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Computer Software Operations

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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.

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Computer Software Operations Questions

Multiple choice technology web technology

Shortcut key to Change text to heading 1

  1. Ctrl + Alt + 1

  2. Ctrl + Alt + H

  3. Ctrl + H

  4. Shift + 1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ctrl+Alt+1 applies the Heading 1 style to text in Microsoft Word. Using the number keys 1-6 with Ctrl+Alt corresponds to different heading levels. Ctrl+H is for find and replace, Shift+1 types the exclamation mark, and Ctrl+Alt+H is not a heading shortcut.

Multiple choice technology web technology

Shortcut key to Italic highlighted selection

  1. Ctrl + I

  2. I

  3. Ctrl + Shift + I

  4. Shift + I
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ctrl+I is the universal keyboard shortcut for italicizing text in Microsoft Word and most text editors. The letter I clearly maps to italic. Just pressing I would type the letter, while Ctrl+Shift+I and Shift+I are not standard formatting shortcuts.

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Shosrtcut key to Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted

  1. Ctrl + T

  2. Ctrl + F7

  3. Shift + F7

  4. F7
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Shift+F7 opens the thesaurus for the highlighted word in Microsoft Word, providing synonyms and antonyms. F7 runs spell check, Ctrl+T might be used in other applications but not for thesaurus in Word, and Ctrl+F7 is not a thesaurus shortcut. Note: there is a typo in the question - 'Shosrtcut' should be 'Shortcut'.

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Shortcut key to Indent the paragraph

  1. Ctrl + Shift + P

  2. Ctrl + M

  3. Ctrl + P

  4. F10
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In Microsoft Word, the shortcut key Ctrl + M is used to indent a paragraph from the left. Ctrl + P is the shortcut for printing, Ctrl + Shift + P opens the font size dialog, and F10 activates the menu bar.

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Which of the following is used to check whether the Caps lock in keyboard is turned on or Not By using VB.Net 2005?

  1. If My.Computer.Keyboard.CapsLock = True Then

  2. If System.Computer.Keyboard.CapsLock = True Then

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the Above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In VB.Net 2005, the My.Computer.Keyboard.CapsLock property returns a Boolean value indicating whether the Caps Lock key is turned on, making option A the correct syntax.

Multiple choice technology

What does the Key "F1" does ?

  1. Delete content of document

  2. Universal Help in Windows program.

  3. Edit options in current program

  4. Goes to end of document.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

F1 is the universal Help key in Windows applications. Pressing F1 typically opens context-sensitive help or documentation for the currently active application or control.

Multiple choice technology

What "Ctrl + End" does ?

  1. Goes to end of document

  2. Highlights from current position to end of line.

  3. Goes to end of current line.

  4. Select all text.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ctrl+End moves the cursor to the end of the entire document in Windows applications. The End key alone moves to the end of the current line, while adding Ctrl extends the navigation scope to the document end.

Multiple choice technology

What will happen when you tripple click by your mouse on a word document ?

  1. Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.

  2. Selects the line or paragraph of the text the mouse triple-clicked.

  3. Zooms in and out of document the mouse triple-clicked.

  4. Insert the current time.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When you triple-click in Microsoft Word, it selects the entire paragraph or line of text where your mouse is clicked. This is a standard Word shortcut for quickly selecting whole paragraphs. It does not open other documents, zoom, or insert time.

Multiple choice technology

Which do you press to enter the current date in a cell?

  1. CTRL+SHIFT+: (colon)

  2. CTRL+F10

  3. CTRL+; (semicolon)

  4. CTRL+F8
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In spreadsheet applications like Excel, pressing CTRL+; (semicolon) enters the current date into the active cell. The similar shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+: (colon) enters the current TIME, not the date. CTRL+F8 and CTRL+F10 are not related to date/time entry. This is a useful shortcut for quickly timestamping data.

Multiple choice technology

You need the Insert Function dialog box. How do you get it?

  1. Right-click a cell, and then click Insert.
  2. Type $ in a cell.

  3. Click the Insert menu, and then click Function.

  4. Type = in a cell.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Insert Function dialog box in Excel is accessed by clicking the Insert menu and then selecting Function. This opens a dialog that helps you search for and insert functions with their arguments. Right-clicking a cell and choosing Insert inserts cells or rows/columns, not functions. Typing $ creates an absolute reference, and typing = simply begins a formula entry.