OLE, a Microsoft's component document technology, means

OLE, a Microsoft's component document technology, means
| OLE, a Microsoft's component document technology, means 

A. Online Linking and Embedding

B. Object Linking and Embedding 

C. Open learning Exchange  

D. Overly linking and Exchange

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Right Answer is: B

SOLUTION

Concept

OLE stands for object linking and embedding. It is a mechanism that allow users to create and edit documents that contain objects created by applications. OLE documents are known as compound documents. 

Important Points:

  • OLE is a component document technology that allows to dynamically link files and application together.
  • When there is need to modify the data created by applications then we can embed object to documents created with different applications.
  • OLE works towards the goal of seamless interaction between applications. 
  • OLE works in linking and embedding, visual editing, uniform data transfer, compound files. 
  • Component object model provides the infrastructure when OLE object communicates with each other. 
  • Example of OLE : an excel sheet is embedded within a Microsoft word document using OLE.