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Computer Studies Paper 2, May/June 2014  
Questions: 1 2 3 4   Main
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Question 2

Question 2

(a)        List:
            (i)         three application areas of a word processing program;
            (ii)        three  types of data item.
(b)        Identify the four  data types available in Table 2.
                                                           
                                                            Table 2


Student I.D.

Name

Date of Birth

Score in Computer Studies

Gender

A 00022

Odi, G.A.

13/10/97

38

M

C 00021

Zakari, M.

15/05/98

71

M

B 00023

Ngozi Tella

16/09/96

62

F

 

The expected answers were:

2. (a)(i) Any three application areas of a word processing program
           
            Office;                                                 Publishing;
            Journalism;                                          Education;
            Homes;                                                            Health Institution;
            Financial Institution;                            Agricultural Institution;
            Business Centres;                                 Oil Sector;
            Aviation;                                              Judiciary;
            Hotel/Tourism;                                     Manufacturing Industries;
            Laboratory Research Centre.                                      

 

          (ii)          Numeric
                        Alphanumeric
                        Alphabetic
                                                                                                                                    

    (b)    Alphanumeric
            Alphabetic/Text
            Date
            Numeric                                                                                              
The question was on Fundamental of Computing and Computer Software. The question was popular with the candidates. Many candidates could correctly state types of data item and identify data types except for some few that could not. The candidates’ performance was encouraging.

 

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