WAEC Data Processing 2025 Objective — Question 37
Question 37 of 40 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Data Processing 2025 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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An advantage of manual file over computer file is that
- A. it is more efficient
- B. it requires less storage space
- C. risk of corrupted data is much lessCorrect
- D. speed of processing is high
Explanation
Manual (physical/paper-based) files are immune to software glitches, malware, viruses, hardware failures (e.g. disk crashes), and cybersecurity breaches, so the risk of corrupted data is much less compared to computer files.
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