Question

GIMP is a/an _______
1. Photo editor
2. operating system
3. diagnostic utility program
4. application software

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Photo editor

The correct answer is a Photo editor.

• GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
  • It is a free and open-source raster graphics editor.
  • It is used for image manipulation and image editing, free-form drawing, transcoding between different image file formats, and more specialized tasks.
  • It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.

 

• Operating system
  • An operating system is a software program required to manage and operate a computing device like smartphones, tablets, computers, supercomputers, etc.
  • It is a layer of the graphical user interface, which acts as a platform between the user and the computer hardware.
• Diagnostic utility program
  • A diagnostic program is a software tool used to diagnose problems with a particular set of hardware devices.
  • It can be used by a trained technician or by the owner of the device, to identify and resolve hardware issues.