DATA PROCESSING THIRD TERM EXAM

The first stage in computer data processing is __________.

• collection of data

• communication of information

• conversion of data

• manipulation of data

One reason for using Computer Aided Design in manufacturing is that __________.

• it uses few system resources

• manufacturing time is reduced

• designers do not need training to use it

• 3D designs are easily produced with it

The process of inspecting, transforming and modeling data to get useful information is known as ________.

• collation

• interpretation

• execution

• analysis

A user working on a computer that is running on Windows 7 issued the command "Ctrl + Alt + Del" while typing a document. What interface is expected to be displayed on the screen?

• restart windows

• shut down windows

• windows security

• windows task manager

Header and Footer are added to a document in MS Word by just clicking on the __________.

• edit menu

• format menu

• insert menu

• view menu

A typist positioned the insertion point at the beginning of a line of text in a word processor and then pressed down the SHIFT key and clicked at the opposite end of the text. What would be the result of this action? The text will be ___________.

• copied into the clipboard

• cut into the clipboard

• deleted from the storage

• highlighted on the screen

Which one of the following practices is considered ethical?

• gaining access into the school's database to change one's grades

• gaining access to government's database to alter personal details

• logging into a friend's social media account to read their inbox messages

• signing into the school's e-library to read e-books

The aim of administering questionnaire is to collect ________.

• data

• information

• statistics

• specimen

A digital platform for the delivery of public sector information and seminar to citizens is called ______.

• e-library

• e-government

• e-commerce

• e-learning

One application of ICT in medicine is __________.

• global positioning system

• seismic software

• computerized axial tomography

• optical character recognition