Word Processor Quiz

A word processor is a device or computer program that provides for input, editing, formatting, and output of text, often with some additional features.

Word processors were initially stand-alone devices but have evolved into word processor programs running on general purpose computers.

Word processors evolved from mechanical machines and later merged with the computer field, gradually automating the physical aspects of writing and editing.

<p>The term 'word processing' appeared in American offices in the early 1970s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The initial focus of word processing systems' designers was to streamline the work to typists and later shifted toward the automation of the whole editing cycle.</p> Signup and view all the answers