Data Processing Past Questions

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Question 1
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Which of the following terms is not a feature of distributed database?

AFragmentation
BMultiple storage
CReplication
DSingle server
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Question 2
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To prevent the loss of data in the computer, it is better to implement file

Aaccess
Bmaintenance
Cchecks
Dbackup
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Question 3
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The following media are used for information transmission except

Adiary
Bmagazine
Cradio
Dtelevision
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Question 4
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A file organization that contains a reference number is called

Adirect access
Bindexed access
Crandom access
Dsequential access
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Question 5
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The best arrangement that gives the correct order of magnitude of the database element is 

Acharacter, field, record, table, database, file
Bcharacter, field, record, table, file, database
Crecord, file, field, table, character, database
Dtable, file, record, field, character, database
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Question 6
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The function of the SQL statement SELECT Student ID, Surname, House Name FROM Student, is that it 

Aretrieves the listed fields from student table
Bhighlight the listed fields from student table
Chides the selected fields from student table
Ddeletes the listed fields from students table
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Question 7
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One advantage of information processing is that

Aface-to-face interaction among staff may be reduced
Binitial investment cost can be high
Crunning cost becomes lower in the long term
DIt encourages the training/retraining of staff
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Question 8
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The malware which is programmed to initiate at a specific date or when a specific event occurs is called

Adirectory virus
Blogic bomb
Cpolymorphic virus
Droot kit virus
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Question 9
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A system analyst is a person who

Adesigns flowchart
Bdesigns and implements new solutions
Ctrains computer users
Dwrites complex computer programs
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Question 10
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Security breaches in computing cannot be prevented through the use of

Aantivirus
Bencryption
Cfirewall
Dfirmware
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Question 11
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One safety measure to consider in a computer room is 

Aarranging the chairs in the room together
Bkeeping liquid within the room
Cclosing the door always
Dmaintaining a dust-free environment
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Question 12
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The use of the internet to perform illegal activities is generally called 

Acyber crime
Bpacket sniffing
Cphishing
Dspamming
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Question 13
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The erratic movement of the mouse pointer is usually caused by

Adamaged driver
Bdirty mouse ball
Cimproper connection of mouse cable
Doutdated driver
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Question 14
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One precautionary measure taken when cleaning a monitor is 

Aplugging of power supply cable
Bspraying a windows cleaner on the monitor
Cunplugging the power supply cable
Dusing a vacuum cleaner to clean the monitor casing
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Question 15
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Figure 4 shows CorelDraw tool bar. The part labeled I is used to

Ashape objects
Bselect objects
Cdraw lines and curves
Dcreate texts
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Question 16
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Web design packages includes the following except 

AMacromedia Dreamweaver
BiWeb
CFront Page
DAdobe PageMaker
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Question 17
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To show the whole presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, select slide show from the 

Adesign tab
Bhome tab
Ctitle bar
Dmenu bar
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Question 18
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The correct order of the steps taken in creating a database from the database template in MS Access 2007 is

Aclick on the Office button --> click New --> choose a database of your choice
Bclick New --> click on Office button --> choose a database of your choice
Cclick on database of your choice --> click New --> click on Office button
Dclick New --> choose database of your choice --> click on Office button
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Question 19
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The field in a database which uniquely identifies each record is called a 

Acomposite key
Bforeign key
Clocal key
Dprimary key
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Question 20
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The formula to calculate the average of a given range of data from cell B2 to cell D4 in a Microsoft Excel worksheet is

A= AVERAGE (B2+D4)
B=AVERAGE (B2:D4)
C=AVERAGE(B2, D4)
D=AVERAGE(B2;D4)
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