarge organisations such as banks for bulk processing

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3. Question 3· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

   Ports such as USB are used to

   • Astore programs
   • Bcool the CPU
   • Cconnect external devices to the computer
   • Ddisplay images

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4. Question 4· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

   The clock speed of a processor is measured in

   • Adots per inch
   • Bgigabytes
   • Cpixels
   • Dgigahertz

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5. Question 5· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

   The address bus carries

   • Athe memory location to be read or written
   • Bthe data itself
   • Celectrical power
   • Dsound

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6. Question 6· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

   A computer that works with continuously varying quantities such as temperature is

   • Aa microcomputer
   • Ba digital computer
   • Ca hybrid computer
   • Dan analogue computer

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7. Question 7· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

   A CPU with a 32-bit address bus can address up to

   • A32 MB
   • B4 GB of memory
   • C1 GB
   • D64 GB

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8. Question 8· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

   Small, very fast storage locations inside the CPU are

   • Aprinter buffers
   • BROM chips
   • Chard disks
   • Dregisters

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9. Question 9· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

   The motherboard is

   • Athe main circuit board connecting all components
   • Ba type of monitor
   • Can input device
   • Da storage disk

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10. Question 10· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    The fetch-decode-execute cycle is carried out by the

    • ACPU
    • Bprinter
    • Cmonitor
    • Dkeyboard

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11. Question 11· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    The CPU's machine cycle is

    • Ainput, output, store
    • Bfetch, decode, execute
    • Cread, write, delete
    • Dboot, run, shut down

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12. Question 12· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    Which of these is NOT a component of the CPU?

    • Athe control unit
    • Bthe arithmetic logic unit
    • Cthe hard disk
    • Dthe registers

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13. Question 13· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    The control unit of the CPU

    • Astores data permanently
    • Bdirects and coordinates the operations of the computer
    • Cdisplays output
    • Dprints documents

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14. Question 14· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    Decoding an instruction means

    • Astoring it on disk
    • Bworking out what the instruction requires the CPU to do
    • Cprinting it
    • Ddeleting it

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15. Question 15· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    A hybrid computer combines

    • Aanalogue and digital features
    • Btwo monitors
    • Chardware and software
    • Dinput and output devices

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16. Question 16· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    A bus in a computer is

    • Aa program
    • Ba vehicle
    • Ca type of printer
    • Da set of lines that carries signals between components

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17. Question 17· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    A heat sink and fan on the processor are used to

    • Aprint faster
    • Bincrease memory
    • Cprevent overheating
    • Dconnect to the internet

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18. Question 18· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    The most powerful class of computers, used for weather forecasting, is

    • Asupercomputers
    • Bmicrocomputers
    • Cminicomputers
    • Dlaptops

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19. Question 19· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    The main circuit board to which the CPU and memory are attached is the

    • Apower supply
    • Bhard disk
    • Cmonitor
    • Dmotherboard

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20. Question 20· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB

    The part of the CPU that carries out arithmetic and logical operations is the

    • ARAM
    • Bcontrol unit
    • Carithmetic and logic unit
    • Dhard disk

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