WAEC Office Practice Past Questions & Answers - Page 14

66.

One of the disdavantages of using office machine is that it leads to

A.

reduction in running cost

B.

low productivity

C.

low quality of work

D.

staff redundancy

Correct answer is A

The disadvantages of office machine are: huge investments, lesser flexibility of office systems, chances for obsolescence, uneconomical, specialised staff, dominace in machine, breakdown of machine. problem of training office workers, recurring expenses etc

67.

A memo is used in an office for

A.

internal communication

B.

oral communication

C.

external communication

D.

audio communication

Correct answer is A

Memorandum is a written message that may be used in a business office.It is used for internal communications regarding procedures or official business within an organization

68.

The information written on a paper would be regarded as the

A.

soft copy

B.

blind copy

C.

hard copy

D.

photocopy

Correct answer is C

Hard copy is a printed version on paper of data held in a computer

69.

Information on a specific project to all members of a section is communicated through

A.

departmental meetings

B.

board meetings

C.

annual meetings

D.

executive meetings

Correct answer is A

Deparmental meeting is the activities, responsibilities, or possessions of a department in a government, or company or other organization. It is meeting who have the same interests or belong to the same organization

70.

The means of making miniature copies of records for storage is

A.

indexing

B.

microfilming

C.

cross-referencing

D.

jogger

Correct answer is B

Microfilming are scaled-down reproductions of documents,typically either films or paper, made for the purpose of transmission, storage, reading and printing