SANCTA MARIA SECONDARY SCHOOL NZA OZUBULU
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION FOR 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: DATA PROCESSING CLASS – SS 2 TIME: 2 HRS
SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (ANSWER ALL IN THIS SECTION
1. Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp are examples of . A. social media B. social communication C. networking media D. search
engines
2. Which of the following is not an application of computers? A. bank notes counter B. point of sales terminal C. Automated
Teller Machine D. traffic lights control
3. Which of the following is secondary storage device. A. RAM B. bubble memory C. floppy disk D. EPROM
4. Information analysis procedures includes the following except. A. skin and scan B. recognizing interrelationships C. interpret
and conclude D. identifying propaganda and bias
5. The advantages of electronic data processing includes the following except. A. automatic processing B. hacking\C. fast and
reliable processing D. storage capacity
6. Which of the following persons invented the punch card machine? A. Blaise Pascal B. Gottfried Leibniz C. J. Prosper Eckert D.
Dr. Herman Hollerith
7. Convert 478 to its binary equivalent. A. 1001112 B. 1100112 C. 100012 D. 11110112
8. The operation of checking input data against specified criteria is referred to as. A. data verification B. data validation C. data
cross check D. data control
9. Which of the following is not a source of data collection. A. observation B. interview C. questionnaire D. classification
10. Which of the following is true about digital computers. A. They consist of magnetic core memory. B. they understand data as
a continuous measurement of a physical quantity. C. they represent numbers through a string of binary digits. D. they are mainly
used for scientific purposes.
Which of the following is a computer professional? A. Network Administrator B. Web Master C. System Analyst D. File
Manager
12. The following are desturctive software except A. drivers B. worms C. trojan horses D. logic bomb
13. The type of file organisation in a DVD-ROM is? A. direct access B. sequential C. serial D. hierarchical
14. Which of these measures would not secure data in database? A. Encryption B. Data integration C. Personal Identification
Number D. Username and passwords
15. The student ID in the student's database tables is referred to as A. primary key B. database key C. normal key D. composite
key
16. A program developed to protect the computer from malicious software is referred to as. A. Trojan B. driver C. antivirus D.
spyware
17. One of the advantages of a parallel database is A. data sharing B. data security C. faster processing of data D. uniform
memory access
18. In a relational database management system, files are organized as relations and A. tuple B. modules C. tables D. forms
19. The exchange of information over a network follows a set of rules called A. transmission rules B. transfer rules C. channels
rules D. protocols
20. Which generation of computers made use of intergrated circuit? A. Fourth B. Third C. Second D. First
21. Which of the following is an alphabetical data? A. Bed B. Ax44jj C. AB+CD D. %
22. The type of data which consist of text, number, audio, graphic and animation is called A. data set B. multimedia data C. multi-
purpose data D. multi-variable data
23. Which of the following factors is not considered when classifying computers? A. Location B. Size C. Type D. Purpose
24. Which of the following is not used for online shopping? A. MasterCard B. Credit card C. Verve card D. Sim card
25. Which of the following is a negative impact of ICT in education? A. Plagiarism B. E-Library C. Distance Learning D.
Computer-based test
26. Which of the following are parts of a computer processor? A. CPU and main memory B. Control unit and ALU C. Operating
system and application D. Main memory and storage
27. Data gathering involves the following means except A. counting process B. voting process C. measuring process D.
calculating process
28. Two computers, X and Y are such that the processor in X has a word size of 32 bits while that of Y is 16bits. Which of the
following statement is true? A. X can process half as much data as Y at the same time B. X can process the same amount of data
as Y at the same time. C. X can process two times as much data as Y at the same time. D. X can process four times as much data
as Y at the same time.
29. The television set displays information as A. antenna signals B. visual signal C. audio signals D. audio-visual signals
30. Which of the following is not an ancient medium for transmitting information? A. Fire lighting B. Beating of drums
C. Telephone D. Whistling
31. A server is a computer that provides services to other computers called A. Clients B. Peers C. routers D. switches
32. The rules for exchanging data on a network are known as A. transmission rules B. transfer rules C. protocol D. configurations
33. A search engine is a? A. A program that searches engines B. Computer engine that searches a database C. hardware
components of a computer D. tool that searches the web
34. The feature in a browser which enables users to open the latest copy of a webpage is A. Refresh B. Forward C. Backward D.
Redirect
35. An operating system will perform the following except A. files and folder arrangement B. storage location C. user profile
creation D. protection from surge
36. A Microsoft Office application suites include all the following except A. Word B. Access C. CorelDraw D. PowerPoint
37. Which of the following is not a feature of the drawing tool bar? A. Oval shape B. Line C. Drop Cap D. Arc
38. In Database Management System (DBMS), linking entities is used to represent? A. Attributes B. Objects C. Relationships D.
Relations
39. 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
40. In MS PowerPoint presentation, the special effects that control the order in which objects enter a slide and their manner of
appearance is A. Transition B. Media C. ClipArt D. Animation
Section B: Theory Answer Any Two Questions
1. . Explain the concept data model
1b. Illustrate with the aid of a diagram
i) one-to-one relationship
Ii) many-many relationship
2. Describe the following;
I. Data Structure
II. Data Organization
3. List and explain the types of data model.
3b. List the steps on how to lad MS-Access.
4. Mention at least two (2) characteristics each from all the generations computers
5. What is the difference between general purpose computers and special purpose computers?
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