JAMB Computer Studies questions: Programming languages and BASIC

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1. Question 1· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

   In an array A of 10 elements indexed from 1, A(4) refers to

   • Athe last element
   • Bthe first element
   • Cfour elements
   • Dthe fourth element

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2. Question 2· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

   An error that breaks the grammar rules of a programming language is

   • Aa logic error
   • Ba syntax error
   • Ca hardware fault
   • Da power failure

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3. Question 3· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

   Assembly language uses

   • Aflowchart symbols
   • Bonly 0s and 1s
   • Cplain English sentences
   • Dmnemonics such as ADD and MOV

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4. Question 4· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

   An array is

   • Aa single variable
   • Ba collection of items of the same type stored under one name
   • Can error
   • Da loop

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5. Question 5· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

   BASIC stands for

   • ABinary Assembly Standard Instruction Code
   • BBasic Algorithmic System of Integrated Codes
   • CBeginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
   • DBeginner's Applied Software Integrated Code

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6. Question 6· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

   In BASIC, REM is used to

   • Aend the program
   • Bread data
   • Crepeat a loop
   • Dwrite comments

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7. Question 7· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

   A compiler translates

   • Amachine code into English
   • Bone line at a time
   • Ca whole high-level program into machine code before execution
   • Dassembly into flowcharts

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8. Question 8· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

   Object-oriented programming is based on

   • Aflowcharts only
   • Bobjects that combine data and methods
   • Cmachine code
   • Dpunched cards

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9. Question 9· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

   Machine language consists of

   • Amnemonics such as ADD
   • BEnglish-like words
   • Cbinary digits 0 and 1
   • Dpictures and icons

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10. Question 10· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    Fourth-generation languages (4GLs) such as SQL are

    • Acloser to natural language and need less coding
    • Bbinary codes
    • Cassembly languages
    • Dmachine-specific

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11. Question 11· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    In BASIC, the statement used to display output on the screen is

    • AEND
    • BINPUT
    • CLET
    • DPRINT

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12. Question 12· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    Python, Java and C are examples of

    • Aweb browsers
    • Boperating systems
    • Chigh-level programming languages
    • Dhardware devices

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13. Question 13· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    Object-oriented programming organises code into

    • Abinary only
    • Bflowcharts
    • Cclasses and objects
    • Dtables

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14. Question 14· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    A logic error in a program causes

    • Aa syntax message
    • Bthe program to be rejected by the compiler
    • Cdamage to the hardware
    • Dwrong results even though the program runs

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15. Question 15· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    A FOR...NEXT statement in BASIC is used for

    • Adecision making
    • Brepetition (looping)
    • Cinput only
    • Dending the program

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16. Question 16· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    A variable in a program is

    • Aa fixed number
    • Ba named storage location whose value can change
    • Ca comment
    • Dan error

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17. Question 17· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    In BASIC, the statement INPUT A is used to

    • Adelete A
    • Bprint A
    • Caccept a value from the user into A
    • Dend the program

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18. Question 18· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    In BASIC, after 10 LET X = 4 and 20 LET Y = X * 3 + 2, the value of Y is

    • A14
    • B20
    • C12
    • D18

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19. Question 19· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    What does this BASIC program print? 10 LET A = 5 20 LET B = A ^ 2 − 3 30 PRINT B

    • A22
    • B7
    • C25
    • D13

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20. Question 20· Programming languages and BASIC· JAMB

    A logic error is one that

    • Acrashes the hardware
    • Bstops the program compiling
    • Cis a typing mistake only
    • Dcauses wrong results even though the program runs

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