UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Word processing software is designed to create, edit and format textual documents such as letters, reports and articles. It offers features like spell check, styles, tables and mail merge that support professional document preparation. These capabilities match the examples of Word and Writer given in the stem. Therefore, the correct category is word processing software.

Option A:
Option A, database, refers to systems for organising and querying large structured datasets and is not focused on document text editing. Although some word processors can link to databases, that is not their primary function.

Option B:
Option B is correct because Word and Writer are classic word processors, and ICT curricula explicitly identify them as word processing applications within the broader class of application software.

Option C:
Option C, system, is too general and typically refers to system software rather than specialised document tools.

Option D:
Option D, antivirus, protects computers from malware and does not support tasks such as formatting paragraphs or inserting references.