ABIKS HIGH SCHOOL, WILLIAMS ESTATE, AGEGE

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2 TERM EXAMINATION. SESSION: 2022/2023. CLASS: SS3
SUBJECT: DATA PROCESSING. TIME ALLOWED: 2HR
1. An electronic device that can accept data, process data and give information as output is called
(A)Input (B) Processor (C) Output (D) Computer.
2. The person regarded as the father of computer is (A) Zealot Blaise Pascal (B)Sir Samuel Morland
(C)Charles Babbage (D) Joseph Jaiguard
3. The following individuals contributed to development of computers except (A) Charles Babbage
(B)Joseph Jaiguard (C)Bola Tinubu (D) Princess Ada
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of first generation computer?(A) They occupied large
amount of space (B)They have large circuit (C) They are very slow (D)They are very cheap
5. Which of the following is not a digital device? (A) Calculator (B) Computer (C) Digital camera
(,D)Television
6. One the following is not a characteristic of a computer (A) Versatility (B) Industry (C)Deligence
(D)Speed
7. The smallest general purpose computer referred to as ___ computer (A) micro (B)maxi (C)mini
(D)super
8. The computer output through the printer is referred to as (A) output (B) garbage out (C) soft copy
(D)hard copy
9. The following are output devices EXCEPT (A)Ms Dos (B) Scanner (C) Speaker (D)Monitor
10. A center where internet services are provided is called (A) Business center (B) Cyber cafe
(C)Database center (D) internet service provider
11. One of the following is the limitation of the computer today (A) accuracy (B) speed (C)reasoning
(D)reliability
12. The full meaning of ALU is (A)All London unit (B)Ali lawal University (C) Arithmetic and logic unit
(D)Add long unit
13. Microsoft word is an example of (A) application software (B) utility software (C) system software
(D)software
14. The result from a processed data is (A)data processing (B)hard copy (C) information (D)outcome
15. The following are examples of Alphanumeric EXCEPT (A)16th May,1960 (B) Germany 2006 (C)BG
240 JK (D)27-11-2009
16. Which of the following is NOT a feature of computer machine? (A) It is very consistent (B)It can take
decision on its own (C) It is very fast (D)It is an electronic device.
17. Which of the following is NOT data security? (A) Safeguarding data from unauthorized use (B) Care
against accidental erasure of files (C) To maintain data privacy (D) to expose data to physical
hazards
18. Computer room equipment includes the following EXCEPT (A) furniture or cabinets (B) electronics
(C)connectors (D) security
19. The socket into which other computer peripherals are plugged is known as (A)pot (B)port (C)wall
socket (D)pin
20. Visual information includes (1) text (11) graphics (111) sound (1v) picture (A)1,11 and 1v (B)11 and
1v only (C)11,111 and 1v (D)111 and 1v
21. I.C.T tools "enable people to do the following except (1) access information (B) share information
(C)analyse information (D)soft list information
22. Which of the following is not an example of word packages? (A)word star (B)word perfect (C) word
script (D) Microsoft word
23. Graphics simply means (A) drawing (B), designing (C) painting (D)all of the above
24. A small symbol that blinks on the screen of the monitor is called (A) cursor (B) space bar (C)caps
lock (D) pause key
25. The acronym http:// in each site means (A) the path and file names of the file to locate (B) protocol
(C) the name of the computer where the information is located (D) the base of the net
26. A processed data is called (A) Files (B) records (C) field (D) information
27. The computer stores information In binary format called (A) Kilogram (B)gram (C)bits (D) pounds
28. Programs of instructions are generally stored in a computer as (A) data (B) machine (C) information
(D) peripherals
29. A collection of related fields about a particular person or something is referred to as (A)file (B)
vrecord (C) database (D) data Field
30. One megabyte is equivalent to (A) One thousand bytes (B) One million bits (C) One thousand bits
(D)One million bytes
31. Which output medium is common to all the five generation of computer? (A) Printer (B) Monitor
(C)Paper tape (D) Punch card
32. One of the following is part of the external storage devices (A)RAM (B)ROM (C)Diskette (D) scanner
33. Coding is a process in (A) computer operation (B) computer learning (C) computer appreciation
(D)computer programming
34. The following are devices that contain a computer operating system with multiple programs except
(A)cellular phones (B) video game consoles (C) web servers (D)calculator
35. Computer "poison" that hampered effective performance of computer is called (A)computer virus
(B)computer antibiotic (C) floppy disk (D) computer enemy
36. The following are symptoms of computer virus EXCEPT (A) program refusing to run (B)it will be
difficult to save documents (C)it's hard disk will be slow (D) floppy disk will be easy to access
37. One of the following is not a computer hardware (A)Ms Dos (B) Scanner (C) Speaker (D) Monitor
38. In Microsoft word CTRL+S is used to (A)print text (B) save text (C) delete text (D)open text
39. The intersection of a column and a row in a spreadsheet (MS EXCEL) is known as (A)range (B) Cell
reference (C) cell (D) Cell pointer
40. Which of the following is an odd one? (A) File (B) Edit (C) view (D) Open
41. The earliest programmable computer in history was (A) Abacus (B) difference machine (C) napper's
bone (D) photostat machine
42. Digital computer is based on (A) octagon system (B) binary system (C) henna system (D) decimal
and binary system
43. The system unit with flat casing is called (A) Horizontal casing (B)lower casing (C)tower casing
(D)desktop casing
44. The computer main memory is called (A)drum (B) magnetic disk storage (C) primary storage
(D)secondary storage
45. The memory that is temporary and volatile in nature is (A)LAN (B)RAM (C)ROM (D)WAN
46. The process of copying data and storing it separately from the original copy is known as (A) storage
(B) save (C) privacy (D) backup
47. The following are computer memory except (A)RAM and PROM (B)ROM and READ (C)ROM and
RAM (D)ROM and CPU
48. The program that translates source codes in high level language to object codes is called
(A)compiler (B) assembler (C) interpreter (D)text editor
49. How should a flow chart flow?(A) Right to left (B) Left to right (C)Top to bottom,(D)Bottom to top
50. Computer "poison" that hampered effective performance of computer system is called (A) computer
virus (B) computer antibiotic (C) floppy disk (D) computer enemy
51. All of the following are types of network EXCEPT (A)MAN (B)WAN(C) CAN (D)LAN
52. I.C.T tools " enable people to the following except (A) access information (B) share information
(C)analyse information (D)soft list information
53. A special multipurpose electric device that receives instructions, processes it and produces desired
result is (A) satellite disk (B) digital camera (C) computer (D)typewriter
54. IC in history of computer means (A) integrated circuit (B)inter command (C)international circuit
(D)internal command
55. Radio, television,telex,GSM and video conference are called (A) information technology (B)
electronic media (C) media communication (D) information control signals
56. Good information must be all except (A)bold (B) relevant (C) timely (D) accurate
57. A small symbol that blinks on the screen of the monitor is called (A) cursor (B) space bar (C)caps
lock (D)pause key
58. The following are technologies of different age except (A) stone age (B) iron age (C)electronic age
(D)rubber age
59. The following are ancient methods of counting except (A) fingers and toes (B) stones and pebbles
(C)sticks and grains (D) abacus and calculating machine
60. The main memory of the computer is located inside (A)ALU (B) Monitor (C)CPU (D)Mouse

ANSWER ONLY FOUR QUESTIONS

2. State the uses of word processing

3. List two examples of word processor

4. What is a spread sheet?

5. What is a cell?