Computer Softwares Questions

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1.

In order to tell Excel that we are entering a formula in cell, we must begin with an operator such as

A

$

B

@

C

+

D

=

E

#

Correct Answer: D

In MS Excel, formulas are equations that perform various calculations in your worksheets. Though Microsoft has introduced a handful of new functions over the years, the concept of Excel spreadsheet formulas is the same in all versions of Excel 2016, Excel 2013, Excel 2010, Excel 2007 and lower. All Excel formulas begin with an equal sign (=).

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2.

GUI stands for

A

Graph Use Interface

B

Graphical Universal Interface

C

Graphical User Interface

D

Graphical Unique Interface

E

None of these

Correct Answer: C

A Graphical User Interface is a computer interface that allows users to interact with a device through graphical elements such as pictures and animations, as opposed to text-based commands.

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3.

Which one of the following is not an application software package?

A

Red Hat Linux

B

Microsoft Office

C

Adobe Pagemaker

D

Open Office

E

None of these

Correct Answer: A

Red Hat Linux is one of the highly used Enterprise Operating System in the Linux Market.

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4.

Which of the following statement is wrong?

A

Photoshop is a graphical design tool by Adobe

B

Linux is free and open source software

C

Linux is owned and sold by Microsoft

D

Windows XP is an operating system

E

None of the above

Correct Answer: C

Linux is free and open source software it is not sold by Microsoft or any other company.

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5.

An error is also known as:

A

Bug

B

Debug

C

Cursor

D

Icon

E

None of these

Correct Answer: A

An error in computer program is known as Bug and process of fixing Bugs are known as Debug.

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6.

Microsoft Word is an example of

A

an operating system

B

Processing device

C

Application software

D

an input device

E

System Software

Correct Answer: C

Microsoft Word or MS-WORD (often called Word) is a graphical word processing program that users can type with. It is made by the computer company Microsoft. Its purpose is to allow users to type and save documents. Similar to other word processors, it has helpful tools to make documents.

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7.

Graphical pictures that represent an object like file, folder etc are:

A

Task bar

B

Windows

C

Icons

D

Desktop

E

None of these

Correct Answer: C

Graphical pictures that represent an object like file, folder etc are Icons.

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8.

When was the first e-mail sent?

A

1963

B

1969

C

1971

D

1974

Correct Answer: C

Sent by computer engineer Ray Tomlinson in 1971, the email was simply a test message to himself. The email was sent from one computer to another computer sitting right beside it in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but it traveled via ARPANET, a network of computers that was the precursor to the Internet.

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9.

Operating System is the most common type of _________ software.

A

Communication

B

Application

C

System

D

Word Processing Software

Correct Answer: C

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. After being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all the other programs in a computer. The other programs are called applications or application programs. The application programs make use of the operating system by making requests for services through a defined application program interface (API).

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10.

The file extension of MS-Word document in Office 2007 is _______.

A

.doc

B

.docx

C

.pdf

D

.txt

E

.xls

Correct Answer: B

Office Open XML (OOXML) format was introduced with Microsoft Office 2007 and became the default format of Microsoft Word ever since. Pertaining file extensions include: .docx

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