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WAEC Computer Studies questions: Evolution of computing

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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 1· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Second-generation computers used

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  2. Question 2· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Compared with first-generation machines, transistor-based computers were

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  3. Question 3· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Blaise Pascal invented an early

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  4. Question 4· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    The device that used holes in cards to control weaving patterns was the

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  5. Question 5· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    The first general-purpose fully electronic computer was the

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  6. Question 6· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Joseph Jacquard's loom is important in computing history because it used

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  7. Question 7· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    ENIAC was an early

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  8. Question 8· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    The microprocessor is the main feature of

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  9. Question 9· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine is regarded as an early design for a

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  10. Question 10· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    The first generation of computers used

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  11. Question 11· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    The abacus is

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  12. Question 12· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Fourth-generation computers are based on

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  13. Question 13· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    The abacus is an early device used for

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  14. Question 14· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Ada Lovelace is often described as the first

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  15. Question 15· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine was used for the

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  16. Question 16· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    The 'mill' and the 'store' were parts of a machine designed by

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  17. Question 17· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Artificial intelligence and natural language processing are associated with

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  18. Question 18· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Blaise Pascal invented a

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  19. Question 19· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    Third-generation computers were built with

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  20. Question 20· Evolution of computing· WAEC

    First-generation computers used

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