GENEVIVA HIGH

SCHOOL
THIRD TERM EXAMINATION
DATA PROCESSING
DURATION: 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES CLASS: SSS1

INSTRUCTION: Read all the given instructions

carefully. Do not waste time on any question. If a
question seems difficult, leave it and go do the others.
When you are THROUGH with the easy ones then
revisit the difficult ones. Depend solely on your effort.
This paper consists of two (2) Sections viz;
SECTION A: Objective questions, SECTION B:
Theory
NAME: _______________________________________________________
Complete your name as it should be written;
Surname first followed by other names
Do not open this question booklet until you are
told to do so. While you are waiting, read the
following instructions carefully.
1. ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS. Each question is
followed by four (4) to five (5) lettered options
(A – D) or (A – E)
2. Find out the correct option for each question
and shade your answer
3. Shading should be done with an HB pencil and
shaded correctly (ⓑ Right Shading) (ⓑⓑⓑ
Wrong Shading)
4. YOU ARE ADVISED TO WORK COMPLETELY
ON YOUR OWN

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 OBJECTIVES 8. Which is a computer program?
1. A computer spreadsheet (a) operating system
program allows you to create, (b) application package
edit and maintain a spreadsheet (c) utility software
full of ________ (a) data (d) all of the above
(b) information (c) files 9. In computer terminology,
(d) documents information means ______
2. The act of producing (a) Alphanumeric data
information from figures, text (b) Program (c) Data in more
or images is called data _____ useful or intelligible form
(a) collation (b) conversion (d) Raw data
(c) preparation (d) processing 10. The main function of a
3. Another term for Uniform electronic spread sheet is its __
Resource Locator (URL) (a) Formulas (b) Filing
(a) Website Address (c) Sorting (d) Heading
(b) IP address 11. A list of instruction used by a
(c) Domain Name computer is called _____
(d) Data Link (a) Text processing
4. Which of the following factors (b) Video input/output
is not considered when (c) CPU (d) Program
classifying computer? 12. Identify an operating system
(a) Purpose (b) Type from the following software
(c) Location (d) Size (a) writer (b) MS one note
5. A good computer maintenance (c) Linux (d) MS access
practice entails ___(a) washing 13. Examples of DBMS (Data
the dusty computer parts with Base Management System)
soap and water (b) keeping include all except ______
computers exposed to sunlight (a) oracle (b) DBASE
to dry the body (c) cleaning (c) Foxpro (d) DBMSpro
the display unit with 14. _____ contains an item of data;
methylated spirits (d) blowing that is, a character, or group of
the system unit with blower characters that are related.
6. Examples of spreadsheet (a) field (b) record
package includes_____ except (c) database file (d) key
(a) open office Calc 15. Spilling liquids on computer
(b) Microsoft business can cause ……….
(c) Apple iWork numbers (a) Effectiveness
(d) lotus 1-2-3 release 9.8 (b) Dust – free
7. The design output of a graphic (c) Electrical fire (d) Tripping
package can be in the 16. Types of operating system can
following format except _____ be categorized into …………
(a) rtf (b) jpg (c) gif (d) bmp (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 7

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17. ________ are set of moral 23. Data can defined as a ____
principles that regulate the use (a) set of numbers.
of computers. (b) collection of facts.
(a) computer safety (c) type of computer.
(b) computer ethics (d) computing device.
(c) computer culture 24. In spreadsheet, the content of
(d) none of the above the active cell is also displayed
18. Spreadsheet performs all of the in the _______
following functions except ___ (a) name box.
(a) crunch numbers and (b) row headings.
perform automatic calculations (c) formular bar.
(b) track a simple list of data (d) task pane.
(c) create charts and graphs of 25. What is the major component
your data (d) allows you to of the second generation
define various page sizes and computers? (a) Vacuum tubes
margins. (b) Integrated circuits
19. The correct sequence in data (c) Transistors (d) Capacitors
processing is ______ 26. Which generation of
(a) input - process - output computers made use of
(b) input - output - process integrated circuits?
(c) process - input - output (a) Fourth (b) Third
(d) process - output - input (c) Second (d) First
20. The operating system fits for 27. The rules for exchanging data
computer networking is …… on a network are known as___
(a) Single user (a) transmission rules.
(b) multi user (b) transfer rules.
(c) Real – time (c) protocols
(d) Batch processing (d) configurations.
21. Which function of operating 28. Information that stimulates
system deals with the creation both the senses of hearing and
of files and directories? sight is called__________
(a) Memory management (a) audio information.
(b) Resources management (b) audio-visual information
(c) Storage management (c) video information
(d) All of the above (d) visual information.
22. Control of the right and access 29. The following are advantages
to file is …… function of O.S. of networking except
(a) Memory management (a) spamming.
(b) Resources management (b) sharing of resources.
(c) Storage management (c) communication.
(d) Process management (d) backup.

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30. . ………. type of OS processes
input simultaneously.
(a) DOS (b) Real – time
(c) GUI (d) Single – user OS

THEORY
INSTRUCTION: Answer three
(3) questions from this section
1. a) Define spreadsheet
b) Vividly state the uses of
spreadsheet
c) List eight (8) examples of
spreadsheet package

2. a) Explain the term database.

b) State three uses of database
management system
c) List five (5) examples of
database management system

3. a) Explain Computer Ethics

b) List six (6) laboratory rules
and regulations

4. State at least five (5) safety

measures to be taken when
using computer