WAEC Areas Of Concentration for Data Processing 2025/2026

The WAEC Areas Of Concentration for Data Processing 2025/2026 examination is based on the Senior Secondary School curriculum by NERDC. It aims to assess fundamental knowledge and skills in data processing, emphasizing entrepreneurial skill development. This syllabus is for examination purposes only; teachers should refer to the national teaching syllabus for instructional guidance.

WAEC Areas Of Concentration for Data Processing 2025/2026

The WAEC Data Processing examination evaluates basic skills in data processing and management, ICT competence for entrepreneurial development, and readiness for further studies, consisting of two papers: Paper 1 with 40 multiple-choice questions (1 hour, 40 marks) and Paper 2 with two sections—Section A (three of four essay questions in 1 hour, 30 marks) and Section B (two compulsory practical essay questions in 1 hour, 40 marks).

  • Information age
  • Data and Information
  • Basic computing
  • Basic computing
    • Classification of Computers Application of ICT in everyday life
  • Components of Computers
  • Information processing: The art of Information processing
  • Information transmission: Process of Information transmission
  • Medium of Information Transmission
  • Networking
  • Internet
  • Tools for processing information: Tools for processing information
  • Word Processing
  • Spreadsheet
  • Database Management System
  • Presentation Package
  • Web Design Packages
  • Graphic Packages
  • Computer maintenance, ethics and human issues: Maintenance of Computer
  • Computer Ethics
  • Safety Measures
  • Career opportunities in Data Processing
  • Computer Virus
  • Data management: Relational Model
  • File Organization
  • Database Security
  • Parallel and Distributed databases

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