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Question 181
waec 2016

Which of the following defines heterogeneous distributed database?

ASame DBMS is used at each location but data are not distributed across all nodes.
BSame DBSM is used at each location with data distributed across all nodes.
CDifferent DBSM is used at each location and data are not distributed across all nodes.
DDifferent DBSM is used at each location and data are distributed across all nodes
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Question 182
waec 2016

The prevention of data from corruption and unauthorized access is a function of data

Asecurity
Bsecrecy
Cintergrity
Dcoding
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Question 183
waec 2016

The records of students in a school are kept in order of their arrival. What files access method would be used to access a student's record if the latest record would first be retrieved?

ADirect
BIndexed
CBatch
Dsequential
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Question 184
waec 2016

Computers store data as

Afolders
Bfiles
Cdocuments
Ddirectories
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Question 185
waec 2016

Relationship between tables in a relational model are created by

Aforeign keys
Bdeterminants
Ccomposite keys
Dcandidates keys
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Question 186
waec 2016

In relational model, a tuple is a?

AA column of table
Bkey of a table
Crow of a table
Dtwo-dimensional table
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Question 187
waec 2016

A program designed to detect and prevent malicious programs from a computer system is

Aspyware
Bpasscode
Cmalware
Dfirewall
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Question 188
waec 2016

Computer virus cannot be transmitted by 

Adownloading files
Be-mail attachment
Cpen drives
Dtyping of keyboard
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Question 189
waec 2016

Acomputer pofessional who studies an existing system with a view to evolving a computer based system from it is

Asystem analyst
Bsystem administrator
Ccomputer programmer
Dcomputer engineer
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Question 190
waec 2016

Which of the following operations prevent file loss?

AFile backup
BFile conversation
CFile maintenance
DFile sorting
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Question 191
waec 2016

A technician can protect itself from electronic discharge by using

Awrist strap
Bvoltmeter
Cscrew driver
Dmagnet
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Question 192
waec 2016

The moral principles that regulates the use of computers, its accessories and environment are called

Aethics
Bconduct
Cattitude
Dappreciation
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Question 193
waec 2016

The perfomance of the computer can be enhanced by 

Ausing large monitors
Busing faster printer
Cinstalling a scanner
Dincreasing the memory size
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Question 194
waec 2016

Routine checks operations on computers in order to ensure its continuous functioning is known as computer

Aservicing
Brepairs
Cmaintenance
Dinstallation
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Question 195
waec 2016

In graphic packages, the process of removing unwanted part of an image is known as 

AShaping
Bresizing
Cediting
Dcropping
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Question 196
waec 2016

Which of these packages could be used by a Data processing teacher to design a website for a school 

AFront Page
BPagemaker
CPowerPoint
Dword Perfect
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Question 197
waec 2016

In MS PowerPoint presentation, the special effects that control the order in which objects enter a slide and their manner of appearance is

ATransition
BMedia
CClipArt
DAnimation
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Question 198
waec 2016

A data element that uniquely identifies one record from the other in a table is the

AAttribute key
Bdeterminant
Centity key
Dprimary key
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Question 199
waec 2016

In Database Management System (DBMS), linking entities is used to represent?

AAttributes
BObjects
CRelationships
DRelations
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Question 200
waec 2016

The MS Excel worksheet below shows the salary distribution for four staff  of a company. The net salary is paid after deductions have been made.

S/N A B C D E
1 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER BASIC SALARY (N) TOTAL ALLOWANCE (N) TOTAL DEDUCTION (N) NET SALARY (N)
2 LP/p/1202 22000 29000 7000 44000
3 L/P/1250 26000 35000 9000 52000
4 L/P/3205 15000 21000 6000 30000
5 L/P/3215 33000 41000 8000 66000

Which of the following for mulas would be used to obtain the value in cell E2?

A= B2 + C2 - D2
B= B2 + C2 + D2
C= (B2 + C2 + D2)/3
D= C2 - D2
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