All Categories MCQs
Topic Notes: All Categories
General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
2221
Software like Norton, McAfee, and Kaspersky are primarily known as:
Answer:
Antivirus software
These are leading examples of antivirus and internet security software, which are utilities designed to protect a computer from malware, viruses, and other cyber threats.
2222
The term "software" broadly refers to:
Answer:
A set of instructions, data, or programs used to operate computers.
This is the general definition of software. It encompasses all non-physical components of a computer system, including system, application, and utility programs.
2223
An email client like Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird is an example of:
Answer:
Application Software
An email client is an application designed for the specific end-user task of managing, sending, and receiving emails.
2224
What type of software is Adobe Illustrator primarily used for?
Answer:
Creating and editing vector graphics.
Unlike Photoshop (for raster images), Illustrator is the industry-standard application for creating vector graphics, which are images based on mathematical equations that can be scaled infinitely without losing quality.
2225
When a language can create new data types, it is called:
Answer:
Extensible language
Extensible languages allow creation of custom data types.
2226
Microsoft’s latest entry into programming is:
Answer:
.NET
.NET is Microsoft's platform for building applications across various programming languages.
2227
Choosing at runtime which method to execute is called:
Answer:
Dynamic binding
Dynamic binding links a method call to its definition at runtime.
2228
C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of what type of language?
Answer:
High-level
High-level languages are human-readable and used for software development.
2229
Web pages are written in which type of language?
Answer:
HTML
HTML, which stands for Hypertext Markup Language, is the standard markup language used to create and structure web pages and web applications. It tells the web browser how to display the content, such as text, images, and links.
2230
Which one can be used for creating a document _______________________?
Answer:
MS Word
Microsoft Word is a word processing application specifically designed for creating, editing, and formatting text-based documents such as letters, reports, and essays. MS Excel is for spreadsheets, and MS Access is for databases.