I am a four letter word. I am an animal. You use me to call your dear ones. Who am I?

Question

I am an eight letter word that you use frequently while working on your respective computers.
The 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th letter when read, makes a weapon.
The 1st, 2nd and 8th letter form the end part of a basic computer typing software.
The 3rd and the 4th letters are same.
The first four letters can be understood as an outcome of any exam.
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th letters make an animal.

Answer 1

Deer

Deer is an animal and you call your dear ones as deer (or dear) :)

Answer 2

Deer is the word....