WAEC Data Processing 2024 Question 19

Question 19

Word Processing

A typist positioned the insertion point at the beginning of a line of text in a word processor and then pressed down the Shift key and clicked at the opposite end of the text. What would be the result of this action? The text will be.

  1. A.copied into the clipboard
  2. B.cut into the clipboard.
  3. C.deleted from the storage.
  4. D.highlighted on the screen.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (highlighted on the screen.)

Explanation

Shift + click selects (highlights) all the text between the two points.