Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Application software.

Key Points

• Spreadsheets, photo editing, PowerPoint, word documents, etc, are examples of Application software.
  • Application software, or app for short, is software that performs specific tasks for an end-user.
  • Effectively, if the user is interacting directly with a piece of software it is application software.
    • For example, Microsoft Word or Excel is application software, as are common web browsers such as Firefox or Google Chrome.
  • It also includes the category of mobile apps, including communication apps such as WhatsApp or games such as Candy Crush Saga.

Additional Information

• System Software
  • System software is a type of computer program that is designed to run a computer's hardware and application programs.
  • If we think of the computer system as a layered model, the system software is the interface between the hardware and user applications.
  • The operating system is the best-known example of system software.
  • The OS manages all the other programs on a computer.
  • System software is used to manage the computer itself.
    • It runs in the background, maintaining the computer's basic functions so users can run higher-level application software to perform certain tasks.
    • Essentially, system software provides a platform for application software to be run on top of.
• System software generally includes the following features:
  • High speed
    • System software must be as efficient as possible to provide an effective platform for higher-level software in the computer system.
  • Hard to manipulate
    • It often requires the use of a programming language, which is more difficult to use than a more intuitive user interface (UI).
  • Written in a low-level computer language
    • System software must be written in a computer language the central processing unit (CPU) and other computer hardware can read.
  • Close to the system
    • It connects directly to the hardware that enables the computer to run.
  • Versatile
    • System software must communicate with both the specialized hardware it runs on and the higher-level application software that is usually hardware-agnostic and often has no direct connection to the hardware it runs on. 
• The platform is hardware and software architecture that acts as a foundation or base upon which other applications, processes, or technologies are developed.
  • In computing, platform refers to basic hardware i.e., computer system, and software i.e., the operating system on which software applications are often run. 

In this question shows that in option 1, 2 and 4 we add three in first letter we get second letter but in option 3 we add 1 in the first letter we get second letter. 

A - D : Difference of two letter

S - V : Difference of two letter

G - H : No letter in between

L - O : Difference of two letter

G-H is different from others.

Hence, option 3 is the correct answer. 

The correct answer is Mirage.

• To a distant observer, the light appears to be coming from somewhere below the ground.
• The observer naturally assumes that light is being reflected from the ground, say, by a pool of water near the tall object.
• Such inverted images of distant tall objects cause an optical illusion to the observer.
• This phenomenon is called a mirage.
•  The optical illusion which occurs mainly in the desert during hot summer is based on the principle of TIR i.e total internal reflection.
• This type of mirage is especially common in hot deserts.

Additional Information

• Total Internal Reflection (TIR): When a ray of light goes from denser to the rarer medium it bends away from the normal and as the angle of incidence in denser medium increases, the angle of refraction in the rarer medium also increases and at a certain angle, angle of refraction becomes 90°, this angle of incidence is called critical angle (C).
• When the Angle of incidence exceeds the critical angle then the light ray comes back into the same medium after reflection from the interface. This phenomenon is called Total internal reflection (TIR).
• Conditions for TIR: 
  1. The ray must travel from denser medium to rarer medium.
  2. The angle of incidence 'i' must be greater than the critical angle C.

• Power: The rate of work done by the electric energy is called power. It is denoted by P.
  • The SI unit of power is the watt (W).
  • Watt is a small unit that's why kilowatt-hour is used as the unit for electrical energy.
• 1 unit of electric energy: When one-kilowatt load works for 1 hour then the energy consumed is called 1 unit of electricity.

1 Unit of electricity = 1 kWh = 1000 Watt-hour = 3.6 × 106 J

1 Kilo-watt = 1000 Watt

• 1 Watt: The energy consumption rate of 1 joule per second is called 1 watt.

EXPLANATION:

Since 1 hr = 3600 sec

1 kWh = 1000 W-hr = 1000 × 3600 watt sec = 3.6 × 10⁶ J 

​So option 1 is correct.

The pattern followed here is:

According to the alphabetical positions of the letters,

Hence, ‘JAK’ is the correct answer.