Data Processing Past Questions

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Question 21
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Which of the following characteristics is associated with the architecture of parallel database?

ACommunication cost and problems cannot be ignored
BMachines can be far from each other
CMachines are physically close to each other
DIt is usually associated with shared-nothing architecture
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Question 22
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Which of the following statements supports the goals of data backup?
I. Need for duplication II. Need for future reference III. Protection against data loss

AI and II only
BI and III only
CII and III only
DI, II and III
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Question 23
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Which one of the following pairs contains computer file classification?

AMaster file and serial file
BRandom file and master file
CReference file and random file
DTransaction file and master file
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Question 24
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The major difference between serial and sequential files is that sequential files are

Agiven a key
Bsorted in a particular order
Cstored as they come
Drecorded in any storage medium
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Question 25
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Which one of the following statements is true about database tables?

AAll the tables in a database have a common name
BA table may contain repeating groups
CEntries in a column are from different domains based on datatype
DThere are no duplicate rows in a table
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Question 26
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The entities in the figure above are named

ARegNo, Name and Age
BMusa, Uche and Bayo
CStudent and Subject
DMaths, Eng and DP
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Question 27
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A malware that copies and replicates itself using computer network and security flaws is

ARootkit virus
BSpyware
CTrojan horse
DWorm
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Question 28
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A computer virus replicates itself into other programs or certain areas on the disk during the

Adormant phase.
Bexecution phase
Cpropagation phase
Dtrigger phase.
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Question 29
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Measures taken to avoid eye strain include the following except

Aadjusting the brightness of the monitor
Badjustıng the height of the screen
Cblinking of eyes often
Drelaxing the body regularly.
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Question 30
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A database administrator is responsible for the following tasks except

Acontrolling and monitoring user access to the database
Benrolling users and maintaining system security
Cmaintaining archived data
Dmaintaining connection between local network and the network and the internet
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Question 31
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Preventive maintenance measures in the computer room include the following options except

Agood ventilation
Bproper illumination
Cthe use of rugs
Dthe use of tiles
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Question 32
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Proper network implementation and good ICT policies are types of 

Aadaptive measures
Bcorrective measures
Cperfective measures
Dpreventive measures
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Question 33
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Which one of the following practices is considered ethical?

AGaining access into school database to change one's grades
BGaining access into government database to alter personal details
CLogging into a friend's social media account to read inbox messages
DSigning into school e-library to read e-books
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Question 34
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One precautionary measure taken when cleaning a monitor is

Acovering the monitor with antiglare
Bcleaning the monitor with alcohol
Cunplugging the power supply cable
Dusing a vacuum cleaner to dust the monitor casing
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Question 35
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The part labelled IV in the image above is used to

Ashape objects
Bselect and transform objects
Cdraw lines and curves
Dcreate texts
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Question 36
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Web design packages include the following, except

AMacromedia Dreamweaver
BiWeb
CFront page
DAdobe pagemaker
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Question 37
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Which of the following lists contains the primary keys in the figure above?

ACustomers, Orders, and Products
BCustomerld, Orderld, Productld.
CCustomerId, FirstName, LastName and DateCreated
DCustomers, CustomerId, FirstName, LastName, and DateCreated
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Question 38
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How many primary keys exist in the figure above?

A3
B4
C5
D12
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Question 39
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The function of the foreign key in a database is to 

Auniquely identify tuples in a table
Bprovide a link between data in two tables
Cuniquely identify an entity occurrence
Duniquely identify each record in a table
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Question 40
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To add a new column to the right of the IGR column on the interface in the figure above, the user would.

Aright click on cell Cl snf thrn click on insert
Bright click on cell Dl and then click on user
Cright click on column C and then click on insert
Dright click on column D and the click on user
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