CYOLE STARS SECONDARY SCHOOL
THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2024/2025
SUBJECT: DATA PROCESSING CLASS: SS1
SECTION A: OBJECTIVES
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (EACH QUESTION CARRIES ONE MARK EACH)
1. ………. is a place where students learn practical uses of a computer. A. Biology lab B. Chemistry lab C. Computer
lab D. Computer village
2. Safety measures are needed to protect computer against ……… A. Professionalism B. Expertise C. Hazard D. All of
the above
3. Our computers need to be protected against …… A. Antivirus B. Virus C. Computer Efficiency All of the above
4. Students need to look for cables in the computer lab to avoid …….. A. Connection B. Tripping C. Electrocution D.
All of the above
5. Spilling liquids on a computer can cause ………. A. Effectiveness B. Dust-free C. Electrical fire D. Tripping
6. A phrase that is used to describe using a computer to create, edit and print documents is known as __ A. word
processor B. word processing C. MS-word D. Corel processing
7. ___ enables you to manipulate texts. A. Processing B. word processor C. MS-Corel D. Corel
8. Word processing packages come with these features except……A. borders B. margins C. templates D. images
9. All of these is an advantage of Word processing except…… A. easy to detect errors. B. it allows professional
works. C. documents are not safe. D. none
10. Features of word processing include all except………. A. copy B. page Numbering C. imaging Text D. margin
alignment.
11. The computer software that performs the task of creation and printing of electronic documents is called……. A.
word package. B. word Processor C. excel package D. Corel page
12. Which of these word processors can merge Excel lists? A. Corel word B. word perfect C. Microsoft word D.
PageMaker
13. The “Ms” in Ms-Word stands for………… A. miss B. miscellaneous C. macros D. Microsoft.
14. Word processor includes all except…………. A. word perfect B. word Corel C. word Star D. Loco Script
15. To view paragraph marks, clicks on the _____ tab, in the paragraph group, click show/hide. A.
view B. home C. page layout D. references
16. Which of the following best describes the ribbon? A. a feature that can translate text into any
language B. a slider that you can use to zoom the document C. a cable that connects your
computer to a printer D. a toolbar with various commands
17. Onwordi Prisca made an error while creating her document. She used the word “maroon” instead
of “burgundy” in several places. What is the quickest way for Kamiye to correct her mistake? A.
delete all of the text and start over B. use the find and replace feature C. use the spelling and
grammar feature D. insert SmartArt
18. What is the main advantage of using a text box? A. it gives you more freedom to move the text
around B. it allows you to change the page orientation C. it automatically appears on every page
of your document D. it automatically makes the text larger
19. If you want to add text to the top of every page in your document, which feature would you use?
A. footer B. header C. page layout D. backstage view
20. The following are advantages of using Word’s built-in styles except A. you can easily give your
document a professional look and feel B. you can quickly format all of the images in your
document C. you can quickly change the look of your entire document D. none of the above
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21. In order to save an existing document with a different name you need to A. retype the document
and give it a different name B. use the save as command C. copy and paste the original document
to a new document and then save D. use windows explorer to copy the document to a different
location and then rename it
22. Eneh David carried out the assignment project given to her by her data processing teacher Mr.
Mayor at home upon displaying the document in school she found out it displayed a different
font, what could be the reason for this A. because you have a different printer at school than at
home B. because you have a different monitor at school than at home C. because the font you
used at home is not installed on your school computer D. because the version of windows is
different
23. How many different documents can you have open at one time? A. no more than three B. only
one C. as many as your computer memory will hold D. no more than your taskbar can display
24. To perform word processing, you will need the following except A. a computer B. a special
program called a word processor C. a printer D. a scanner
25. Word processors that support basic features such as insert text, delete text, copy, cut and paste
etc. are called A. text editors B. full featured word processors C. graphics D. basic word processor
26. The top part of the window displaying Microsoft word that includes the name of the active file,
which also houses minimize, maximize and close buttons for the word window A. menu bar B.
title bar C. control menu button D. standard toolbar
27. A feature that displays only the data in column(s) according to specified criteria A. formula B.
sorting C. filtering D. pivot
28. The process of arranging the items of a column in some sequence or order is known as A.
arranging B. autofill C. sorting D. filtering
29. In which tab of the ribbon can you change workbook views to page break preview? A. view B.
review C. page layout D. data
30. What would be a correct formula for sum in Excel? A. =SUM(B3:B9) B. =SUMB3+B9 C. SUM(B3:B9)
D. =ADD(B3:B9)
SECTION B: THEORY
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS PLEASE!!!
QUESTION 1
A. What is a Word Processor and mention four examples of a word processor
B. Mention three uses of Word Processing
C. Explain the following terms i. title Bar ii. Menu Bar iii. Tool Bar iv. Scroll Bar v. Text Alignment
QUESTION 2
A. State the steps to load Excel
B. What does the acronym, PEMDAS stand for?
C. List THREE formulas in Ms-Excel.
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SECTION C: TEST OF PRACTICAL
ANSWER ONLY ONE QUESTIONS PLEASE!!!
QUESTION 4
A. Write the steps to start Microsoft Word
B. Write the steps for saving a document
C. Write the steps for opening an existing document
D. Write the steps for printing a document
E. Write the steps in creating a table in Microsoft Word
QUESTION 5
A. Write the steps in entering a formula
B. Write the steps using a fill handle to copy formula
C. Write the steps for adding borders to a table
D. Write the steps to delete range of cells
E. Write the steps on how to chart your data and mention three types of chart
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