WAEC Data Processing Past Questions & Answers - Page 13

61.

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

Correct answer is A

VGA having no signal means that your monitor is powered on but not connected.

62.

The capacity of a communication channel is referred to as

A.

Bandwidth

B.

Baud rate

C.

Bit flow

D.

Data flow

Correct answer is A

Bandwidth is the volume of information that can be sent over a connection in a measured amount of time – calculated in megabits per second (Mbps).

63.

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

A.

An animation

B.

New slide

C.

New presentation

D.

New PowerPoint document

Correct answer is B

Ctrl + m creates a new slide in Microsoft PowerPoint.

 

64.

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

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

65.

Table 2 can be derived from table 1 by

A.

Segmentation

B.

Replication

C.

Redundancy

D.

Fragmentation

Correct answer is C

Data redundancy is a data organization issue that allows the unnecessary duplication of data within your Microsoft Access database. A change or modification, to redundant data, requires that you make changes to multiple fields of a database.