Today’s WAEC Computer Studies/ Science Essay Answers 2020

1a)
(i) Corel draw
(ii) Adobe Photoshop

(1b)
To insert a photograph into a multimedia presentation:
Select the “Insert tab”, then click the Pictures command in the Images group. A dialog box will
appear. Locate and select the edited image file, then click Insert.
The picture will appear on the currently selected slide.

(1c)
Audio

(1d)
(i) Projector
(ii) Computer system
(iii) Screen 

(2ai)
Video conferencing is a live visual connection between two or more people residing in separate
localities for the purpose of communication.

(2aii)
TABULATE

ITEM | TICK
Track ball |
Codec | √
Broadband | √
Telephone |
Modem/Router | √
Magnetic tape drive |
Webcam | √
Dot matrix printer |

(2aiii)
(i) Projector
(ii) USB microphones

(2b)
(i) HDMI
(ii) USB cables.
No (3a)
The term home page is used to refer to the page that is the default page of any website. It is the
main page of a complex website

(3bi)
(i)To foster communication
(ii)For information resources

(3bii)
(i)Virus threat
(ii)Spamming

(3c)
(i)Firefox
(ii)Google
(iii)Internet explorer
(iv)Opera
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No (5a)

An algorithm is a step-by-step analysis of the process, while a flowchart explains the steps of a
program in a graphical way.
5bi)Always format your flow from left to right or top to bottom.

Ii) Run your return lines under your flowchart, making sure that they don’t overlap.

Iii ) Maintain consistent spacing between symbols.

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1ai)
Computer system is a connection of electro-mechanical devices that link together forming a system
inorder to perform automatic data processing (EDP) using software

1aii)
Major Component of computer
i)Central processing unit(CPU)
ii)Input unit
iii)Output unit
iv)storage unit

1aiii)
i)Collection
ii)conversion
iii)Manipulation
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(2a) Register is used to quickly accept, store, and transfer data and instructions that are being used
immediately by the CPU.

(2b)
(i) Memory Address Register(MAR)
(ii) Accumulator Register(AC)
(iii) Memory data Register(MDR)

(2c)
(i) Register also provides a means to access counters for profiling system performance.
(ii)Register is used for storing the results that are produced by the system
(iii) MAR holds the memory location of data that needs to be accessed.

(2d)
(i) Registers are temporary storage in the CPU that holds the data the processor is currently working on,
while Main memory holds the program instructions and the data the program requires.

(ii) Main memory can be addressed on a byte boundaries, where Registers may not be able to access all
the bytes in a register.

(iii) Registers are the fastest memory in a computer while Main memory is the slowest still-fast memory
in a computer.

5ai)
booting is the initialization of a computerized system.

5aii)
Cold booting: when the computer is started after having been switched off. While Warm booting: when
the operating system alone is restarted (without being switched off) after a system crash or ‘freeze.’

5b)
A peripheral is an ancillary device used to put information into and get information out of the
computer.”

5ci.
Keyboard

5cii.
Printer

5ciii.
Flash

5civ.
Processor

WAEC Computer Studies Practical 2018 | Questions and Answers

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*Question 1*

(a) Match each type of ICT in Table 1 with its relevant communication

sector.

Table 1

*ICT Type * *Communication

Sector*
Satellite communication Radio

Broadcasting Internet

Data network GSM

Telecommunication Video conferencing

(b) List three computing devices that belong to each of:

(i) 19th;

(ii) 20th century periods.

The expected answers were:

1. (a) Table 1

*ICT type *

*Communication Sector*

Satellite communication Video conferencing

Broadcasting Radio

Data network Internet

Telecommunication GSM

[ 4 marks ]

(b)(i) Any three computing devices for the 19th century

*Abacus; *

* Slide Rule; *

Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine; Napier’s bone;

Hollenrith Census Machine; Pascal’s

calculator;

Leibnitz multiplier;
Burrough’s Machine

Jacquad loom;

Stones;

Sticks;

Pebbles;

Fingers.

(ii) Any three computing devices for the 20th century

1. ENIAC;

2. EDVAC;

3. UNIVAC 1;

4. Calculator;

5. Desktop personal computers;

6. Laptop and notebook computers;

7. Palmtop/Tablet PC.

The question was on Computer Devices I and II. Many of the candidates

*Question 2*

(a) List: (i) Three application areas of a word processing program;

(ii) Three types of data item.

(b) Identify the four data types available in Table 2.

Table 2

Student I.D. Name Date of Birth Score in

Computer studies Gender

 A 00022 Odi, G.A. 13/10/97

38 M

C 00021 Zakari, M. 15/05/98

71 M

B 00023 Ngozi Tella 16/09/96

62 F

The expected answers were:

2. (a)(i) Any three application areas of a word processing program

Office; Publishing;

Journalism; Education;

Homes; Health Institution;

Financial Institution; Agricultural Institution;

Business Centres; Oil Sector;

Aviation; Judiciary;

Hotel/Tourism; Manufacturing Industries;

Laboratory Research Centre.

(ii) Numeric

Alphanumeric

Alphabetic

(b) Alphanumeric

Alphabetic/Text

Date

Numeric

*Question 3*
(a) (i) Define Information and Communication Technology

(ii) State three uses of Information and Communication Technology in

the banking sector.

(b) State the full meaning of the following:

(i) LAN;

(ii) GPS;

(iii) IP.

The expected answers were:

3.(a)(i) Information and Communication Technology is the convergence and

use of digital and communication technologies for the purpose of

manipulating, transmitting, storing, accessing and retrieving information.

(ii) Three uses of ICT in the banking sector

Online banking E-receipt

E-payment E-statement

ATM card Communication

Mobile banking Monitoring of daily activities

Data storage and retrieval Fund transfer

E-transact Sharing of resources

(b) LAN - Local Area Network

GPS - Global Positioning System

IP - Internet Protocol

The question was on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It

was popular with the candidates but greeted with some inability to

define ICT and stating correctly the acronyms . The candidates’

performance was reported to be average.

*Question 4*

(a) List three criteria that are used in classifying file.

 (b) State: (i) Two advantages and two disadvantages of computer files;

(ii) Three methods of file security.

The expected answers were:

4.(a) Three criteria used in file classification

Nature of file content;

Organizational method;

Storage devices/media;

(b)(i)

*Advantage ( Any two)*

*Disadvantage (Any two)*

Faster and efficient in processing of information

Expensive to set up

More secure

Requires power supply

Fast to access

Data are often duplicated

Uses lesser space

Vulnerable to virus attacks

More accurate

Can be corrupted

Can be updated

Requires formal training to handle

Permits long time storage and retrieval

(ii) Any three methods of file security

1. Use of backup

2. Use of antivirus/Use of firewalls

3. Use of password

4. Proper labeling of storage devices

5. Restriction of access to computer installation/room

6. File encryption

*Question 5*

(a) Define programming language.

(b) Write the following mathematical expressions in BASIC notations:

(i) x(w + y)2;

(ii) ;

(iii) p = 2 (l + b).

(c) Write a simple BASIC program to calculate the area (A) of a

rectangle with length (l) and breadth (b).

(d) List two levels of programming language.

The expected answers were:

5.(a) Programming language is an artificial language designed to

communicate instructions to a machine, particularly the computer.

(b)(i) x * (w+y)^2 or x*(w+y)**2

(ii)

(iii) p = 2 *(l+b)

(c) BASIC PROGRAM TO CALCULATE AREA OF A RECTANGLE

10 REM “PROGRAM TO CALCULATE THE AREA OF A RECTANGLE”

20 INPUT “LENGTH” ; L

30 INPUT “BREADTH” ; B

40 LET A = L*B

50 PRINT “AREA =’’ ; A

60 END
OR

10 REM “PROGRAM TO CALCULATE THE AREA OF A RECTANGLE”

20 INPUT L

30 INPUT B

40 LET A = L*B

50 PRINT A

60 END

(9) Any two programming languages

Machine language;

Low-level language/ Assembly language;

High-level language.