Data Processing Past Questions

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Question 11
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S/N A B C D E F G H
1 STAFF DAYS ITEMS SALES (N) ITEMS SALES (N) ITEMS SALES (N) ITEMS SALES (N) ITEMS SALES (N)

ITEMS SALES (N)

2 JOY MON 208 300 500 400 300 158
3 AKIN TUE 300 200 500 400 200 200
4 KEN WED 400 300 400 500 100 300
                 

Figure 3

The highest sale by Joy is recorded in cell

AF1
BB4
CB4
DE2
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Question 12
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Figure 2 shows a dialog box from Microsoft Word application. Use it to answer question 19

Which of the following command shortcuts can be used to display the dialog bax in Figure when the application is running?

 

ACtrl + O
BCtrl + S
CCtrl + Y
DCtrl + Z
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Question 13
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The feature of a word document that shows the page, number of words and errors found in a document is the 

Amenu bar
Bscroll bar
Cstatus bar
Dtitle bar
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Question 14
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An operating systemthat enables more than one user to access the same data is called

Amulti-tasking OS
Bmulti-user OS
Csingle user OS
Dvirtual memory OS
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Question 15
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Use Figure 1 to answer question 16

To visit the previous page using the interface in Figure 1, the user will click on the part labeled

AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 16
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The following software are web browsers except

AFirefox
BGoogle Chrome
CLinux
DOpera
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Question 17
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Mr Francis has an office complex with 20 rooms. What type of network is suitable for connecting all the computers in their various rooms into a single network?

ALAN
BMAN
CPAN
DWAN
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Question 18
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The protocol for transferring file(s) from one machine to another is

ASNMP
BSMTP
CFTP
DFAT
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Question 19
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Which of the following file organizations requires primary Key?

AIndexed file organization
BRandom file organization
CSerial file organization
DSequential file organization
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Question 20
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When information is conveyed from one space to another, it is referred to as information

Aretrieval
Btranslation
Ctransmission
Dtransportation
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Question 21
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Which of the following actions is not a source of computer virus?

AChecking of e-mail
BDownloading programs
CReading from CD/DVD
DUploading data
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Question 22
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The manipulation of digitalized information by computer or other electronic equipment is known as 

Adata collation
Bdata manipulation
Cinformation manipulation
Dinformation processing
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Question 23
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The joystick is mainly used for 

Aclicking the links on web pages
Bdrawing and playing computer games
Cerasing of unwanted graphics
Dtyping of document in a word processor
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Question 24
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Fourth generation computer application can execute the following operations except

Adigging of drainages
Bdrainage channel design
Cmanagement of recreational facilities
Dpayroll management
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Question 25
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Which of the following media involves point-to-point communication?

ARadio
BSatellite
CTelephone
DTelevision
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Question 26
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The type of computer that counts in discrete form only is referred to as

Aanalog computer
Bdigital computer
Chybrid computer
Dmainframe computer
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Question 27
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Which of the following statements is true?

AData leads to information and information leads to knowledge
BData leads to knowledge and knowledge leads to information
CInformation leads to data and data leads to knowledge
DKnowledge leads to information and information leads to data
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Question 28
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The number 101100101\(2\) in denary is

A753
B653
C357
D356
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Question 29
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The term Garbage-In-Garbage-Out is used to explain the characteristics of the computer in terms of

Astorage
Bspeed
Cpower
Daccuracy
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Question 30
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The main component of the first generation computer was

Amicrochip
Btransistor
Cintegrated circuit
Delectronic valve
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