JAMB and WAEC Computer Studies questions: Computer hardware and the CPU

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Question 1· Computer hardware and the CPU· WAEC
Clock speed of a processor is measured in
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Question 2· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB
Expansion slots on the motherboard allow
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Question 3· Computer hardware and the CPU· WAEC
The part of the CPU that performs calculations and comparisons is the
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Question 4· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB
Mainframe computers are used mainly by
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Question 5· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB
Ports such as USB are used to
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Question 6· Computer hardware and the CPU· WAEC
The register that holds the address of the next instruction to be fetched is the
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Question 7· Computer hardware and the CPU· WAEC
The system unit houses
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Question 8· Computer hardware and the CPU· WAEC
The component that converts AC mains to DC for the computer is the
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Question 9· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB
The clock speed of a processor is measured in
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Question 10· Computer hardware and the CPU· WAEC
Small, very fast storage locations inside the CPU that hold data being processed are
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Question 11· Computer hardware and the CPU· WAEC
Hardware refers to
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Question 12· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB
The address bus carries
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Question 13· Computer hardware and the CPU· WAEC
A processor rated at 3 GHz performs about
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Question 14· Computer hardware and the CPU· WAEC
When a computer compares two numbers to decide which is larger, the work is done by the
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Question 15· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB
A computer that works with continuously varying quantities such as temperature is
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Question 16· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB
A CPU with a 32-bit address bus can address up to
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Question 17· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB
Small, very fast storage locations inside the CPU are
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Question 18· Computer hardware and the CPU· WAEC
A power supply unit converts
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Question 19· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB
The motherboard is
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Question 20· Computer hardware and the CPU· JAMB
The fetch-decode-execute cycle is carried out by the
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JAMB and WAEC Computer Studies questions: Computer hardware and the CPU

Clock speed of a processor is measured in

Expansion slots on the motherboard allow

The part of the CPU that performs calculations and comparisons is the

Mainframe computers are used mainly by

Ports such as USB are used to

The register that holds the address of the next instruction to be fetched is the

The system unit houses

The component that converts AC mains to DC for the computer is the

The clock speed of a processor is measured in

Small, very fast storage locations inside the CPU that hold data being processed are

Hardware refers to

The address bus carries

A processor rated at 3 GHz performs about

When a computer compares two numbers to decide which is larger, the work is done by the

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

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

Small, very fast storage locations inside the CPU are

A power supply unit converts

The motherboard is

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