DATA PROCESSING PAST QUESTIONS (SSCE)

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SSCE/NECO/GCE (DATA PROCESSING)

DATA PROCESSING PAST QUESTIONS
These are Data Processing Past Questions. 40 questions will be picked at random from the question bank.
You have 30 minutes to answer all the questions.
You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to.
Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time.
Goodluck!
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1 / 40
Which of the following drawing tools would create special effects on texts?
text box
Word Art
shape tool
Smart Art

2 / 40
In graphic packages, the process of removing an unwanted part of an image is known as
cropping
resizing
shaping
editing

3 / 40
Which of the following programming languages need no translator for it to run?
Assembly Language
Low Level Language
Machine Language
High Level Language

4 / 40
Which of the following software can be used for graphic production
Acrobat reader
Corel Draw
PC write
DOS editor

5 / 40
A file kept in case of an accident or natural disaster is called
back up
reference
transition
master

6 / 40
A computer professional who studies an existing system with a view to evolving a computer-based system from it is
system analyst
computer programmer
system administrator
computer engineer

7 / 40
Which of the following are the basic components of a computer network? (I) A minimum of two computer (II) printer (III) Network Interface Card
I and III only
II and III only
I and II only
I, II and III

8 / 40
A program developed to protect the computer from malicious software is referred to as
Trojan
spyware
driver
anti-virus

9 / 40
Which of the following is not a preventive maintenance measure?
regular update of the operating system
proper shut down of the system
use of uninterrupted power supply
data recovery

10 / 40
1 megabyte is equivalent to ____________ kilobytes
1,000
1034
1024
1204

11 / 40
Which of these operations would not close Microsoft Word application?
choosing exit from the file menu drop down box
selecting close from the file menu drop down dialog box.
clicking the X button on the title bar
pressing the ALT + F4 keys

12 / 40
Planning and creating websites are stages in
web maintenance
web publishing
web design
web analysis

13 / 40
Which of the following is not safety equipment in a computer laboratory?
surge protector
fire extinguisher
smoke detector
metal detector

14 / 40
Which of the following factor is not considered when classifying computers?
purpose
location
type
size

15 / 40
Which of the following is not used for online shopping
master card
verve card
SIM card
credit card

16 / 40
The television set displays information as
audio-visual signals
visual signals
audio signals
antenna signals

17 / 40
Routine checks operations on computers in order to ensure its continued functioning is known as computer
services
installation
repairs
maintenance

18 / 40
In Microsoft Power Point, the action of holding down the left mouse key and moving the mouse around the slide would
highlight an item
select an item
move an item
drag an item

19 / 40
A modem and a telephone connection are provided. Other things needed to be able to connect a computer to the internet are
browser and printer
browser and ISP account
ISP account and utility software
ISP account and network

20 / 40
Which of the following is a secondary storage device?
EPROM
floppy disk
bubble memory
RAM

21 / 40
The property of a system software that enables it to execute more than one program at a time is referred to as
multitasking
load modules
virtual memory
compiling

22 / 40
Which generation of computers made use of integrated circuit?
second
first
fourth
third

23 / 40
A search engine is a
program that searches engines
tool that searches the web.
hardware component of a computer
computer engine that searches a database

24 / 40
The prevention of data from corruption and unauthorized access is a function of data
security
integrity
secrecy
coding

25 / 40
Information transmission by television is classified as
unimedia transmission
multimedia transmission
polymedia transmission
monomedia transmission

26 / 40
Which of the following methods is not suitable for securing files?
use of password
saving documents
use of anti-virus
use of backup

27 / 40
Which of the following is not a computer professional?
network administrator
system analyst
web master
file manager

28 / 40
The operation of checking input data against specified criteria is referred to as
data control
data validation
data cross check
data verification

29 / 40
A Microsoft Office application suite includes all the following except
Access
Power Point
Word
Corel Draw

30 / 40
In order to find and load a file that has been saved you need to select the _________ command
new
close
open
save

31 / 40
Computers store data as
files
folder
directories
documents

32 / 40
Which of the following is not a feature on the drawing too; bars?
line
drop cap
Arc
Oval shape

33 / 40
Computer virus cannot be transmitted by
pen drives
e-mail attachment
typing on keyboard
downloading files

34 / 40
Which of the following statements is true about registers?
it is situated beside the memory
it is above the CPU
it is a storage area around CPU
it is a special high speed storage area within the CPU

35 / 40
Which of the following is an alphabetic data?
Bed
AB + CD
AX44jj
%

36 / 40
The exchange of information over a network follow a set of rules called
transfer rules
channels
transmission rule
protocols

37 / 40
A data element that uniquely identifies one record from the other in a table is the
primary key
determinant
attribute key
entity key

38 / 40
The type of data which consists of text, number, audio, video, graphic and animation is called
multi-media data
data set
multi-variable data
multi-purpose data

39 / 40
Which of the following is not an ancient medium for transmitting information?
beating of drums
telephone
Fire lighting
whistling

40 / 40
The performance of the computer can be enhanced by
using a faster printer
installing a scanner
increasing the memory size
using a large monitor

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