1

Which of the following persons invented the punch card machine?

● A. Blaise Pascal
● B. Gottfried Leibniz
● C. J. Prosper Eckert
● D. Dr. Herman Hollerith

ANSWER D

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2
Convert 478 to its binary equivalent.

● A. 100111
● B. 110011
● C. 10001
● D. 1111011

ANSWER A

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3
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

ANSWER B

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Which of the following is not a source of data collection.

● A. observation
● B. interview
● C. questionnaire
● D. classification

ANSWER D

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5

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.

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6
Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp are examples of

● A. social media
● B. social communication
● C. networking media
● D. search engines

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7
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

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8
Which of the following is a secondary storage device.

● A. RAM
● B. bubble memory
● C. floppy disk
● D. EPROM

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9
Information analysis procedures includes the following except

● A. skin and scan

● B. recognizing interrelationships
● C. interpret and conclude
● D. identifying propaganda and bias

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10
The advantages of electronic data processing includes the following except

● A. automatic processing
● B. hacking
● C. fast and reliable processing
● D. storage capacity

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Which of the following is not a transmission medium?

● A. twisted pair cables

● B. coaxial cables
● C. wireless
● D. modem

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12
Information transmission by television is classified as

● A. multimedia transmission
● B. polymedia transmission
● C. unimedia transmission
● D. monomedia transmission

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13
Which of the following are the basic components of a computer network? I. A minimum
of two computers II. Printers III. Network interface card.

● A. I and II
● B. I and III
● C. II and III
● D. I, II and III

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14
Social networking does not promote.

● A. personal publicity
● B. business expansion
● C. e-commerce
● D. e-payment

ANSWER D

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15
Companies that provide internet access are referred to as

● A. fixed network operators

● B. network service providers
● C. internet service providers
● D. internet network operators

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While typing a MS word document, Akin inserted footer in the document in order to

● A. enhance the overall appearance of the document.

● B. make the document more readable
● C. insert page numbers
● D. make it appear on the document when printed.

ANSWER B

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17
The spreadsheet symbol used to convert a number to a label is

● A. quotation marl (
● B. equality sign (=)
● C. underscore (_)
● D. apostrophe sign (')

ANSWER D

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18
In spreadsheets, data would not be accepted into a cell by pressing the.

● A. Enter key
● B. Arrow key
● C. Esc key
● D. Tab key

ANSWER C

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A field in a database table is also known as

● A. index
● B. relation
● C. attribute
● D. key

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20
The property of a system software that enables it to execute more than one program at
a time is referred to as

● A. compiling
● B. virtual memory
● C. multitasking
● D. load modules

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Which of these operations would not close MS word application?

● A. Pressing the Alt + F4 keys

● B. clicking the X button on the title bar
● C. choosing exit from the file menu drop down box
● D. selecting the close from the file menu drop down dialogue box

ANSWER D

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22
The feature in a database application that acts as an interface between the user and the
database is called a?

● A. query
● B. report
● C. form
● D. table

ANSWER A

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23
Planning and creating websites are stages in?

● A. web analysis
● B. web maintenance
● C. web design
● D. web publishing

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24
The type of data entered into a table in database follow a set of rules known as?

● A. protocols
● B. regulators
● C. algorithms
 ● D. constraints

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25
Which of the following drawing tools would create special effects for texts?

● A. Smart Art
● B. Shape tool
● C. Textbox
● D. Word Art

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26
The study of the effect of interaction between the computer and human users is referred
to as computer

● A. ergonomy
● B. economy
● C. ergophobia
● D. biomechanics

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27
In MS Powerpoint, the action of holding down the left mouse key and moving the mouse
around the slide would

● A. highlight an item
● B. drag an item
● C. select an item
● D. move an item

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28
A file kept in case of an accident or natural disaster is called

● A. master
● B. transition
● C. back-up
● D. reference

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Which of the following is not a preventive maintenance measure?

● A. Regular update of the operating system

● B. Proper shut down of the system
● C. use of uninterrupted power supply
● D. data recovery

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30
Which of the following is not a safety equipment in a computer laboratory?

● A. surge protector
● B. metal detector
● C. smoke detector
● D. fore extinguisher

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31
Which of the following is a computer professional?

● A. Network Administrator
● B. Web Master
● C. System Analyst
● D. File Manager

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32
The following are desturctive software except

● A. drivers
● B. worms
● C. trojan horses
● D. logic bomb

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33
The type of file organisation in a DVD-ROM is?

● A. direct access
● B. sequential
● C. serial
● D. hierarchical

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Which of these measures would not secure data in database?

● A. Encryption
● B. Data integration
● C. Personal Identification Number
● D. Username and passwords

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35

The diagram illustrates the relationship between two tables in a database.

The student ID in Tables II is referred to as

● A. primary key
● B. foriegn key
● C. normal key
● D. composite key

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36

The diagram illustrates the relationship between two tables in a database.

What type of relationship exists between Tables I and II?

● A. one to one
 ● B. three to four
● C. four to three
● D. one to many

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37
A program developed to protect the computer from malicious software is referred to as

● A. trojan
● B. driver
● C. antivirus
● D. spyware

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38
One of the advantages of a parallel database is

● A. data sharing
● B. data security
● C. faster processing of data
● D. uniform memory access

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39
In a relational database management system, files are organized as relations and

● A. tuple
● B. modules
● C. tables
● D. forms

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40
The exchange of information over a network follows a set of rules called

● A. transmission rules
● B. transfer rules
● C. channels rules
● D. protocols

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a (i) Define an operating system.

(ii) State two functions of an operating system

(iii) List two differences between an operating system and application system
software.

b Starting from the Save As dialogue box, outline the steps involved in passwording a
document in a word processing package.

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(a) Define the following

(i) Database

(ii) Database management system

(b) Mention three functions of a database management system.

(c) Mention two ways through which data can be destroyed.

(d) State three precautionary measure to prevent data loss.

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(a)(i) Define application package.

(ii) State one use each of any four application packages

(b) List two benefits of a presently package

(c) Outlines three guidelines for creating a good MS PowerPoint Presentation

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(a) Define;
(i) Data Security (i) Data risk assessment

(b)(i) What is Access Control

(ii) List the access control methods in database security.

(c) State three roles of a database administrator.

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45
Given an internet connected computer, outline a step by step procedure for carrying out
the following operations;

(a) How to log on to www.mybooks.com and obtain the prices of books W, X, Y, Z and
M.

(b) How to tabulate the prices in a worksheet, showing the prices in dollars and the
naira equivalent, for each book and save the workbook as "Prices of Books". Assume
that the prices of the books are given in dollars, [use $1.00=N120.00].

(c) How to send the workbook in 5(b) as an attachment to your father's email address
(myfather@yahoo.com) with the subject "Price of Books".

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46
A student was asked to record the type of vehicle that entered the school compound
through the school's main gate on a Monday morning. The passage below is an excerpt
from the student's report on the assignment. "Report on the vehicular traffics at the gate
on Monday.

1. Introduction; I was directed by the school principal to sit at the main gate and record
the type and number of vehicles that passed through the gate on Monday morning.

2. Observation; I arrived at the gate at about 8;00am and left at 12 noon. During this
period, I made the following observation; Car, bus, bus, car, lorry, motorcycle, car,
tricycle, motorcycle, bus, bus."

(a) Beginning from the desktop, outline a step by step procedure of how to type the
passage in MS word, using A4 paper size and portrait orientation.

(b) State the procedure for carrying out the following operations in the passage;

(i) Begin the second and third sentences in new paragraphs; (ii) Write the first sentence
in capital letter underline it and bold it. (iii) Begin the first letter of a sentence with capital
letters (iv) Represent the student's observation in a table with three columns under the
headings; Serial Number, Type of vehicle, Number of vehicle (v) Merge the first two
cells of the ast row of the table and type "Total"and give the total number of vehicles
observed in the column for number of vehicles (vi) Save the document with the name:
"Vehicular traffic"(vii) Print the document.

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47
Who developed the first digital electrical computer?

● A. Blaise Pascal
● B. Joseph Jacquard
● C. Mauchly and Eckert
● D. Von Leibniz

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48
Which generation of computers made use of intergrated circuit?

● A. Fourth
● B. Third
● C. Second
● D. First

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49
Which of the following is an alphebetical data?

● A. Bed
● B. Ax44jj
● C. AB+CD
● D. %

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50
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

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