Multiple choice softskills business skills

Which of the following is not an application?

  1. MS Office

  2. Calculator

  3. Winzip

  4. MS Windows
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

MS Windows is an operating system - the platform that runs other applications. MS Office, Calculator, and WinZip are all application programs that run on top of the operating system. The OS manages hardware and provides services, while applications perform specific tasks for users.

AI explanation

MS Windows is an operating system, not an application — it's the platform that applications run on top of, managing hardware resources, memory, and providing the environment (APIs, UI shell) that programs like MS Office, Calculator, and WinZip execute within. MS Office (a productivity suite), Calculator (a utility program), and WinZip (a compression tool) are all end-user applications that run on top of an OS. Since the question asks which one is NOT an application, MS Windows is correct because it belongs to a different category (OS vs. application software).

Keep practicing — related questions