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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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