Data Processing Past Questions

Question 151

waec 2018

While typing, a series of letters were highlighted and the keyboard key combination "Ctrl + B" was executed, the highlighted letters would be 

Aunderlined

Bitalicized

Cdeleted

Dbold

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Question 152

waec 2018

Which of the following command would undo the last operation carried out in Microsoft Word

ACtrl + Z

BCtrl + Y

CCtrl + W

DCtrl + U

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Question 153

waec 2018

Identify an operating system from the following software

AWriter

BMS One note

CMS Access

DLinux

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Question 154

waec 2018

The website "www.google.com" indicates that Google is 

Aa commercial organization

Ba non-profit organization

Ca research organization

Dan educational organization

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Question 155

waec 2018

Another term for Uniform Resources Locator (URL) is

Awebsite address

BIP address

Cdomain name

Ddata link

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Question 156

waec 2018

Which of the following devices would not transmit signals from one point to another?

Atelephone line

Bmodem

Cfibre optics

Dcoaxial cable

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Question 157

waec 2018

The following are advantages of networking except 

Aspamming

Bsharing of resources

Ccommunication

Dbackup

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Question 158

waec 2018

The media which enable electromagnetic signals to be transmitted through free space is known as 

Aunguided media

Bintranet

Cguided media

Dethernet

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Question 159

waec 2018

At what stage of information processing is data validtion carried out?

AData analysis

BData collection

CData processing

DData summarization

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Question 160

waec 2018

Stages in data processing cycle includes the following except data

Acollation

Bgathering

Cparsing

Dprocessing

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Question 161

waec 2018

The main components of the central processing unit (CPU) of the computer are

Aregister and memory

Bcontrol unit and register

Ccontrol unit and ALU

DALU and BUS

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Question 162

waec 2018

The ICT application which helps to resolve road congestion at junctions is 

Aautomatic teller machine

Bautomomatic traffic marshal

CStreet light

Dtraffic light

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Question 163

waec 2018

Which  of these channels would enable business transactions between a buyer from Nigeria and a seller from Ghana 

Ae-portal

Be-library

Ce-commerce

Dpodcasting

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Question 164

waec 2018

Which of the following is not considered when classifying computers

Asize

Btype

Clocation

Dpurpose

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Question 165

waec 2018

The following are primary sources of information except

Aquestionnaire

Bpublication

Cobservation

Dinterview

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Question 166

waec 2018

The act of producing information from figures, text or images is called data 

Acollation

Bconversion

Cpreparation

Dprocessing

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Question 167

waec 2018

Microprocessor was used as the main electronic component of the 

Afirst generation computers

Bsecond generation computers

Cthird generation computers

Dfourth generation computers

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Question 168

waec 2018

The first generation computers made use of

Alow level programming

Bhigh level programming language

Cobject-oriented programming language

Dprocedural programming language

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Question 169

waec 2017

Which of these operations would not improve the performance of a parallel database system?

ABuilding indexes

BDeleting unwanted data

CEvaluating queries

DStoring data across several sites.

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Question 170

waec 2017

Maintaining the value nd content of data is part of data

Acoding

Bintegrity

Csecrecy

Dsecurity

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