Communication Systems

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Communication Systems, the JAMB Computer Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 1. Communication Systems
• (a) Definitions and Acronym of ICT
• (b) Types and examples of ICT

Study notes & guidance

Study Communication Systems using a recommended Computer Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Computer Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Communication Systems, you should be able to:

1. State the full meaning of the acronym ICT
2. Define ICT
3. List types of ICT. - Broadcasting - Telecommunication - Data Network - Information Systems - Satellite Communication, etc.
4. Give examples of Broadcasting - Radio broadcasting - Television Broadcasting - Satellites Broadcasting etc.
5. List types of Telecommunications - Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN Land Line - Mobile phone system - Circuit Switched Packet Telephone System (CSPT) - Satellite Telephone System - Fixed Wireless Telephone System etc,
6. List types of Data Network - Personal Area Network (PAN) - Local Area Network (LAN) - Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) - Wide Area Network (WAN) - Intranet - Internet etc.
7. List types of Information System - Data Processing System - Global Positioning System (GPS), etc.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Computer Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.