Identify the sequence of words A-E that correctly fills the blanks in the…
2024
Identify the sequence of words A-E that correctly fills the blanks in the following paragraph:
An operating system that uses windows, icons, menus and pointers for human-computer interaction is known as ________. Post-WIMP interfaces found on devices like iPads, iPods and mobile phones make use of ________ technology that allows us to use our fingers to select icons and menus. Post-WIMP interfaces allow us to use ________, rotating and swiping techniques. The technology that allows users to store documents, programs and data on the Internet is known as ________. Documents created using Google Docs are stored ________ on the Internet and can be accessed anywhere and at any time.
(A) Touch Screen
(B) Cloud Computing
(C) GUI
(D) Remotely
(E) Pinching
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: D. (C), (A), (E), (B), (D) — Concept. An interface is named after the interaction primitives it exposes. The WIMP model — Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer — is exactly what the term…
- A.
(C), (A), (E), (D), (B)
- B.
(A), (C), (D), (B), (E)
- C.
(B), (D), (C), (E), (A)
- D.
(C), (A), (E), (B), (D)
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Correct answer: D
Concept. An interface is named after the interaction primitives it exposes. The WIMP model — Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer — is exactly what the term graphical user interface (GUI) denotes, so an operating system driven by those four primitives is a GUI. A post-WIMP interface removes the pointer: the display itself becomes the input device, because touch-screen hardware senses finger contact, and meaning is then carried by multi-touch gestures such as pinching, rotating and swiping. Independently of the interface, cloud computing names the delivery of storage and applications as an Internet service, which is why a file created in a browser-based suite lives remotely on the provider’s servers rather than on the user’s own disk.
Application. Each blank is fixed by the clue that introduces it:
Blank | Clue in the paragraph | Term |
|---|---|---|
1 | operating system using windows, icons, menus and pointers | GUI (C) |
2 | technology on iPads and phones that lets fingers select icons | Touch Screen (A) |
3 | gesture listed alongside rotating and swiping | Pinching (E) |
4 | technology for storing documents, programs and data on the Internet | Cloud Computing (B) |
5 | how Google Docs files are stored so they are reachable anywhere | Remotely (D) |
Cross-check. Two grammatical constraints settle the pair that the sequences disagree about most. The fourth blank completes “The technology that … is known as ________”, so it needs the name of a technology; “Remotely” is an adverb and cannot name one. The fifth blank completes “are stored ________ on the Internet”, so it needs an adverb of place; “Cloud Computing” is a noun phrase and cannot fill that slot. The first three blanks are equally constrained because they sit at three different levels — the interface class, then the sensing hardware, then the gesture — and the paragraph introduces them in that order.
Result. The sequence that fits every blank is GUI (C), Touch Screen (A), Pinching (E), Cloud Computing (B), Remotely (D).