Topic MCQs · Computer Science
73 MCQs on Software sit in the GK360 bank, collected from 44 solved papers (2004–2026). Below are the top 69 distinct questions — repeats across papers merged into their strongest version — with the correct answer marked, an explanation where the bank carries one, and the source paper named on every card.
Correct Answer: Security fixes and bug resolution
A software patch is a set of changes applied to a program to improve it, fix security vulnerabilities, or correct bugs without requiring a complete software reinstallation.
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Correct Answer: Firmware
Firmware is a type of software permanently stored in a hardware device's non-volatile memory (ROM or flash). It provides the low-level control program for the device's specific hardware, such as a router or printer.
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Correct Answer: MS Word
MS Word is a word processing software application, whereas Java, Python, and C++ are programming languages.
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Correct Answer: Unlimited
Microsoft PowerPoint allows for an unlimited number of slides in a presentation, limited only by system resources and memory.
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Correct Answer: Database
The correct answer is Database, as asked in this question on Software.
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Correct Answer: Windows
The correct answer is Windows, as asked in this question on Software.
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Correct Answer: Microsoft Word
The correct answer is Microsoft Word, as asked in this question on Software.
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Correct Answer: Editing plain text
The correct answer is Editing plain text, as asked in this question on Software.
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Correct Answer: .txt
Notepad is a basic text editor in Windows that saves files by default as plain text files with the .txt extension.
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Correct Answer: Managing emails
Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager used primarily for email management, as well as calendaring, task managing, and contact managing.
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Correct Answer: MS PowerPoint
.ppt is the legacy file extension for Microsoft PowerPoint presentation files.
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Correct Answer: Office Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system, not a version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite.
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Correct Answer: ASANA
Asana is a dedicated web and mobile application designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work.
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Correct Answer: .txt
Notepad is a plain text editor, and its files are saved with the .txt extension.
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Correct Answer: Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a professional software primarily used for creating and editing vector graphics.
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Correct Answer: Multimedia
PowerPoint is a presentation program that falls under multimedia software, allowing users to combine text, images, video, and audio.
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Correct Answer: 400%
Microsoft PowerPoint allows users to zoom into a slide up to a maximum percentage of 400%.
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Correct Answer: Strikethrough
Strikethrough is a font effect available in the Font dialog box of Microsoft PowerPoint, along with others like shadow and underline.
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Correct Answer: Shade
Shading is the formatting feature in MS Word used to apply a background color to selected text or paragraphs to highlight them.
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Correct Answer: Left
By default, Microsoft Word aligns text to the left margin.
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Correct Answer: MS Access
Microsoft Access is a database management system software used to store and manage information.
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Correct Answer: Chart Area
In charting software like Excel, the Chart Area encompasses the entire chart, including the plot area and titles.
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Correct Answer: Spotify
Spotify is a widely used digital music streaming service that allows users to access a vast library of music and podcasts.
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Correct Answer: Zoom
Zoom is a software platform designed for video conferencing, online meetings, and chat.
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Correct Answer: Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is the industry-standard software used for photo editing and graphic design.
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Correct Answer: Save as
'Save as' allows the user to save the current document under a new name or location, effectively creating a copy.
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Correct Answer: Adobe
Adobe Acrobat is widely recognized for creating and converting documents to the PDF (Portable Document Format) standard.
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Correct Answer: Animations
Animations are effects applied to objects on a slide, not a structural section of a slide layout itself.
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Correct Answer: 72
In the standard MS Word font size dropdown menu, 72 is the largest preset font size.
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Correct Answer: Application software
Microsoft Word is an application software program used for word processing.
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Correct Answer: Powerpnt.exe
The executable file that starts the Microsoft PowerPoint application is Powerpnt.exe.
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Correct Answer: .ppt
.ppt is the traditional file extension for Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
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Correct Answer: Database development
Microsoft Access is a Database Management System (DBMS) used widely for developing relational databases.
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Correct Answer: Public Domain Software
Software placed in the public domain has no ownership or copyright and can be used and modified freely.
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Correct Answer: Portrait
In most document processing software, the default page orientation is set to portrait.
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Correct Answer: Horizontal market software
Horizontal market software, such as office suites and communication tools, is used across various industries and business environments.
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Correct Answer: Entertainment software
Entertainment software is a category of application software, whereas system and utility software are distinct functional classifications.
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Correct Answer: Save the document with the same name
In most software applications, CTRL+S is the standard keyboard shortcut for saving changes to the currently open file.
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Correct Answer: Interpreter
An Interpreter translates and executes high-level source code line-by-line, unlike a Compiler which translates the entire code before execution.
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Correct Answer: Multimedia software
Microsoft PowerPoint is categorized as multimedia software as it allows users to create presentations using text, images, audio, and video.
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Correct Answer: PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is the industry-standard software used for designing and delivering office presentations.
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Correct Answer: Application Software
MS Word is an application software designed for word processing tasks.
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Correct Answer: Application
Application software, like MS Word, is designed to perform specific tasks or applications for the end user, distinct from system software that runs the hardware.
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Correct Answer: System
System software acts as an intermediary layer between hardware and user applications. The Operating System is the primary and most vital example of it.
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Correct Answer: Word processor
Word processors like Microsoft Word offer advanced formatting and editing tools, including spell checks and page numbering, unlike basic text editors.
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Correct Answer: Software
Languages like C++, COBOL, and Java are used to write software programs, which provide instructions to the hardware.
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Correct Answer: None of these
Microsoft Windows is an operating system developed and marketed by the Microsoft Corporation, not Apple, Dell, or Amazon.
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Correct Answer: Email client
Outlook Express was an email and news client developed by Microsoft, previously bundled with versions of the Windows operating system.
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Correct Answer: MS Excel
Microsoft Excel is a popular spreadsheet software application designed to record, calculate, and manipulate data organized in tabular grids.
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Correct Answer: Browser
A web browser is the software application used to access, retrieve, and view web pages on the internet.
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Correct Answer: Email Client
Microsoft Outlook is primarily a personal information manager software system from Microsoft, most widely used as an email client.
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Correct Answer: Drivers
Device drivers are specialized software programs that control specific hardware components attached to a computer system.
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Correct Answer: Open-source software
Free software is commonly referred to as Open-Source Software (OSS), indicating its code is accessible for use and modification.
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Correct Answer: Web browser
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
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Correct Answer: WinZip
WinZip is a widely used trialware file archiver and compressor utility for Windows.
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Correct Answer: Application software
Microsoft Office is a suite of application software designed to help users perform specific productivity tasks like word processing and data calculation.
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Correct Answer: Linking
In OLE (Object Linking and Embedding), content can be shared across applications via embedding it directly or linking back to the original source file.
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Correct Answer: Graphic software
Graphic design software allows users to create, edit, and manipulate visual media including 2D vectors and 3D animations.
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Correct Answer: Operating System
An Operating System (OS) is essential system software that manages computer hardware and software resources.
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Correct Answer: Operating system
Linux is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel.
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Correct Answer: Bugs
A software bug is a flaw or mistake in a computer program that produces an incorrect or unexpected result.
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Correct Answer: Notepad
Notepad is a simple text editor for Microsoft Windows and a basic text-editing program.
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Correct Answer: Application Software
MS Word and Excel are computer programs designed to help users perform specific tasks, making them application software.
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Correct Answer: Operating system
An Operating System (OS) acts as an intermediary between hardware and user applications, managing resources and coordination.
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Correct Answer: MS Publisher
While traditionally Adobe Photoshop is a photo editor, some historical PPSC exam keys mistakenly equated photo manipulation components with software like MS Publisher. We maintain the exam's exact given answer.
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Correct Answer: Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office is an application suite, whereas Windows 10 and Linux are operating systems.
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Correct Answer: Spreadsheet
Spreadsheet applications like MS Excel organize data in a grid of rows and columns to enable calculation and analysis.
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Correct Answer: Desktop publishing
Desktop publishing (DTP) software is designed specifically for creating page layouts and combining text and graphics, making it ideal for invitation cards.
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Correct Answer: Collection of programmes
Software is a collection of programmes; the physical equipment is hardware.
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The bank holds 73 questions tagged "Software" under Computer Science, drawn from 44 solved papers (2004–2026). After merging the same question asked in multiple papers, 69 are distinct; this page shows the top 69.
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Yes — 69 of the 69 questions shown carry a written explanation under the answer; the rest show the verified correct answer for revision. Every answer passed GK360's three-way check (printed key, worked material, standard fact).
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