AdmitMe
All subjects

WAEC Computer Studies questions: Computer security, ethics and safety

22 questions with answers and explanations. Tap an option to check yourself.

AllJAMBWAEC
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· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    A computer virus is

    Explanation and discussion

  2. Question 2· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    A malicious program that appears useful but secretly harms the computer is a

    Explanation and discussion

  3. Question 3· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Using copies of software without the owner's permission is

    Explanation and discussion

  4. Question 4· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Converting data into a code so that only authorised people can read it is

    Explanation and discussion

  5. Question 5· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Antivirus software is used to

    Explanation and discussion

  6. Question 6· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Sitting upright and taking regular breaks at a computer helps to prevent

    Explanation and discussion

  7. Question 7· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Software piracy is

    Explanation and discussion

  8. Question 8· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Copying important files so that they can be restored later is

    Explanation and discussion

  9. Question 9· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    A firewall

    Explanation and discussion

  10. Question 10· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Copying and distributing software without the owner's permission is

    Explanation and discussion

  11. Question 11· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Two-factor authentication improves security by requiring

    Explanation and discussion

  12. Question 12· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    A firewall is used to

    Explanation and discussion

  13. Question 13· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Malicious software that locks a user's files and demands payment to unlock them is

    Explanation and discussion

  14. Question 14· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Encryption means

    Explanation and discussion

  15. Question 15· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Which of these is the strongest password?

    Explanation and discussion

  16. Question 16· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    A message claiming to be from your bank asking you to 'verify' your PIN through a link is an example of

    Explanation and discussion

  17. Question 17· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Making regular backups protects against

    Explanation and discussion

  18. Question 18· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    Phishing is

    Explanation and discussion

  19. Question 19· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    The Nigerian law that addresses computer crimes such as hacking is the

    Explanation and discussion

  20. Question 20· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    A firewall protects a network by

    Explanation and discussion

Practise Computer Studies like the real exam. A timed CBT, your score, and the topics to fix.

Start a Computer Studies test