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A file organization method that has reference which identifies a record in relation to other records is called

  • A. Sequential file organization
  • B. Serial file organization
  • C. Indexed file organization
  • D. Random file organization
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65

One quality of a computer programmer

  • A. Ability to teach
  • B. Friendliness
  • C. Punctuality to work
  • D. Excellent analytical thinking
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66

At what stage in data processing does data manipulation take place?

  • A. Organization
  • B. Collation
  • C. Analysis
  • D. Interpretation
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67

The concept of stored program for electronic devices was introduced by

  • A. Tim Berners Lee
  • B. Ada Augusta Lovelace
  • C. Charles Babbage Lee
  • D. John Von Neumann
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68

A desktop computer is switched on and the monitor displays an error message which reads: No input signal. The likely cause of this error is

  • A. Disconnected VGA
  • B. Power failure
  • C. Low memory
  • D. Defective monitor
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69

The capacity of a communication channel is referred to as

  • A. Bandwidth
  • B. Baud rate
  • C. Bit flow
  • D. Data flow
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70

In Microsoft PowerPoint, the command: ctrl + m is used to create

  • A. An animation
  • B. New slide
  • C. New presentation
  • D. New PowerPoint document
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71

The part labelled I in this figure is used in Microsoft Word to
 

  • A. Enlarge current document
  • B. Minimize current document
  • C. Highlight current document
  • D. Close current document
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72

Table 2 can be derived from table 1 by

  • A. Segmentation
  • B. Replication
  • C. Redundancy
  • D. Fragmentation
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73

A suitable application software for creating Tables 1 and 2 is
 

  • A. Notepad
  • B. MS Powerpoint
  • C. MS access
  • D. CorelDraw
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74

When choosing a file organization method a system administrator will not consider

  • A. Frequency of update
  • B. File activity
  • C. File medium
  • D. File access method
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75

The category of computers used for weather forecasting is known as

  • A. Special purpose computers
  • B. Microcomputers
  • C. Super computers
  • D. General purpose computers
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76

An application of ICT which allows a person to participate in a meeting from a remote location is called

  • A. Telepresence
  • B. Podcasting
  • C. Broadcasting
  • D. Blogging
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77

Table 1 is a portion of a Microsoft Excel Worksheet which shows the marks obtained by some students in an examination.

           A                   B         C            D              E                  F      
1.NAME OF         STUDENT   ENGLISH LANG MATHEMATICS DATA PROCESSING COMP.     STUDIES CIVIC EDUCATION
2.ANENE LORRETA           65           90          70      85       65
3.BAKARE IMAM           60           65          75      80       75
4.ENEM GRACE           75           65          65      75        60
5.MOHAMMED DEJI           65           60          65       60         60
6.ONYEBUEKE DEBORAH           89           65          60       65         65

Which of the following formulas can be used to find the average score for ENEH GRACE?

  • A. =AVERAGE(B4:F4)
  • B. =AVERAGE(B4:B6)
  • C. =AVERAGE(A4:F4)
  • D. =AVERAGE(B5:F5)
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78

The part labelled III in the figure above is used to

  • A. Shape objects
  • B. Change the viewing windows
  • C. Search for objects
  • D. Select and transform objects
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79

One disadvantage of using computer for information processing is

  • A. Reduced running cost in the long term
  • B. Low productivity
  • C. The need for staff retraining
  • D. The increase in processing speed
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80

Which of the following malware does not replicate itself?

  • A. Trojan horse
  • B. Memory resident virus
  • C. Boot sector virus
  • D. Worm
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81

One of the major differences between WAN and MAN is that

  • A. WAN used routers while MAN uses switches
  • B. WAN connects countries while MAN connects continents
  • C. WAN has no limited coverage while MAN has limited coverage
  • D. WAN incorporate servers while MAN does not incorporate servers
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82

To access a website, the URL of the website is typed into the part labelled

  • A. III
  • B. II
  • C. I
  • D. V
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83

To search for information using the interface in Figure above, the keywords of the search subject is typed into part labelled

  • A. I
  • B. IV
  • C. II
  • D. V
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84

Corrective maintenance of software refers to

  • A. Enhancement aimed at making the product faster
  • B. Deploying the software to a different hardware platform
  • C. Modifications initiated due to defects in software
  • D. Making the software easier to understand
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