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WAEC - Data Processing (2015)

1
Which of the following persons invented the punch card machine?
Answer
(D)
Dr. Herman Hollerith
2
Convert \(47_8\) to its binary equivalent.
Answer
(A)
100111\(_2\)
3
The operation of checking input data against specified criteria is referred to as.
Answer
(B)
data validation
4
Which of the following is not a source of data collection.
Answer
(D)
classification
5
Which of the following is true about digital computers.
Answer
(C)
they represent numbers through a string of binary digits.
6
Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp are examples of
Answer
(A)
social media
7
Which of the following is not an application of computers?
Answer
(A)
bank notes counter
8
Which of the following is secondary storage device.
Answer
(C)
floppy disk
9
Information analysis procedures includes the following except
Answer
(C)
interpret and conclude
10
The advantages of electronic data processing includes the following except
Answer
(B)
hacking
11
Which of the following is not a transmission medium?
Answer
(D)
modem
12
Information transmission by television is classified as
Answer
(A)
multimedia transmission
13
Which of the following are the basic components of a computer network? I. A minimum of two computers II. Printers III. Network interface card.
Answer
(B)
I and III
14
Social networking does not promote.
Answer
(D)
e-payment
15
Companies that provide internet access are referred to as
Answer
(C)
internet service providers
16
While typing a MS word document, Akin inserted footer in the document in order to 
Answer
(C)
insert page numbers
17
The spreadsheet symbol used to convert a number to a label is
Answer
(D)
apostrophe sign (')
18
In spreadsheets, data would not be accepted into a cell by pressing the.
Answer
(C)
Esc key
19
A field in a database table is also known as 
Answer
(C)
attribute
20
The property of a system software that enables it to execute more than one program at a time is referred to as 
Answer
(C)
multitasking
21
Which of these operations would not close MS word application?
Answer
(D)
selecting the close from the file menu drop down dialogue box
22
The feature in a database application that acts as an interface between the user and the database is called a?
Answer
(A)
query
23
Planning and creating websites are stages in?
Answer
(C)
web design
24
The type of data entered into a table in database follow a set of rules known as?
Answer
(C)
algorithms
25
Which of the following drawing tools would create special effects for texts?
Answer
(D)
Word Art
26
The study of the effect of interaction between the computer and human users is referred to as computer
Answer
(A)
ergonomy
27
In MS Powerpoint, the action of holding down the left mouse key and moving the mouse around the slide would
Answer
(B)
drag an item
28
A file kept in case of an accident or natural disaster is called
Answer
(C)
back-up
29
Which of the following is not a preventive maintenance measure?
Answer
(D)
data recovery
30
Which of the following is not a safety equipment in a computer laboratory?
Answer
(B)
metal detector
31
Which of the following is not a computer professional?
Answer
(D)
File Manager
32
The following are desturctive software except 
Answer
(A)
drivers
33
The type of file organisation in a DVD-ROM is?
Answer
(A)
direct access
34
Which of these measures would not secure data in database?
Answer
(B)
Data integration
35

The diagram illustrates the relationship between two tables in a database.

The student ID in Tables II is referred to as 

Answer
(B)
foriegn key