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Q140. Which statement about Word line spacing is true? P. It controls vertical separation of lines. Q. It controls diagonal separation of lines.

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1. P only
2. P and Q
3. Neither
4. Q only

Answer: A. P only

Explanation: Line spacing determines the vertical space between adjacent lines of text in a paragraph. It may be single, double or set to a specific value. The concept does not describe diagonal separation, so only statement P is correct.

Q139. In Excel, what does MATCH(12,{10,13,30,40,60},1) return?

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1. 0
2. 1
3. #N/A
4. 2

Answer: B. 1

Explanation: With match_type equal to one, MATCH finds the largest sorted value not exceeding the lookup value and returns its position. Ten is the largest entry at most twelve, and it is in position one. The resulting value is therefore 1.

Q138. Which CPU register specifies the address of the memory location currently being accessed?

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1. Stack Pointer
2. Program Counter
3. Memory Address Register
4. Instruction Register

Answer: C. Memory Address Register

Explanation: The Memory Address Register holds the address used for a current memory read or write. The Program Counter points to the next instruction in normal execution; the Instruction Register contains the instruction being processed. These registers serve different roles.

Q137. Which conventional connector is also called a mouse port in older personal computers?

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1. VGA
2. HDMI
3. FireWire
4. PS/2

Answer: D. PS/2

Explanation: PS/2 is a small round six-pin connector historically used with keyboards and mice, frequently distinguished by colour coding. VGA primarily carries analogue video, HDMI digital audio and video, and FireWire supports high-speed data transfer with peripherals.

Q136. What term describes groups of signal lines that carry data and control signals between computer components?

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1. Buses
2. Control Units
3. Registers
4. Caches

Answer: A. Buses

Explanation: Computer buses provide shared communication pathways for data, addresses and control information among system components. A processor register stores a small amount of data internally; cache is high-speed memory. A control unit coordinates operations rather than being the communication pathway itself.

Q135. Which of these does not belong to the LibreOffice suite?

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1. Writer
2. LibreOffice Excel
3. Calc
4. Impress

Answer: B. LibreOffice Excel

Explanation: LibreOffice includes Writer for word processing, Calc for spreadsheets, and Impress for presentations. Excel is Microsoft’s spreadsheet product, not an application named LibreOffice Excel in that suite.

Q134. Which Windows utility provides settings for hardware and system configuration?

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1. Run
2. Control Panel
3. Taskbar
4. Help and Support

Answer: B. Control Panel

Explanation: Control Panel traditionally groups administrative settings for devices, programs, accounts, and system options. The Run dialog launches commands, whereas the taskbar and Help interface have separate navigation and assistance roles.

Q133. Which of these web browsers was developed by Microsoft?

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1. Opera
2. Chrome
3. Edge
4. Brave

Answer: C. Edge

Explanation: Microsoft Edge is the browser developed and maintained by Microsoft. Chrome is associated with Google, Opera with Opera Software, and Brave with Brave Software, although these products may share Chromium-based components.

Q132. In which Gmail folder are deleted messages normally placed?

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1. Trash
2. Spam
3. Inbox
4. Drafts

Answer: A. Trash

Explanation: Deleting a Gmail message usually moves it to Trash before permanent deletion, subject to service retention rules. Spam is for suspected unsolicited content, Inbox for received mail, and Drafts for unfinished messages.

Q131. Which historic browser pioneered showing pictures inline with webpage text?

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1. Mozilla
2. Mosaic
3. Lynx
4. Opera

Answer: B. Mosaic

Explanation: NCSA Mosaic helped popularise graphical browsing and inline images during the early web. Earlier text-based browsers such as Lynx did not present pages in the same graphical, inline-image format.