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SSCE/NECO/GCE (DATA PROCESSING)

DATA PROCESSING PAST QUESTIONS SSCE (APP)

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Information transmission by television is classified as

unimedia transmission

polymedia transmission

multimedia transmission

monomedia transmission

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A modem and a telephone connection are provided. Other things needed to be able to connect a computer to the internet are

browser and ISP account

ISP account and utility software

ISP account and network

browser and printer

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The exchange of information over a network follow a set of rules called

transfer rules

protocols

channels

transmission rule

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Which of the following is an alphabetic data?

AB + CD

Bed

AX44jj

%

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A Microsoft Office application suite includes all the following except

Access

Power Point

Corel Draw

Word

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A program developed to protect the computer from malicious software is referred to as

spyware

driver

Trojan

anti-virus

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Which generation of computers made use of integrated circuit?

second

fourth

first

third

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The television set displays information as

antenna signals

audio signals

visual signals

audio-visual signals

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A computer professional who studies an existing system with a view to evolving a computer-based system from it is

computer engineer

computer programmer

system analyst

system administrator

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Which of the following is not a computer professional?

network administrator

web master

file manager

system analyst

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The following are destructive software except

drivers

Trojan horses

logic bomb

worms

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In order to find and load a file that has been saved you need to select the _________ command

open

save

close

new

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Which of the following is employed in transfer of data between computers and a network?

female connector

USB port

male connector

fiber optics

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

entity key

primary key

determinant

attribute key

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Which of the following is part of a computer processor?

CPU and main memory

control unit and ALU

operation system and application

main memory and storage

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Which of the following methods is not suitable for securing files?

use of anti-virus

use of backup

use of password

saving documents

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Which of the following operation prevents file loss?

file conversion

file sorting

file backup

file maintenance

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Computers store data as

directories

documents

files

folder

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

application

attitude

conduct

ethics

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Which of the following is a secondary storage device?

bubble memory

RAM

floppy disk

EPROM

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Which of the following is not safety equipment in a computer laboratory?

smoke detector

fire extinguisher

metal detector

surge protector

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Planning and creating websites are stages in

web design

web publishing

web analysis

web maintenance

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Which of the following is not a feature on the drawing too; bars?

drop cap

Oval shape

line

Arc

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

secrecy

security

coding

integrity

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The type of data which consists of text, number, audio, video, graphic and animation is called

multi-variable data

data set

multi-media data

multi-purpose data

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Which of the following drawing tools would create special effects on texts?

text box

shape tool

Smart Art

Word Art

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Which of the following programming languages need no translator for it to run?

Machine Language

Assembly Language

High Level Language

Low Level Language

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Which of these operations would not close Microsoft Word application?

clicking the X button on the title bar

pressing the ALT + F4 keys

choosing exit from the file menu drop down box

selecting close from the file menu drop down dialog box.

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

cropping

shaping

resizing

editing

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Which of the following statements is true about registers?

it is a storage area around CPU

it is above the CPU

it is a special high speed storage area within the CPU

it is situated beside the memory

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Which of the following factor is not considered when classifying computers?

location

type

size

purpose

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Which of the following software can be used for graphic production

Corel Draw

DOS editor

PC write

Acrobat reader

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An operating system will perform the following function except

protection from surge (start with this question)

storage locations management

user profile creation

files and folders management

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Which of the following is not an application of computer?

traffic light control

point of sale terminal

bank notes counter

automated teller machine

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1 megabyte is equivalent to ____________ kilobytes

1,000

1204

1034

1024

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Which of the following is not an ancient medium for transmitting information?

Fire lighting

beating of drums

whistling

telephone

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Companies that provide internet access are referred to as

Internet service provider

network service providers

fixed network operators

internet network operators

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A file kept in case of an accident or natural disaster is called

transition

back up

reference

master

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The operation of checking input data against specified criteria is referred to as

data control

data verification

data validation

data cross check

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A search engine is a

tool that searches the web.

computer engine that searches a database

program that searches engines

hardware component of a computer

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Computer virus cannot be transmitted by

e-mail attachment

typing on keyboard

pen drives

downloading files

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

services

repairs

installation

maintenance

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The property of a system software that enables it to execute more than one program at a time is referred to as

compiling

multitasking

virtual memory

load modules

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Which of the following is not used for online shopping

master card

SIM card

verve card

credit card

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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

I and II only

II and III only

I, II and III

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The advantages of electronic data processing including the following except

storage capacity

automatic processing

fast and reliable processing

hacking

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Which of the following is not a preventive maintenance measure?

regular update of the operating system

data recovery

use of uninterrupted power supply

proper shut down of the system

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The transfer of information from internet to your computer is called

documentation

download

copy

retrieval

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In Microsoft Power Point, the action of holding down the left mouse key and moving the mouse around the slide would

move an item

drag an item

select an item

highlight an item

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The performance of the computer can be enhanced by

increasing the memory size

using a large monitor

installing a scanner

using a faster printer

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