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Computer Software Operations

1,659 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.

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Computer Software Operations Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the longest key on the keyboard?

  1. Space bar

  2. Shift key

  3. Caps lock

  4. Zero

  5. Tab key
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A typical space bar key is large enough so that a thumb from either hand can use it, and is almost always found on the bottom row of standard QWERTY keyboard layouts.

Multiple choice

To save a file on disk using COPY CON, we press

  1. Ctrl+C

  2. Ctrl+Z

  3. Ctrl+S

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

When using COPY CON to create a file, pressing Ctrl+Z (followed by Enter) signals the end of file input and saves the content. Ctrl+C aborts the operation without saving. Ctrl+S is used for pause/resume in some contexts but not for saving.

Multiple choice

How can we start C ?

  1. Click start → Program → MS-Office → MS-DOS

  2. Click start → Program → MS-DOS

  3. Click start → Program → Accessories → Window Explorer

  4. Click start → Program → My Document
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In this option, first of all click on start then program then we'll get MS-DOS option. After that, it will show the black screen. This is the right option.

 

Multiple choice

The 'Enter' key is not used

  1. to insert a blank line into a document

  2. when the insertion point reaches the right margin

  3. to begin a new paragraph

  4. in response to a certain word command

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In response to a certain word command, we can’t use the 'Enter' key.

Multiple choice

Which of the following should be performed to select a group of words?

  1. Click the 'Group' button on the formatting toolbar.

  2. Double click anywhere within the group to be selected.

  3. Drag the mouse pointer through the characters to be selected.

  4. Right click on the first and the last characters of the group to be selected.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Double click is used to edit the text.

Multiple choice

Which of the following functions is used to input data from keyboard?

  1. cout

  2. cin

  3. cerr

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

cin is the standard input stream object in C++ that is used to input data from the keyboard. It is part of the iostream library and is used with the extraction operator (>>) to read values into variables. cout is for output, cerr is for error output, and get is a specific method.