Computer Studies/ICT Practice Tests – Basic Programming (Questions With Answers and Explanations)

Which of the following is an assembly language?

Write the mathematical expression P = 2(l + b) in BASIC notation.

The rule that governs the structure of a command or programming language is referred to as _____

A. bugging   B. logical   C. runtime   D. syntax

Study the BASIC program below:

10 REM
20 INPUT LENGTH (L)
30 INPUT BREADTH (B)
40 LET A = L*B
50 PRINT AREA (A)
60 STOP
70 END

If L = 4½ and B = 3.5, what is A?

BASIC program recognises the following characters EXCEPT _____

The BASIC command that asks the user to enter the value of a variable at the keyboard is ______

In BASIC programming, the function of the REM statement is to ______ (NECO 2021)

The following are relational operators in QBASIC programming EXCEPT _____ (WAEC 2018)

Line numbers used in BASIC program statement must be in the range of 1 to _____ (NECO 2019)

The following are version of BASIC programming language EXCEPT _____

Study the BASIC program below:

10 REM PROGRAM TO READ 3 NUMBERS 5, 2, 4.
20 READ A, B, C
30 _________
40. END

The missing value for line 30 in the BASIC program above is ______

The BASIC command that assigns a value which may be the result of an expression to a variable is _______

Write the mathematical expression x(w + y)² in BASIC notation.

Transcribe the mathematical expression   into a BASIC operation. (NECO 2019)

Write the mathematical expression a² + b² = c² in BASIC notation.

The $ character in BASIC programming language is recognised as ____ variable. (NECO 2018)

The BASIC command that makes sound through the computer speaker is the _____ statement.

A. BEEP       B. CLS       C. END      D. GOTO

The BASIC command that displays a message on the screen is _____

Mnemonic codes and variable names are used in ____ language.

In BASIC program, every READ statement must be accompanied by a _____ statement.

QBASIC keywords do not include _____

The keyword REM in BASIC programming means ______

The following commands are used for looping in a BASIC program EXCEPT _____

The BASIC command that holds a list of values which are assigned sequentially using the READ command is ______

Write the mathematical expression ab/cd in BASIC notation.

The two fundamentals of BASIC program are CONSTANT and ______ (NECO 2019)

Which of the following statements jumps to a numbered or labelled line in a BASIC program? (NECO 2018)

Study the BASIC program below:

10 REM
20 INPUT LENGTH (L)
30 INPUT BREADTH (B)
40 LET A = L*B
50 PRINT AREA (A)
60 STOP
70 END

The BASIC program above will calculate _______

The _____ statement sets a limit on the number of times the loop will execute by assigning a range of values to a variable in BASIC programming language. (NECO 2018)

Which BASIC command holds a programmer’s comment?

Study the BASIC program below:

10 FOR P = 1 TO 50 STEP 2
20 PRINT P
30 NEXT P
40 STOP

The value 30 in the BASIC program above refers to ______ (NECO 2021)

In computer programming, the command that carries out a group of instructions repeatedly until a set condition is reached is called ______ (NECO 2018)

In BASIC programming, which statement is used to assign values to a variable? (NECO 2018)

The following are computer languages EXCEPT _____ language. (NECO 2019)

Write the mathematical expression   in BASIC notation.

Evaluate the BASIC statement below:

LET Z = 4*W^2 + 2*Y

Given that W = 5 and Y = 10

String and _____ variables are the constants that BASIC interpreter uses during execution. (NECO 2021)

The following are examples of programming languages EXCEPT ______

A suitable BASIC notation for the expression mc² is _______

Programmers write programs in a form called _____ code. (NECO 2018)