Data Processing Past Questions and Answers

Question 276 :

• WAEC 2020

(a) State the keyboard shortcut keys to;
(i) rotate an object in CorelDraw
(ii) position an object in CorelDraw
(iii) navigate to cell A1 in MS Excel worksheet
(b) Give one reason for including the plus sign (+) in the search text in a search engine.
(c) With the aid of diagrams, differentiate between LAN and WAN.

Question 277 :

• WAEC 2020

A school decides to harmonize the operation of its two campuses using a distributed database system as well as install air conditioners and uninterrupted power supply in the computer laboratory.
(a) State three (i) Importance of using distributed database (ii) disadvantages of using computer processing information in the school
(b) Give two reasons for installing the; (i) air conditioners (ii) uninterrupted power supply devices

Question 278 :

• WAEC 2020

A Director gave a manuscript to the secretary for typesetting. The secretary is expected to provide the total number of words, lines of text, number of pages and number of paragraphs contained in the documents. After proofreading the printout, the Director effected certain corrections on the printout and instructed that the corrected version be saved with the filename "initial".
(a) Outline the steps the secretary would take to display the numbers of words, lines of text, number of pages and number of paragraphs contained in the corrected version of the document.
(b) Highlight the steps the secretary would take to display the original and corrected versions of the screen for the Director to see at the same for comparison.
(c) List the three steps to secure the document with password in order to prevent unauthorized access to the document.

Question 279 :

• WAEC 2020

You are provided with a computer system that has Microsoft PowerPoint application running . Outline the steps to be followed in performing the following tasks;
(a) Creating a four-slide presentation.
(b) Modifying the presentation to show the following on the footer of all slides except the title slide; A. Today's date B. Slide number C. Your surname
(c) Inserting a picture saved in the picture folder of your computer hard drive on the second slide.
(d) Typing your name as the main title and personal profile as the subtitle.
(e) Making each slide to run for five seconds continuously until "Esc" key is pressed during slide show.