JAMB Commerce Past Questions & Answers - Page 3

11.

Communication process involves the transmission of a message over a selected channel to the?

A.

encoder

B.

receiver

C.

audience

D.

sender

Correct answer is B

The process of communication refers to the transmission or passage of information or message from the sender through a selected channel to the receiver overcoming barriers that affect its pace.

12.

A group of companies is a collection of? 

A.

subsidiaries and their holding company

B.

firms

C.

associates and their holding company

D.

industries

Correct answer is A

An industry is a group of companies that are related based on their primary business activities. it is also a group of manufacturers or businesses that produce a particular kind of goods or services. Workers in the textile industry design, fabricate, and sell cloth. 

13.

The agency in Nigeria which ensures that products conform with government quality specifications is the?

A.

standard organisation of Nigeria

B.

Nigeria consumer association

C.

manufacturers association of Nigeria

D.

Nigeria chambers of commerce

Correct answer is A

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is the sole statutory body that is vested with the responsibility of standardising and regulating the quality of all products in Nigeria.

14.

one of the obstacles to achieving the objectives of ECOWAS is?

A.

lack of a common currency

B.

colonial linkages

C.

sovereignty of state

D.

language difference

Correct answer is D

Major problems facing the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, include political instability and poor governance of member states, weakness and lack of diversification of national economies, poor or absent infrastructures for transportation and communications, and an abundance of similar organizations with the same objectives

15.

The temporary working area of the control processing unit is called the?

A.

CD-ROM

B.

CD-RAM

C.

ROM

D.

RAM

Correct answer is D

Random-access memory;is a form of computer data storage that stores data and machine code currently being used. A random-access memory device allows data items to be read or written in almost the same amount of time irrespective of the physical location of data inside the memory. it is a temporal storage device example is the harddisk