Computer Second Term examination JSS2 2026

Welcome to your Computer Second Term examination JSS2 2026

Name

Class

Constants are values that:

Never change during execution

Are temporary

Always change

Store user input

Variables in BASIC are:

Only numbers

Storage locations that can change

Fixed values

Symbols that never change

Which rule applies to BASIC arithmetic expressions?

Can be written in multiple lines

Must avoid operators

Must be written on a single line

Must use superscripts

Which is a correct BASIC expression for X² + Y²?

X+Y^2

X2+Y2

X^2+Y^2

LET statement is used to

clear screen

end a program

assign values to variables

declare constants

The CLS statement is used to

print output

assign values

save data

erase screen content

BASIC key statements are also called

comments

constants

reserved words

variables

A string constant must be enclosed in

apostrophes

commas

brackets

quotation marks

Which of the following is a numeric constant?

“Hello”

“123”

NAME$

Constants are values that

change sometimes

depend on input

change always

do not change

Which of the following is a string variable?

NAME$

AVERAGE

COUNT

TOTAL

String variables must always end with

Which of the following is a numerical variable?

VALUE$

COLOR$

NAME$

SUM

A variable is a

program error

storage location

reserved word

fixed value

The correct BASIC form of X² + Y² is

X+Y

X^2+Y^2

X2+Y2

The exponentiation operator in BASIC is

D. +

B. /

C. ^

A. *

Operands are

symbols used to calculate

data or values used in expressions

reserved words

instructions given to the computer

An expression is a combination of

numbers only

operators only

operands and operators

variables only

Which of the following is NOT an example of BASIC?

Pascal

GWBASIC

Quick BASIC

Turbo BASIC

The BASIC character set refers to:

Only special symbols

Only numbers used in programming

The collection of symbols used in BASIC

Only alphabetic letters

Which statement correctly distinguishes STOP and END?

STOP can appear multiple times; END appears once at the end

END can appear anywhere

STOP ends permanently; END pauses

Both appear only once

What is the function of the GOTO statement?

Store data

Display output

End the program

Skip to another line number

Which statement pair works together to store and retrieve values?

PRINT and INPUT

READ and DATA

END and STOP

CLS and LET

The REM statement is used to:

Store values

Execute commands

Stop programs

Add comments ignored by the computer

Which statement is used to display output?

OUTPUT

INPUT

READ

Which statement collects DATA from the user?

DATA

CLS

INPUT

The LET statement is used to:

Assign values to variables

End a program

Print results

Input data

The CLS statement is used to:

Stop execution

Clear the screen

Print output

Read data

BASIC key statements are:

File names

Random words

Reserved words with specific meanings

Variable names

Which is an example of a string constant?

-3.4

“Hello World”

SUM

What must a string variable end with?

Which type of variable stores only numbers?

Numeric variable

String variable

Constant variable

Special variable

SECTION B (THEORY)

Convert the following algebraic expressions into BASIC expressions: a. 2xy b. X² + Y² c. (C + 4) / x²

What are BASIC key statements

Explain how the INPUT statement works during program execution

What is the importance of the REM statement in programming

Explain the function of the PRINT statement

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