SUBJECT : DATA PROCESSING

CLASS: SS 2
1. A file extension is separated from the main file name with a(n) ____ (a) but no spaces (a)
question mark (b) exclamation mark (c) underscore (d) none of the above
2. A collection of interrelated files in a computer is a ____ (a) file manager (b) field (c)
record (d) database
3. A file containing multiple indices to the data is called a/an ____ (a) indexed file (b)
sequential file (c) indexed- sequential File (d) inverted file
4. The following are methods of accessing files EXCEPT (a) serial access (b) special access
(c) random access (d) sequential access
5. A computer file can be described as ___ (a) a single data item (b) a general collection of
data items (c) an orderly collection of data items (d) a random collection of data items
6. If you want to organize a file in a multiple ways, it is better to___ Rather than to sort it
(a)delete (b) update (c) sort key (d) index
7. The following are the methods of file security except.(a)) hacking (b) use of back up (c)
use of Anti- virus (d) password
8. A storage device where the access time depended upon the location of data is ____ (a)
random access (b) serial access (c) sequential access (d) transaction access
9. An operation that will increase the length of the list is: (a) insert (b) look up (c) modify
(d) all of the above
10. ____bits equal one byte (a) eight (b) two (c) one thousand (d) one million
11. Main storage is called …. (a) accumulator (b) control unit (c) register unit (d) memory
12. A set of flip flop integrated together is called (a) counter (b) adder (c) register (d) none of
the above
13. The contents of information are stored in ____ (a) memory data register (b) memory
address register (c) memory arithmetic register (d) memory access register
14. ___ refers to a single unit of universe. (a) data items (b) files (c) group items (d)
elementary items.
15. ___ is a single computer that connects the major components of a computer system (a)
system bus (b) files (c) group bus (d) address bus.
16. DR means ___ (a) data register (b) data rom (c) data roll (d) data radio
17. ___ are the permanent files that are kept up to date by applying the transaction that occur
during the operation of the business (a) master files (b) files (c) group files (d) single file
18. ___ is an elementary item characterized by size, length and type. (a) field (b) files (c)
data (d) ram
19. All these are criteria for classifying files except (a) non organization method (b) storage
method (c) nature content in the file (d)organization method
20. The process of inserting records is known as ___ (a) insertion (b) deletion (c) updation
(d) retrieval
 SECTION B: THEORY
Instructions: Answer all the questions
1. Draw the symbols and state their names of the following
i. AND gate
ii. OR gate
iii. NOT gate
iv. EXOR gate
v. NAND gate
2. What is data item?
B. Outline the types of data items
C. Outline 5 differences between computer files and manual files
3. Outline 3 methods of file security
B. State the steps in accessing random file
C. What is file security?
4. Explain the following terms
i. Retrieval
ii. Updation
iii. Deletion
iv. Insertion
v. File operation