FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, OGBOMOSO.

DATA PROCESSING (SS1)

FIRST TERM 2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION
1. The earliest processing equipment were all manual-mechanical devices due to the (a) needs of
the time (b) lack of adequate funds (c) absence of electricity and adequate technology (d) lack of
government support
2. Put the following in their correct order; a. computation of grades b. enter grades into computer
c. printed grades of a student I, processing ii, input iii, output (a) aii, biii, ci (b) ai, bii, ciii (c) aii,
bi, ciii (d) cii, biii, aii
3. Regardless of the kind of data processed or the kind of device or equipment used, all data
processing systems involve (a) analyzing, logic determination and coding (b) input, storage and
processing (c) processing, storage and distribution (d) input, processing and output
4. The following option are not the factors that must be deployed (a) size of the business (b)
nature of the business (c) timing facets (d) volume of the business
5. It is a process that returns to its beginning and repeats itself in the same sequence (a) repeater
(b) cycle (c) sequential (d) none of the above
6. __________ use a combination of manual procedures and mechanical equipment (a) manual
processing system (b) mechanical processing system (c) electronic processing system (d) all the
processing system
7. The conversion of raw data into a meaningful form is called (a) data processing (b) real
processing (c) online processing (d) information processing
8. All computers have common basic functions which are (a) recording, processing and output (b)
input, storage and merging (c) processing, sorting, classifying and output (d) input, processing,
storage and output
9. Sort the following within numerical order: 23.43, 25.75, 13.5, 12.2 (a) 12.2, 13.5, 23.43, 25.75 (b)
12.2, 13.5, 25.75, 23.43 (c) 12.2, 25.75, 13.5, 23.43 (d) 13.5, 12.2, 23.43, 25.75
10. Put the following in their correct order; a. grade of students b. save a file into usb c. summary of
grades i. information ii. Data iii. Storing (a) ai, bii, ciii (b) aii, biii, ci (c) aiii, bii, ci (d) bi, cii, aiii
11. When we start an application, the Central Processing Unit loads the application from _____ (a)
the CPU to the RAM (b) the RAM to the Hard disk (c) the Memory to the storage (d) the storage
to the Memory
12. New and slim laptop computers merge the CPU and GPU into what is called (a) ALU (b) APU (c)
CPU (d) DUP
13. Complex scientific research is usually done using (a) mainframe computer (b) super computer (c)
minicomputer (d) micro computer
14. Olamijuwonlo Janet need to update some work on the computer but have deleted all her files
by mistake, luckily she kept a printed copy. Which of the following devices would you use to
rectify this problem (a) camera (b) printer (c) scanner (d) optical mark recognition
15. Google drive is best example of what means of digitalization? (a) learning management system
(b) web based sharing (c) groups on social network (d) digital publication
16. Which of the component adds in the human face to bring the complete computer into a
functional and productive existence (a) human ware (b) software (c) hardware (d) motherboard
17. Which of the following is/are considered as tools of digitalization? (a) online exam (b) internet
(c) web-based sharing (d) digital camera
18. Digitalization process consists of which different stages (a) planning, drawing, transformation (b)
planning, drawing, transmission (c) planning, drawing, transmission (d) pointing, drawing,
transmission
19. The following are the two popular types of disk drives (a) hard disk and floppy disk (b) hard disk
and jumper disk (c) hard disk and solid state disk (d) hard disk and memory disk drive
20. The following are mobile operating system except (a) android OS (b) window phone OS (c) Mac
OS (d) iPhone OS
21. The following are sources of information except (a) internet (b) manipulation (c) database (d)
magazine
22. A good information must possess the following characteristics except (a) Accuracy (b) timely (c)
irrelevant (d) cost effective
23. The process of ensuring that data is obtained, stored and disposed in a manner that it retains its
integrity in a secured manner is called (a) data handling (b) data model (c) data management (d)
data storage
24. The following are factors to be considered when handling data electronically except (a) data
integrity (b) validation of data (c) type of data (d) access uncontrol
25. Information can be transmitted from one place to the other with the use of ICT (a)
communication (b) timing (c) control (d) information processing and management
26. The buying and selling of goods on the internet is called (a) e-communication (b) e-commerce (c)
e-banking (d) e-mining
27. The following are positive effect that ICT can have on the society except (a) increasing
opportunities for education (b) improving communication (c) allowing people to participate in a
wider even worldwide (d) people having illegal access to your banking details
28. The following are positive effect, ICT can have on education except (a) distance learning where
students can access teaching materials from all over the world (b) the ability to perform
impossible experiments by using simulations (c) the possibility for students to have individual
learning programs with a topic rather than everybody having to do the same thing at the same
time at the same space (d) students and sometimes teachers can get hooked on the technology
aspect rather than the subject content
29. A collection of application software bundled in a package is known as (a) software suite (b)
programming (c) office packaging (d) all software
30. What does the hard disk do? (a) stores information temporarily (b) gives instructions (c) stores
information permanently (d) drives through the computer
31. The contents of these chips are lost when the computer is switched off (a) ROM chips (b) RAM
chips (c) DRAM chips (d) EPROM chips
32. Which parts of the computer perform arithmetic calculations? (a) ALU (b) Registers (c) Logic bus
(d) Data bus
33. An application designed to be downloaded to a handled device is (a) system unit (b) malware (c)
mobile app (d) instagram
34. What is the most important piece of software on a computer? (a) operating system (b) programs
(c) applications (d) hardware
35. Which component adds in the human face to bring the complete computer into a functional and
productive existence (a) human ware (b) software (c) hardware (d) malware
36. The following are examples of high level languages except (a) java (b) ruby (c) Perl (d) firewall
37. Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working? (a) super
computer (b) quantum computer (c) mainframe computer (d) PDA
38. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for (a) doing quick mathematical
calculations (b) electronic data processing (c) mechanical data processing (d) performing
repetitive tasks accurately
39. Place where large amounts of data are stored outside the central processing unit is called (a)
backing store (b) peripherals (c) control unit (d) arithmetic logic unit
40. Which computer is lighter than a laptop? (a) desktops (b) newer laptops (c) notebook (d)
palmtop
41. ________ are raw facts that have not undergone processing (a) information (b) data (c) record
(d) none of the above
42. One of the characteristics of good information has to do with the correctness of the information
(a) reliability (b) availability (c) accuracy (d) none of the above
43. ________ refers to the information that has been processed (a) data (b) information (c)
database (d) none of the above
44. There are _____ types of data (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 8
45. The process of surfing the NET to get information for further research is _____ (a) primary
source (b) on-line (c) secondary source (d) none of the above
46. The following are disadvantages of ICT except for (a) fraud (b) computer virus (c) misguiding
information (d) none of the above
47. ICT has turned the whole world into a ____ (a) global village (b) galaxy (c) universe (d) none of
the above
48. The production of goods with or without human intervention using a computer is known as (a)
automation (b) AI (c) expert system (d) vacuum tube
49. E-commerce stands for (a) electric commerce (b) electronic commerce (c) electrical commerce
(d) electricity commerce
50. ATM means (a) Automatic Teller Machine (b) Automated Teller Machine (c) Auto Teller Machine
(d) Automatically Teller Machine
51. ________ is an electronic machine that accepts data as input, processes data and gives out
information (a) Television (b) Computer (c) Photocopier (d) Fax Machine
52. A computer accepts data as _______ (a) input (b) output (c) processing (d) store
53. The micro computer is divided into _____ parts (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 9
54. The information which the computer gives is called ______ (a) input (b) output (c) processing (d)
storage
55. The language the computer understands is called _____ (a) English (b) programs (c) assembler
(d) French
56. The ancient man began counting by using (a) fingers (b) slide rule (c) abacus (d) none of the
above
57. The following are examples of early counting methods except (a) calculator (b) Logarithm table
(c) grains (d) none of the above
58. In using fingers and toes, you can only count up to _____ (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 100
59. The following can be used for counting in the ancient times except (a) fingers (b) computer (c)
stones (d) cowries
60. The stages of development of the computer machine are known as _____ (a) computer age (b)
computer history (c) computer generation (d) all of the above
61. Which of these is common to both data and information (a) they are both process fact (b) they
are both computer results (c) they can both be displayed on the screen (d) they are both
computer inputs
62. Which of the following was first invented for calculation by man? (a) fingers/toes (b) Pascal
calculator (c) Abacus (d) pebbles
63. All these are not based on logarithm principles except (a) Napier’s bone (b) Leibniz machine (c)
Pascal machine (d) Jacquard loom
64. Leibniz machine is also called (a) step recorder (b) step reckoner (c) step Calculator (d) step
recording machine
65. Which of the following possess the “Ratchet Carry” mechanism? (a) Pascal machine (b) Leibniz
Machine (c) Abacus Machine (d) Burroughs machine
66. ____________ is a for-runner of binary representation in modern computer (a) Pascal machine
(b) Herman Hollerith machine (c) Jacquard Loom (d) Babbage’s Engine
67. ____________ is a machine that coded data on punch cards (a) Babbage’s Engine (b) Jacquard
Loom (c) Pascal’s machine (d) Herman Hollerith machine
68. All these had memory built in except (a) EDVAC (b) UNIVAC (c) EDSAC (d) MARK 1
69. The ENIAC machine had ___________ vacuum tubes (a) 1800 (b) 18,000 (c) 180,000 (d) 8,000
70. Mouse and joystick can be classified as ________ devices (a) output and input (b) storage (c)
output only (d) input only