Computer Maintenance

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

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

• 2. Computer Maintenance

Study notes & guidance

Study Computer Maintenance 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 Computer Maintenance, you should be able to:

1. Perform general cleaning of the computer system
2. Charge and replace battery for portable systems and UPS
3. Clean drive lens
4. Perform simple hardware and software maintenance
5. Recover data from a crashed system

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.