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The document contains questions about information processing evaluation. It asks about topics like automation, process control, commercial data processing, establishing a personal student database including data validation checks, sources of data, and characteristics of useful information.

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Information Processing Evaluation

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Information Processing Evaluation (29 Marks)

STRUCTURED QUESTIONS

Answer ALL questions in this section in complete sentence where applicable

1. Information systems have brought about major changes in organizing and managing business enterprises.
These involve automation, process control, scientific and commercial data processing.
a. Describe the term ‘automation’. (2mks)
b. Give one (1) characteristic of process control systems. (1mk)
c. Describe one (1) service that is offered through commercial systems. (2mks)

2. A personal database is to be established for first form students at SAASS. Data to be stored include name,
gender, date of birth, year of entry to school, age upon entering the school and height.
a. Select one (1) data item to which a range check could be applied and state one (1) reason for your
choice. (3mks)
b. Select one (1) data item to which a character check could be performed and state one (1) reason
for your choice. (3mks)
c. Suggest one (1) inconsistency that could be present in the database. (2mks)

3. List three (3) possible sources of data. (3mks)

4. Describe three (3) characteristics of useful information. (3mks)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

Select the correct option and write it next to the question number on your paper

5. What is process control?


a. Using computers to control the operation of other devices
b. To monitor the operations of the CPU while doing arithmetic calculations.
c. To control the processes of any task that is given to the computer.
d. To schedule and load programs in providing a continuous job sequence.

6. Data is checked visually before being stored at times. This is done in order to identify and correct
typographical and transposition errors. What is the name of the error checking method?
a. Validation
b. Verification
c. Typographical check
d. Preliminary process check

7. An input value has to be greater than 18 and less than 65 if a driving license is to be approved for issue.
What type of input checking is appropriate?
a. Reasonableness check
b. Range check
c. Inconsistency check
d. Data type check

8. TWO numbers are entered into the computer and the total calculated and displayed on the monitor.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. The displayed total is data and the numbers are information.
b. The displayed total is information and the numbers are also information.
c. The displayed total is information and the numbers are data.
d. The displayed total is data and the numbers are also data.

9. All of the following are examples of business information activities except:


a. Payroll c. Accounts
b. Archiving d. Budget

10. What is Data Validation?


a. Checking input data for errors before processing.
b. To check data on source document before inputting.
c. Checking outputs for error before distributing.
d. To check that data is sorted before processing.
11. Which of the following error refers to typing a word with two letters switched?
a. Syntax
b. Typographical
c. Semantic
d. Transposition

12. What is the BEST description for the process engaged in by two data entry clerks entering the same data
independently to ensure correct data entry?
a. Range checking
b. Visual verification
c. Reasonableness checking
d. Double entry verification

13. What type of check is being employed by a utility company that compares the amount of electricity
consumed by a customer during the current month against their previous month’s consumption?
a. Range
b. Data type
c. Reasonableness
d. Inconsistency

14. All of the following are validation checks except:


a. Consistency check
b. Range check
c. Accuracy check
d. Data type check (10mks)

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