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JAMB and WAEC Computer Studies questions: Computer security, ethics and safety

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All topicsAlgorithms and flowcharts · 39Application packages · 46Computer hardware and the CPU · 41Computer networks and the internet · 45Computer security, ethics and safety · 40Data processing and information · 40Evolution of computing · 42Input and output devices · 40Logic gates and Boolean algebra · 39Memory and storage devices · 44Number systems and data representation · 47Programming languages and BASIC · 43Software and operating systems · 42

  1. Question 1· Computer security, ethics and safety· WAEC

    A computer virus is

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

    Hacking means

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

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

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

    Plagiarism is

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

    Spyware is software that

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

    Nigeria's law against hacking, cyberstalking and similar offences is the

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

    A program that copies itself and damages files on a computer is

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

    Using copies of software without the owner's permission is

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

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

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

    Antivirus software is used to

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

    Two-factor authentication requires

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

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

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

    A strong password should

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

    Software piracy is

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

    Copying important files so that they can be restored later is

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

    A firewall

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

    Copying and distributing software without the owner's permission is

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

    Unwanted advertising e-mail sent to thousands of people at once is called

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

    Two-factor authentication improves security by requiring

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

    A firewall is used to

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