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.
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1 / 40

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

secrecy

coding

security

integrity

2 / 40

Which of the following is not used for online shopping

verve card

master card

SIM card

credit card

3 / 40

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

load modules

compiling

virtual memory

multitasking

4 / 40

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

conduct

ethics

application

attitude

5 / 40

Which of the following operation prevents file loss?

file maintenance

file conversion

file backup

file sorting

6 / 40

Which of the following is not a preventive maintenance measure?

use of uninterrupted power supply

data recovery

proper shut down of the system

regular update of the operating system

7 / 40

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

USB port

fiber optics

female connector

male connector

8 / 40

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

beating of drums

whistling

Fire lighting

telephone

9 / 40

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

smoke detector

metal detector

fire extinguisher

surge protector

10 / 40

Information transmission by television is classified as

monomedia transmission

polymedia transmission

unimedia transmission

multimedia transmission

11 / 40

Computers store data as

files

directories

documents

folder

12 / 40

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

use of anti-virus

use of backup

saving documents

use of password

13 / 40

The transfer of information from internet to your computer is called

retrieval

download

documentation

copy

14 / 40

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

ISP account and utility software

ISP account and network

browser and ISP account

browser and printer

15 / 40

Which of the following is an alphabetic data?

Bed

AX44jj

AB + CD

%

16 / 40

A Microsoft Office application suite includes all the following except

Power Point

Word

Access

Corel Draw

17 / 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 II only

II and III only

I, II and III

I and III only

18 / 40

Which generation of computers made use of integrated circuit?

fourth

second

first

third

19 / 40

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

data verification

data control

data validation

data cross check

20 / 40

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

open

close

save

new

21 / 40

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

Assembly Language

High Level Language

Low Level Language

Machine Language

22 / 40

Which of the following is part of a computer processor?

control unit and ALU

operation system and application

main memory and storage

CPU and main memory

23 / 40

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

services

maintenance

repairs

installation

24 / 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

25 / 40

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

back up

reference

transition

master

26 / 40

Which of the following is not an application of computer?

point of sale terminal

traffic light control

automated teller machine

bank notes counter

27 / 40

The following are destructive software except

logic bomb

worms

Trojan horses

drivers

28 / 40

Which of the following statements is true about registers?

it is above the CPU

it is situated beside the memory

it is a special high speed storage area within the CPU

it is a storage area around CPU

29 / 40

Which of these operations would not close Microsoft Word application?

selecting close from the file menu drop down dialog box.

pressing the ALT + F4 keys

clicking the X button on the title bar

choosing exit from the file menu drop down box

30 / 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

31 / 40

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

32 / 40

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

size

location

purpose

type

33 / 40

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

Oval shape

line

Arc

drop cap

34 / 40

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

entity key

attribute key

primary key

determinant

35 / 40

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

channels

transmission rule

transfer rules

protocols

36 / 40

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

shape tool

text box

Smart Art

Word Art

37 / 40

Which of the following software can be used for graphic production

Acrobat reader

DOS editor

PC write

Corel Draw

38 / 40

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

drag an item

highlight an item

move an item

select an item

39 / 40

The advantages of electronic data processing including the following except

automatic processing

fast and reliable processing

storage capacity

hacking

40 / 40

The television set displays information as

antenna signals

audio signals

visual signals

audio-visual signals

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