Computer Knowledge

Computer Software Operations

1,772 Questions

This hub provides extensive practice on computer software operations and keyboard shortcuts. It covers document formatting, spreadsheet navigation, and common application commands. These questions are essential for candidates preparing for banking, railways, and staff selection computer proficiency tests.

Keyboard shortcutsSpreadsheet formattingDocument editingWeb page navigationMail merge operations

Computer Software Operations Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Ctrl + Backspace

  2. Ctrl + Delete

  3. Ctrl + Shift + Delete

  4. Ctrl + D

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ctrl+Backspace deletes the entire word to the left of the cursor, not just individual characters. Ctrl+Delete deletes the word to the right, and Ctrl+D selects the next occurrence of the current word.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. ctrl+F6

  2. ctrl+F8

  3. ctrl+F10

  4. ctrl+F1

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ctrl+F8 in Eclipse switches between open perspectives, which are different collections of views and editors organized for specific tasks. This is distinct from switching between individual editors or views.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. ctrl+shift+\

  2. ctrl+shift+/

  3. alt+/

  4. ctrl+\

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In most code editors and IDEs, ctrl+shift+/ is the standard keyboard shortcut to create or remove block comments around selected text. This shortcut works universally across popular editors like VS Code, Sublime Text, and many JetBrains IDEs. The other options listed are not standard shortcuts for creating block comments.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. click

  2. right click

  3. double click

  4. drag

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To resize a window wider, you move the pointer to the edge until it becomes a horizontal resize cursor (double-headed arrow), then drag the edge to the desired width. Clicking or double-clicking does not resize the window. Dragging is the standard method for all window resizing operations.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Next Pane

  2. Spell Check

  3. Activate menu

  4. Delete sheet

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

F7 in Excel launches the spell checker to review spelling and grammar errors in your worksheet. This shortcut is consistent across Microsoft Office applications. F6 moves between panes, and sheets are deleted differently.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Previous Worksheet

  2. Next Worksheet

  3. Page Up

  4. Page Down

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ctrl+Page Up is a keyboard shortcut in Excel that navigates to the previous worksheet tab. This is useful for quickly moving between multiple sheets in a workbook without using the mouse. Ctrl+Page Down would move to the next worksheet instead.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Delete

  2. Copy

  3. Paste

  4. Cut

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ctrl+Insert is a standard keyboard shortcut for copying selected content in Excel and many other applications. It works identically to the more commonly known Ctrl+C shortcut. This shortcut copies the selected cells to the clipboard for pasting later.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Insert Date and Time

  2. Insert Date

  3. Insert Time

  4. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ctrl+Shift+; (semicolon) inserts the current time in Excel. The standard Ctrl+; inserts the current date, while Ctrl+Shift+: (which is the same as Ctrl+Shift+;) inserts the current time. Both are useful for timestamping data entries.