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All topicsAlgorithms and flowcharts · 21Application packages · 25Computer hardware and the CPU · 21Computer networks and the internet · 23Computer security, ethics and safety · 22Data processing and information · 22Evolution of computing · 23Input and output devices · 22Logic gates and Boolean algebra · 21Memory and storage devices · 23Number systems and data representation · 24Programming languages and BASIC · 22Software and operating systems · 22

  1. Question 261· Programming languages and BASIC· WAEC

    The program that converts assembly language into machine code is

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  2. Question 262· Programming languages and BASIC· WAEC

    An error in the grammar or rules of a programming language is a

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  3. Question 263· Programming languages and BASIC· WAEC

    A mistake in the grammar of a program statement is

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  4. Question 264· Programming languages and BASIC· WAEC

    In BASIC, what does PRINT 7 + 3 * 2 display?

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  5. Question 265· Programming languages and BASIC· WAEC

    Python is an example of a

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  6. Question 266· Programming languages and BASIC· WAEC

    An interpreter differs from a compiler in that it

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  7. Question 267· Programming languages and BASIC· WAEC

    A language made up of 0s and 1s that the computer understands directly is

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  8. Question 268· Programming languages and BASIC· WAEC

    An interpreter

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  9. Question 269· Programming languages and BASIC· WAEC

    A translator that converts a whole high-level program into machine code before running it is a

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  10. Question 270· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    Restarting a computer that is already on, without switching off the power, is a

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  11. Question 271· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    An operating system that serves many users at terminals by giving each a short slice of CPU time is

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  12. Question 272· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    Utility software includes

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  13. Question 273· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    Open-source software is software whose

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  14. Question 274· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    A function of an operating system is

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  15. Question 275· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    Software that manages the hardware and runs other programs is the

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  16. Question 276· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    Device drivers are needed to

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  17. Question 277· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    An advantage of a command-line interface over a GUI is that it

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  18. Question 278· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    Restarting a computer without switching off the power is called

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  19. Question 279· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    A graphical user interface uses

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  20. Question 280· Software and operating systems· WAEC

    The program that loads the operating system into memory when a computer starts is the

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