Data Processing Past Questions

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Question 11
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The merge button in spreadsheet application is used to 

Acombine adjacent cell
Bconvert selected cell into single cell
Cmerge two tables
Dsplit a cell into two or more cells
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Question 12
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Pressing the key combination Ctrl + J on a selected text in a Microsoft Word document would

Aalign the text
Bdeselect the text
Cjustify the paragraph
Djuxtapose the text
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Question 13
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The symbols dialog box of MS Word application is located on the 

Aformat menu
Bhelp menu
Cinsert menu
Dview menu
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Question 14
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Graphical User Interface is considered user friendly because of the following reasons except that it

Acompels the user to learn all the command before operating the system
Bdisplays all the actions available to the user for easy access.
Cis easier for user to operate and understand
Dmakes the icons and menu familiar to the user
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Question 15
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An entrepreneur who wishes to send digital data over a telephone line would need a 

Ahub
Bmodem
Crouter
Dswitch
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Question 16
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The process of copying data or information form the internet to a personal computer is termed

Abrowsing
Bdownloading
Cretrieving
Dsurfing
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Question 17
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One similarity  between the internet and intranet is that they both

Awere invented by the same company
Buse the same technology
Chave the same coverage
Dare open to the public
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Question 18
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A company has four computer system, one printer and one scanner for its daily operations. One factor that can motivate the company to connect all the devices in a network is the need to 

Aprovide efficient services
Bsave running cost
Cshare software only
Duse a wireless connection
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Question 19
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Which of the options A to D is not a medium of information transmission?

ACable
BSatellite
CTelevision set
DWireless transmission
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Question 20
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Which of the following sources of information is received by the user in visual mode only?

ATelevision
BRadio
CPhotograph
DComputer
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Question 21
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One disadvantage of electronic data processing is

Ahandling complex computation
Bmedium for effective storage
Cprocessing data at a phenomenal speed
Dvulnerability to attack
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Question 22
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Basic computer operations include the following except

Acontrol
Binput
Coutput
Dprocess
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Question 23
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Which of the following parts of the computer ensures the smooth operation of its hardware?

AMain memory
BControl unit
CAuxiliary age
DArithmetic and Logic Unit
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Question 24
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Internet banking entails 

Aapplying computer networks in banking operation
Bapplying computers to automate banking operations
Cgenerating tokens and One-Time-Passwords for online payments
DUsing ATM for banking operations
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Question 25
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Magnetic Ink Charcter Recognition is applied on

Avoice recognition devices
Bmobile devices
Clarge data capturing machines
Dbank cheques
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Question 26
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One advantage of the first generation computers is

AProcessing speed
BPortability
Cheating effect
Dburglar-proof
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Question 27
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The sum of 110\(_2\) and 101\(_2\) is

A1101\(_2\)
B1110\(_2\)
C1100\(_2\)
D1011\(_2\)
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Question 28
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A teacher computed the average score of students in a given test. The result of the computation describes 

Arecord
Binformation
Cdata
Dfile
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Question 29
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In hexadecimal system, D is equivalent to

A15
B14
C13
D10
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Question 30
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The use of Visual Display Unit was a major breakthrough in the 

Afirst generation computers
Bsecond generation computers
Cthird generation computers
Dfifth generation computers
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