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Which of these packages could be used by a Data processing teacher to design a website for a school 

  • A. Front Page
  • B. Pagemaker
  • C. PowerPoint
  • D. word Perfect
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In MS PowerPoint presentation, the special effects that control the order in which objects enter a slide and their manner of appearance is

  • A. Transition
  • B. Media
  • C. ClipArt
  • D. Animation
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24

A data element that uniquely identifies one record from the other in a table is the

  • A. Attribute key
  • B. determinant
  • C. entity key
  • D. primary key
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25

In Database Management System (DBMS), linking entities is used to represent?

  • A. Attributes
  • B. Objects
  • C. Relationships
  • D. Relations
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26

The MS Excel worksheet below shows the salary distribution for four staff  of a company. The net salary is paid after deductions have been made.

S/N A B C D E
1 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER BASIC SALARY (N) TOTAL ALLOWANCE (N) TOTAL DEDUCTION (N) NET SALARY (N)
2 LP/p/1202 22000 29000 7000 44000
3 L/P/1250 26000 35000 9000 52000
4 L/P/3205 15000 21000 6000 30000
5 L/P/3215 33000 41000 8000 66000

Which of the following for mulas would be used to obtain the value in cell E2?

  • A. = B2 + C2 - D2
  • B. = B2 + C2 + D2
  • C. = (B2 + C2 + D2)/3
  • D. = C2 - D2
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The MS Excel worksheet below shows the salary distribution for four staff in a company. The net salary is paid after deductions have been made. 

S/N A B C D E
1 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER BASIC SALARY (N) TOTAL ALLOWANCE (N) TOTAL DEDUCTION (N) NET SALARY (N)
2 LP/p/1202 22000 29000 7000 44000
3 L/P/1250 26000 35000 9000 52000
4 L/P/3205 15000 21000 6000 30000
5 L/P/3215 33000 41000 8000 66000

Which of the following cells contain numeric data?

  • A. A1
  • B. A2
  • C. C3
  • D. E1
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28

Which of the following is not a feature of the drawing tool bar?

  • A. Oval shape
  • B. Line
  • C. Drop Cap
  • D. Arc
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29

A Microsoft Office application suites include all the following except

  • A. Word
  • B. Access
  • C. CorelDraw
  • D. PowerPoint
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30

An operating system will perform the following except

  • A. files and folder arrangement
  • B. storage location
  • C. user profile creation
  • D. protection from surge
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31

The feature in a browser which enables users to open the latest copy of a webpage is

  • A. Refresh
  • B. Forward
  • C. Backward
  • D. Redirect
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32

A search engine is a?

  • A. A program that searches engines
  • B. Computer engine that searches a database
  • C. hardware components of a computer
  • D. tool that searches the web
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33

The rules for exchanging data on a network are known as 

  • A. transmission rules
  • B. transfer rules
  • C. protocol
  • D. configurations
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34

A server is a computer that provides services to other computers called

  • A. Clients
  • B. Peers
  • C. routers
  • D. switches
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35

Which of the following is not an ancient medium for transmitting information?

  • A. Fire lighting
  • B. Beating of drums
  • C. Telephone
  • D. Whistling
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36

The television set deisplays information as 

  • A. antenna signals
  • B. visual signal
  • C. audio signals
  • D. audio-visual signals
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37

Two computers, X and Y are such that the processor in X has a word size of 32 bits while that of Y is 16bits. Which of the following statement is true?

  • A. X can process half as much data as Y at the same time
  • B. X can process the same amount of data as Y at the same time.
  • C. X can process two times as much data as Y at the same time.
  • D. X can process four times as much data as Y at the same time.
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38

Data gathering involves the following means except 

  • A. counting process
  • B. voting process
  • C. measuring process
  • D. calculating process
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39

Which of the following are parts of a computer processor?

  • A. CPU and main memory
  • B. Control unit and ALU
  • C. Operating system and application
  • D. Main memory and storage
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40

Which of the following is a negative impact of ICT in education?

  • A. Plagiarism
  • B. E-Library
  • C. Distance Learning
  • D. Computer-based test
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41

Which of the following is not used for online shopping?

  • A. MasterCard
  • B. Credit card
  • C. Verve card
  • D. Sim card
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42

Which of the following factors is not considered when classifying computers?

  • A. Location
  • B. Size
  • C. Type
  • D. Purpose
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