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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 operating systems

To simulate right-click on selected item, Use

  1. Shift + F10

  2. Alt + F10

  3. Shift + Alt + F10

  4. Shift + F1
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Shift + F10 opens the context menu for the selected item, which is exactly what a right-click does. This keyboard equivalent is useful for mice without right-click buttons or keyboard-only navigation. The other key combinations don't perform this function.

Multiple choice technology operating systems

What is the use of Alt + F4?

  1. Restores current open program

  2. Maximazies current open program

  3. Rename selected icon

  4. Closes current open program
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Alt + F4 is the universal Windows keyboard shortcut to close the currently active program or window. This works consistently across almost all Windows applications. F11 typically toggles full-screen mode, while F2 is for renaming.

Multiple choice technology mainframe

What happens if i move +1 to field+l instead of -1 to field+l ?

  1. Cursor will move to the next available field

  2. Cursor will move to the last field.

  3. Cursor will move to the previous available field.

  4. Cursor will be placed on the left upper corner of the screen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The field length attribute uses specific values for cursor positioning. A positive value like +1 is not a valid cursor positioning command and can cause the cursor to default to the screen's upper left corner or behave unpredictably. Using -1 positions to the previous field.

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. Click the Insert menu, and then click Function

  3. Type = in a cell

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Insert Function dialog box is accessed from the Insert menu in classic Excel versions. This dialog helps users find and insert functions by category (Financial, Date & Time, Math, etc.) with descriptions and argument help. Right-clicking a cell shows formatting options, not function insertion, and typing = starts a formula but doesn't open the full Insert Function dialog.

Multiple choice technology testing

You can access the Test Lab Menu Bar from the Test lab module by pressing the shortcut key...

  1. F6

  2. F7

  3. F8

  4. F9
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Test Lab module in Quality Center (HP ALM) uses the F9 function key to access the Menu Bar. This is a standard keyboard shortcut within the Quality Center interface for quick navigation to the Test Lab menu options. F6, F7, and F8 are used for other purposes within the application.

Multiple choice technology platforms and products

Ctrl + Right arrow

  1. Highlights from current position to end of line.

  2. Moves one word to the right at a time.

  3. Moves one word to the left at a time.

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

Ctrl + Right Arrow is a standard keyboard shortcut that moves the cursor one word to the right, allowing you to navigate through text by word boundaries rather than individual characters. This is faster than moving character by character and is commonly used in text editors and applications. Ctrl + Left Arrow moves one word left.

Multiple choice technology platforms and products

Ctrl + Right arrow

  1. Highlights from current position to end of line.

  2. Moves one word to the right at a time.

  3. Moves one word to the left at a time.

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

Ctrl + Right Arrow is a standard keyboard shortcut that moves the cursor one word to the right, allowing you to navigate through text by word boundaries rather than individual characters. This is faster than moving character by character and is commonly used in text editors and applications. Ctrl + Left Arrow moves one word left.

Multiple choice technology platforms and products

Shift + Ins

  1. Caps on

  2. Select all text.

  3. Paste

  4. Copy selected item
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Shift+Insert is a legacy keyboard shortcut for Paste, dating back to the days when keyboards had actual Insert keys. It works alongside Ctrl+V as an alternative paste method, commonly used in terminal applications and Windows command prompt.

Multiple choice technology platforms and products

Ctrl + Ins

  1. Goes to end of document.

  2. Goes to beginning of document.

  3. Cut selected item.

  4. Copy selected item
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ctrl+Insert is the legacy keyboard shortcut for Copy, equivalent to Ctrl+C. This shortcut is particularly useful in terminal applications and the Windows command prompt where standard Ctrl+C might have special meaning (interrupt signal).

Multiple choice technology platforms and products

Alt + Tab or Alt + Esc

  1. Open help for the program you're in.

  2. Quickly switch between open programs

  3. Open the Find in any program

  4. Move the cursor to the beginning or end of a document.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Alt+Tab displays a visual interface showing all open applications, allowing you to cycle through them. Alt+Esc also switches windows but without the visual preview. These are fundamental Windows shortcuts for multitasking and managing multiple applications.