Data Processing Syllabus for 2023 WAEC. A Guide for Teachers And Candidates.

DATA PROCESSING
PREAMBLE
This examination syllabus is derived from the Senior Secondary School curriculum on Data Processing published by the NERDC. It is designed to test basic knowledge and skills acquisition in data processing. A conceptual approach was used in preparing the syllabus, considering areas that would encourage the development of entrepreneurial skills for everyday living.
This syllabus is not a teaching syllabus. It is an examination syllabus. Teachers are therefore advised to use the national teaching syllabus for the teaching-learning process.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SYLLABUS
The objectives of the syllabus are to test candidates’
(i) acquisition of basic skills of data processing and management;
(ii) level of competence in ICT applications that will promote the acquisition of
entrepreneurial skills for everyday living in the global world;
(iii) knowledge in the application of ICT in facilitating business transaction and
education;
(iv) preparedness for further studies in Data Processing and Management.

EXAMINATION SCHEME
There will be two papers, Papers 1 and 2 both of which shall be taken as a composite paper at one sitting.
PAPER 1:
will consist of forty multiple-choice objective questions, all of which are to be
answered in 1 hour for 40 marks.
PAPER 2:
will consist of two sections: Sections A and B. Candidates will be required to
answer five questions in all.
Section A: will consist of four essay questions. Candidates will be required to
answer any three in 1 hour for 30 marks.
Section B: will be a test of practical work. It shall consist of two compulsory
essay questions to be answered in 1 hour for 40 mark.

DETAILED SYLLABUS