S3 DATA PROCESSING FIRST TERM PRE-WAEC (2ND HALF EXAMINATION)
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This document contains a 50 question multiple choice exam on data processing and computer concepts. The exam covers topics such as database security, social media, spreadsheets, word processing, computer hardware, operating systems, software, computer networks, and computer ethics. It also includes practical questions involving the use of Microsoft Word and Excel to complete tasks like creating tables and calculating values.
S3 DATA PROCESSING FIRST TERM PRE-WAEC (2ND HALF EXAMINATION)
- 1. SCHOOL: GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOLS SUBJECT: DATA PROCESSING SECOND HALF EXAMINATION SS3 EDUCATOR: MR. EJIRO 1. Which of these measures would not secure data in a database A. encryption B. data integration C. personal identification number D. username and passwords 2. Social networkingdoes not promote A. personal publicity B. business expansion C.e-commerce D. e-payment 3. The followingaredestructive software except A. drivers B. worms C. trojan horses D. logic bomb 4. In spreadsheets, data would not be accepted into a cell by pressingthe A. enter key B. arrowkey C. esc key D. tab key 5. The advantages of electronic data processingincludethe followingexcept A. automatic processing B.hackingC. fast and reliableprocessing D.storage capacity 6. A programdeveloped to protect the computer from malicious software is referred to as A. trojan B. driver C. anti-virus D. spyware 7. Which of the followingis nota preventive maintenance measure? A. regular update of the operating B. proper shutdown of the system C. use of uninterrupted power supply D. data recovery 8. The type of data entered into a tablein a databasefollowa set of rules known as A. protocols B. regulators C. constraints D. algorithm 9. Which of these packages could be used by Mr. Ejiro to design a website for this school A. front page B. web page maker C. powerpoint D. word perfect 10.Which of these is an alphabetic data? A. Bed B. Ax44jj C. AB+CD D. % 11.Facebook, twitter, likee, tiktok are examples of A. social media B. social communication C.networking media D. search engines 12.Which of the followingis nota sourceof data collection A. observation B. interview C. questionnaireD. classification 13.Which of the followingdrawingtools would create special effects on texts A. smartartB. shapetool C. text box D. word art 14.Planningand creatingwebsites are stages in A. web analysis B. web maintenance C. web design D. web publishing 15.The operation of checkinginput data againstspecified criteria is referred to as A. data verification B.arrowkey C. data cross check D. data control 16.Which of the followingis trueabout a digital computer? A. they consistof magnetic core memory B. they recognize data as continuous measurement of a physical quantity C.they represent numbers through a stringof binary digits D.they are mainly used for scientificpurposes 17.Whiletyping a MicrosftWord document, Ajuwon John inserted footer in the document in order to A. enhance the overall appearanceof the document B. make the document more readableC. insertpage number D. make it appear on the document when printed 18.The property of a system software that enables itto execute more than one programat a time is referred to as A. compiling B.virtual memory C. multitasking D. load modules 19.The feature in a databaseapplication thatacts as an interface between user and the databaseis called a A. query B. report C. form D. table 20.Which of the followingis notan application of computer? w B. point of saleterminal C.automated teller machine D. traffic lightcontrol 21.Which of the followingpersons invented the punch card machineA. blaisepascal B.gottfried leibniz C. prosper ecker D. herman hollerith 22.In graphic packages,the process of removing an unwanted part of an image is known as A. shaping B.resizing C. editing D. cropping 23.The moral principles thatregulate the use of computers, its accessories and environment are called computer A. ethics B. conduct C. attitude D. appreciation 24.A data element that uniquely identifies one record from the other in a table is the A. attribute key B. determinant C. entity key D. primary key 25.Which of the followingis notused for onlineshopping? A. master card B. credit card C. verve card D. virtual card 26.In relational model,a tuple is a A. column of a table B. key of a table C. row of a tableD. two-dimensional table 27.Computer virus cannotbe transmitted by A. downloadingfiles B. e-mail attachment C. pen drives D. typing on keyboard 28.A search engine is a A. programthat searches engines B. computer engine that searches a database C. tool that searches the web D. hardware component of a computer 29.The performance of the computer can be enhanced by A. usinglargemonitor B. usinga faster printer C. installinga scanner D. increasingthememory size 30.Which of the followingoperations prevents fileloss? A. file backup B. fileconversion C.filemaintenance D. filesorting 31.Which of the followingfactors is notconsidered when classifyingcomputer? A. location B. sizeC. type D. purpose 32.In MicrosoftPowerPoint presentation, the special effects that control the order in which objects enter a slideand their manner of appearanceis A. transition B.media C. clip artD. animation 33.An operatingsystem will performthe followingfunctions except A. files and folder management B. storage locations management C. user profilecreation D. protection from surge 34.In DatabaseManagement System (DBMS), linkingentities is used to represent A. attributes B. objects C. relationship D. relations 35.The rules for exchangingdata on a network areknown as A. transmission rules B.transfer rules C.protocols D. configuration 36.Data gathering involves the followingmeans except A. counting process B. votingprocess C. measuringprocess D. calculatingprocess 37.Which generation of computer made use of integrated circuits? A.fourth B. third C. second D. first 38.The type of data which consists of text, number, audio,video, graphic and animation is called A. data set B. multimedia data C. multi-purposedata D. multi-variabledata 39. Which of the followingis notan ancientmedium for transmittinginformation? A. fire lighting B. beating of drums C. telephone D. whistling
- 2. Use the Excel Sheet diagramto answer question 40 - 41 A B C D E 1 EMPLOYEE BASIC SALARY (âŠ) TOTAL ALLOWANCE (âŠ) TOTAL DEDUCTION (âŠ) NET SALARY (âŠ) 2 Akomolede Samuel 22000 29000 7000 44000 3 Ajuwon John 26000 35000 9000 52000 4 Adepoju Pelumi 15000 21000 6000 30000 5 Olajide Deborah 33000 41000 8000 66000 40.From the diagram,The MicrosoftExcel Worksheet shows the salary distribution for four staff of a company. The net salary is paid after deductions have been made, which of the followingformulas would be used to obtain the valuein cell E3? A. =B2 + C2 â D2 B. =B2 + C2 â D2 C. =(B2 + C2 + D2)/3 D. C2 â D2 41.OlajideDeborah Total Allowancewas omitted from the sheet when compilingthe list,which of the followingoptions is the correct mathematical formula to determine Deborahâs allowanceA. =E5 â B5 + D5 B. =E5 + B5 â D5 C. =E5 â B5 â D5 D. =E5 + B5 + D5 42.Which of the followingareparts of a computer processor A. cpu and main memory B. control unitand alu C. operation system and applications D.main memory and storage 43.Information transmission mediumfrom one location P to location Q in spaceis called A. wireless transmission B.wired transmission C.cabled transmission D.asynchronous 44.Which of the followingis notan advantage of file organization? A. faster processingof data input B. post data retrieval C. prevention of data failureand data loss D.safety of data and information in a storagemedium 45.In MicrosoftWord, the symbol B, I and U are commonly used buttons found on the A. standard bar B. menu bar C. formatting bar D. drawingbar 46.Which of the followingis notan anti-virus? A. avastB. avgC. compaq D. norton 47.The followingsoftwareprograms co-ordinateand control all other computer program, hardwareand userâs actions except A. linux B. unix C. dos D. dbms 48.Which of the followingis a safety measure in the computer laboratory? A. eating in the computer laboratory B. illumination in thecomputer laboratory C.opening up the monitor by unauthorized persons D. poor ventilation in the computer laboratory 49.Which of the followingis nota good computer maintenance practice? A. blowingthe system unit with a blower B. blowing the keyboard with a blower C. cleaningthe screen with wet cloth D. cleaningthe CD-ROM drivewith lens water 50.A internet based system that allows peopleof different geographical locationsto have in person meeting is known as A. voice messagingsystem B. video conferencing system C. onlinemailingsystemD. fax system THEORY SECTION QUESTION 1 A. What is an OperatingSystem B. State two functions of an operatingsystem C. List two differences between an operatingsystem and application software QUESTION 2 A. What is an application package B. State one use each of any four application packages C. State QUESTION 3 A. What is Data Handling? B. Explain two ways of handlingdata C. State four factors to consider when handlingdata electronically QUESTION 4 A. What is Information Processing B. Outlinefour steps involved in information processing C. Mention three advantages and disadvantages of usingcomputers for information processing D. with the aid of a simplediagramexplain information processingand givethree examples of information processing
- 3. TEST OF PRACTICAL SECTION QUESTION 5 Akomolede Samuel was asked to record the type of vehicles thatentered the school compound through the schoolâs main gateon a Monday morning. The passagebelow is an excerpt from Samuelâs report on the assignment. âReport on the vehicletraffic atthe gate on Monday. 1. Introduction:I was directed by Mr. Ejiro to sitat the main gate and record the type and number of vehicles thatpassed through the gate on Monday morning. 2. Observation:I arrived the gate at about 8:00a mand left at 12 noon. Duringthis period, I made the followingobservations:car,bus,bus,car,car,lorry,motorcycle, bus,bus, car,car,car, truck, motorcycle, car,tricycle,motorcycle, bus, busâ A. Beginning from the desktop environment, outline a step by step procedure of how to type the passagein MicrosoftWord usingA4 paper sizeand portraitorientation. B. State the procedure for carryingoutthe followingoperations in the passage: i.Begin the second and third sentences in new paragraphs ii.Writethe firstsentence in capital letters,underlineitand bold it iii.Begin the firstletter of a sentence with capital letters iv.Represent the studentâs observation in a tablewith three columns under the headings:Serial Number, Type of Vehicle, Number of Vehicle v. Merge the firsttwo cells of the lastrowof the table, type âTotal and give the total number of vehicles observed in the column for number of vehicles vi.Save the document with the name âAkomolede Samuel Reportâ vii.Printfour of document with the name âAkomolede Samuel Reportâ QUESTION 6 The below diagramis a sampledata of students of SS3 Hope Town and their Result. Note: This is not their actual result but a generated score to these excellent students. 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M 2 S/N NAMES RESULT 3 ENG. MATHS CHEM PHY BIO. ECONS D.P F.MATHS CIVIC TOTAL AVG. 4 1 Adepoju Pelumi 72 68 81 70 80 70 58 76 69 5 2 Ajibona Ayomide 72 68 81 76 80 69 58 76 65 6 3 Ajibona Temiloluwa 78 69 81 70 67 75 58 76 89 7 4 Ajobere Peter 72 68 81 70 80 70 58 76 69 8 5 Ajuwon John 72 86 74 81 86 59 78 57 76 9 6 Akingbehin Akinwunmi 89 69 81 78 80 70 58 76 69 10 7 Akinsola Winner 72 68 81 70 80 70 58 76 69 11 8 Akomolafe Motunrayo 73 68 81 74 64 58 58 76 77 12 9 Akomolede Samuel 78 68 82 68 60 81 58 88 69 13 10 Ariehwe Isaac 72 80 81 70 80 94 74 76 86 14 11 Awosanya Abolade 72 68 74 70 86 83 58 76 69 15 12 Ebietomiye Adedamola 68 89 81 75 80 70 58 89 69 16 13 Lawal Feyikemi 72 99 81 70 55 70 58 76 75 17 14 Ndatah Abasiono 70 75 81 69 80 73 58 78 69 18 15 Ndu Chinonso 72 68 81 70 80 70 58 76 76 19 16 Olajide Deborah 72 68 81 70 80 70 58 76 69 20 TOTAL 21 AVERAGE Write the procedural steps of the following A. The formula to calculatethe total scorefor D.P B. The formula to calculateAkomolede Samuel average score in four subjects namely; English,Mathematics,Civic and D.P C. CalculateAjibona Ayomide total score in all thesubjects and give the resultin a cell L5 D. The formula to calculatethe average scorefor Ebietomiye Adedamola E. If the minimum pass mark is an averagescoreof 60, write a formula to determine if Akomolafe Motunrayo passed or failed F. How to the âResultâ was centralizeall through cell C to cell M G. How to includethe tableto this resultsheet H. How to insertcolour for the Resultboth for the cell and text (Note: the steps should be different for the cell and text)