WAEC Data Processing Past Questions & Answers - Page 60

296.

The television set deisplays information as

A.

Antenna signals

B.

Visual signal

C.

Audio signals

D.

Audio-visual signals

Correct answer is D

The television set displays signals that we can see and also hear hence option D.

297.

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

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

298.

Data gathering involves the following means except

A.

Counting process

B.

Voting process

C.

Measuring process

D.

Calculating process

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

299.

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

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

300.

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

A.

Plagiarism

B.

E-Library

C.

Distance Learning

D.

Computer-based test

Correct answer is A

One of the negative aspects of using technology for education and especially for assessment is its potential to support academic dishonesty and plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.