WAEC - Data Processing (2022)

• 1

  The database tool that allows the user to select and filter data from multiple tables is referred to as

  回答

  (C)

  Query
• 2

  The following statements are steps used in creating a new workbook in a Microsoft Excel application.
  I. Click on New
  II. Click on the Microsoft Office button
  III. Choose blank document Which of the following arrangements shows the correct order of operation from the steps above?

  回答

  (B)

  II, I and III
• 3

  Shared-memory is an architecture in

  回答

  (A)

  Parallel database
• 4

  One example of web design package is

  回答

  (A)

  MS frontpage
• 5

  Preventive maintenance measures in computer room do not include

  回答

  (B)

  The use of rugs
• 6

  Corrective maintenance of software refers to

  回答

  (C)

  Modifications initiated due to defects in software
• 7

  

  To search for information using the interface in Figure above, the keywords of the search subject is typed into part labelled

  回答

  (B)

  IV
• 8

  

  To access a website, the URL of the website is typed into the part labelled

  回答

  (A)

  III
• 9

  One of the major differences between WAN and MAN is that

  回答

  (C)

  WAN has no limited coverage while MAN has limited coverage
• 10

  Which of the following malware does not replicate itself?

  回答

  (A)

  Trojan horse
• 11

  One disadvantage of using computer for information processing is

  回答

  (C)

  The need for staff retraining
• 12

  

  The part labelled III in the figure above is used to

  回答

  (C)

  Search for objects
• 13

  Table 1 is a portion of a Microsoft Excel Worksheet which shows the marks obtained by some students in an examination.

  A	B	C	D	E	F
  1.NAME OF STUDENT	ENGLISH LANG	MATHEMATICS	DATA PROCESSING	COMP. STUDIES	CIVIC EDUCATION
  2.ANENE LORRETA	65	90	70	85	65
  3.BAKARE IMAM	60	65	75	80	75
  4.ENEM GRACE	75	65	65	75	60
  5.MOHAMMED DEJI	65	60	65	60	60
  6.ONYEBUEKE DEBORAH	89	65	60	65	65

  Which of the following formulas can be used to find the average score for ENEH GRACE?

  回答

  (A)

  =AVERAGE(B4:F4)
• 14

  An application of ICT which allows a person to participate in a meeting from a remote location is called

  回答

  (A)

  Telepresence
• 15

  The category of computers used for weather forecasting is known as

  回答

  (C)

  Super computers
• 16

  When choosing a file organization method a system administrator will not consider

  回答

  (C)

  File medium
• 17

  

  A suitable application software for creating Tables 1 and 2 is
   

  回答

  (C)

  MS access
• 18

  

  Table 2 can be derived from table 1 by

  回答

  (C)

  Redundancy
• 19

  

  The part labelled I in this figure is used in Microsoft Word to
   

  回答

  (B)

  Minimize current document
• 20

  In Microsoft PowerPoint, the command: ctrl + m is used to create

  回答

  (B)

  New slide
• 21

  The capacity of a communication channel is referred to as

  回答

  (A)

  Bandwidth
• 22

  A desktop computer is switched on and the monitor displays an error message which reads: No input signal. The likely cause of this error is

  回答

  (A)

  Disconnected VGA
• 23

  The concept of stored program for electronic devices was introduced by

  回答

  (D)

  John Von Neumann
• 24

  At what stage in data processing does data manipulation take place?

  回答

  (A)

  Organization
• 25

  One quality of a computer programmer

  回答

  (D)

  Excellent analytical thinking
• 26

  A file organization method that has reference which identifies a record in relation to other records is called

  回答

  (C)

  Indexed file organization
• 27

  One application of ICT in education is

  回答

  (A)

  Optical Mark Reader
• 28

  The process of sending and receiving information from one place to another is called information

  回答

  (C)

  Transmission
• 29

  Computer virus replicates itself into

  回答

  (C)

  Propagation phase
• 30

  High level programming languages such as COBOL and FORTRAN were first used in the

  回答

  (B)

  Third generation computers
• 31

  The subdivision of tracks in a hard disk is called

  回答

  (C)

  Sector
• 32

  The standard way of arranging information is known as

  回答

  (A)

  Organization of information
• 33

  Any meaningful fact and knowledge item that can be expressed in words and numbers is called

  回答

  (B)

  Information
• 34

  The type of network which has a restricted coverage within an enterprise is called

  回答

  (A)

  Intranet
• 35

  Arrange the following steps in the correct order for editing data type in data sheet view of a Microsoft Access database
  I. Click the type of data that that will be entered into the fields
  II. Click the data sheet tab on the ribbon
  III. Click the field you wish to define
  IV. Click the 'down' arrow next to the data type

  回答

  (B)

  III, II, IV and I