Computer Science - Excel Questions
You can enter the correct range in a function by typing the beginning and ending cell references separated by a ____.
colon (:)
Which of the following are formatting symbols?
dollar sign ($) comma (,) percent sign (%)
Using the mouse to move or copy cells is called _____.
drag and drop
A thin red border indicates the active cell.
false
Clicking the Create Function box opens the Function Arguments dialog box.
false
Excel can display characters in only three font colors: black, red, and blue.
false
Excel includes four types of sparkline charts: line, column, win/loss, and stock.
false
Panes created using the vertical split bar scroll together horizontally.
false
The Accounting number format assigns a floating dollar sign.
false
The Increase Indent button indents the contents of a cell to the right by three spaces each time you click it.
false
The arithmetic operator, ^, directs Excel to perform the division operation.
false
When designing a worksheet, which steps should be taken to ensure that functional considerations supersede visual aesthetics?
identification of how to format various elements of the worksheet
The range of cells receiving copied content is called the ___ area.
paste
When working with a large worksheet, you can split the window into _____ panes.
two or four
Pressing the ____ keyboard shortcut key(s) selects cell A1.
CTRL+HOME
The underline format underlines the entire cell, not just the characters in the cell.
False
Error messages begin with the ___ symbol.
#
_____ refers to cells not wide enough to display the entire entry.
####
If formulas located in other cells reference cells in a deleted row or column, Excel does not adjust these cell references but instead displays the ____ error message.
#REF!
Which of the following is the Ribbon path to the Cell Styles button?
(HOME tab | Styles Group)
The path to the Format Painter button is
(Home tab | Clipboard group)
Which of the following is the path to the Zoom button?
(View tab | Zoom group)
When you decrease the row height to ______, the row is hidden.
0
Excel remembers the last ____ actions you have completed.
100
How many chart types does Excel offer?
15
Text in a cell can be rotated counterclockwise by entering a number in the Alignment sheet in the Format Cells dialog box. Which of the following are valid values for that number?
15, 90
An asterisk (*) following a cell reference in a formula is the arithmetic operator that directs Excel to perform the division operation.
False
____ text often provides a strong visual appeal.
Rotated
______ text often provides a strong visual appeal.
Rotated
If the contents of a cell copied using the fill handle is Sunday and Tuesday, what are the next three values of the extended series?
Saturday, Thursday, Monday
You use ___ to view an XPS file.
XPS Viewer
Perry has recently expanded his business and hired two employees. As a result of this expansion, he is considering carefully how to establish policies and procedures for creating workbooks. Perry also decides that he should approve ____ of any proposed worksheet.
a sketch
Clicking the ____ box completes an entry.
enter
A pie chart with one or more slices offset is referred to as a(n) ____ pie chart.
exploded
A cell reference with only one dollar sign before either the column or the row is called an absolute reference.
false
A given range contains the data that determines the size of slices in a corresponding pie chart; these entries are called the category names.
false
A single point is about 1/32 of one inch in height.
false
As in algebra, you can use brackets to override the order of operations Excel follows to perform formula calculations.
false
Best fit means that the width of the column will be increase or decreased by a percentage you specify.
false
In a worksheet, columns typically contain information that is similar to a list.
false
Live preview is available on touch screen.
false
You cannot format an entire column at once.
false
You should press the SPACEBAR to clear a cell.
false
A ___ is text and graphics that print at the bottom of every page.
footer
You ____ a worksheet to emphasize certain entries and make the worksheet easier to read and understand.
format
A ___ is text and graphics that print at the top of each page.
header
The ____ Option button lists formatting options following an insertion of cells, rows, or columns.
insert
When more than one arithmetic operator is involved in a formula, Excel follows the same basic order of __ that you use in algebra.
operations
Excel automatically appends the ___ to complete the AVERAGE function when you click the Enter box or press the ENTER key.
right parenthesis
A relative cell reference instructs Excel to adjust the cell reference as it copies it to the destination area.
true
A relative reference instructs Excel to adjust the cell reference as it copies it to the destination area.
true
Point mode allows you to select calls for use in a formula by using your finger or the pointer.
true
Point mode allows you to select cells for use in a formula by using your finger or the pointer.
true
The AutoCorrect feature can automatically capitalize the first letter in the names of days.
true
The Insert Options button lists formatting options.
true
The Percent Style button instructs Excel to display a value as a percentage, determined by multiplying the cell entry by 100, rounding the result to the nearest percent, and adding a percent sign.
true
The Sum button menu allows you to enter one of five often-used functions easily into a cell.
true
The equal sign (=) precedes a formula.
true
The most common error when entering a formula is to reference the wrong cell in the formula.
true
The requirements document includes a needs statement, source of data, summary of calculations, and any other special requirements for a worksheet.
true
To select a number format, you can choose a category in the Number tab in the Format Cells dialog box and then select the number of decimal places, whether or not a dollar sign should be displayed, and how negative numbers should appear.
true
When text is longer than the width of a column, Excel displays the overflow characters in adjacent cells to the right as long as those adjacent cells contain no data.
true
With Excel in Edit mode, you can edit cell contents directly in the cell
true
You can click the Format Cells Dialog Box Launcher to open the Format Cells dialog box.
true
You can nest IF functions as deep as you want, but after you get beyond a next of three IF functions, the logic becomes difficult to follow.
true
You can press the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW keys to position the insertion point during in-cell editing.
true
The Increase Indent button indents the contents of a cell to the right by ____ spaces each time you click it.
two
The ____ button allows you to erase recent cell entries.
undo
To erase an entire entry in a cell and then reenter the data from the beginning, press the ____ key.
ESC
Which of the following keys moves the insertion point to the end of the data in a cell?
End
The AVERAGE function requires that the argument be included within parentheses following the function name
True
The Linked Pictures option in the Paste Options gallery copies an image of the source area as a picture so that a change to the cells in the source area updates the picture in the destination area.
True
The Copy button copies the contents and format of the source area to the Office ____, a temporary storage area in the computer's memory.
Clipboard
You should use a ____ chart to compare values side by side, broken down by category.
Clustered Column
Press ____ to select the entire worksheet.
Ctrl+A
To open the Format Cells dialog box with the Alignment sheet active, click the Alignment Settings ____.
Dialog Box Launcher
Anita is new to Microsoft Excel 2016. As she uses the application, she is beginning to see that Excel offers many features to help her save time and be more productive. Which of the following Excel features helps Anita be more productive by helping her move easily organize and identify her workbook files?
Document Properties
_____ the Format Painter button and then drag through the nonadjacent ranges to paint the formats to the ranges.
Double-click
In the context of copying a range of cells to a nonadjacent location, an alternative to clicking the Paste button is to press the _____ key.
ENTER
The _____ function displays the highest value in a range.
MAX
If you enter 90 in the degrees box in the ____ area of the Format Cells dialog box, the text will appear vertically and read from bottom to top in the cell.
Orientation
____ view allows you to create or modify a worksheet while viewing how it will look in printed format.
Page Layout
To print a range of cells in the active worksheet, click ____ in the settings area in the Print gallery.
Print Selection
Whihc of the following cell contents is extended to Qtr3, Qtr4, and Qtr1 by dragging the fill handle?
Qtr2
____ properties are associated with all Microsoft Office files and include author, title, and subject.
Standard
Which of the following is an extension of the fill pattern Sunday, Tuesday?
Thursday, Saturday, Monday
A data stamp shows the date a workbook, report, or other document was created or the time period it represents.
True
A nested IF function is one in which the action to be taken for the true or false case includes yet another IF function.
True
Combining two or more selected cells into one cell is called _____ cells.
merging
You can press the ____ keys to open the Format Cells dialog box.
CTRL+1
When Excel follows the order of operations, the formula, 8*3+2, equals
26
Which of the following patterns extends the fill series of 525, 475, 425?
625, 575
Which of the following patterns extends the fill series to 525, 475, 425?
625, 575
Which comparison operator means "not equal to"?
<>
Which of the following formulas contains an absolute cell reference?
=$B$4
Which of the following are valid formulas?
=H3/H11 =3^4 =22-F15 =11+9
Anna is a competitive runner. She wants to improve her performance and decides to keep track of data for six months to determine if the time of day or year she runs affects her performance. Her worksheet contains the following data: start and end time, total time, and distance. After three months, Anna wants to the know the average distance she runs. What should she do to calculate the average distance?
A. Enter the text =av in a cell at the end of the distance data; then select the AVERAGE function from the formula AutoComplete list and then enter the function's argument.
George runs a mid-size accounting practice and recently upgraded to Excel 2016. He expects sales to grow in the next few months during tax season. After that, he would like to begin upgrading some of the equipment and furniture for the employees in his office. He will start with the Reception area, which has the most visibility. In George's Sales Data worksheet, the result for a formula in cell H14 is ######. What should George do?
A. increase the width of column H
The ___ function sums the numbers in the specified range and then divides the sum by the number of cells with numeric values in the range.
AVERAGE
The ____ button assigns a fixed dollar sign to the numbers in a selected range, with the dollar sign to the far left with spaces between it and the first digit in the cell.
Accounting Number format
You use the _____ sheet in the Format Cells dialog box to position data in a cell by centering it, for example.
Alignment
The ___ button allows you to choose whether you want to copy the values from the source area to the destination area with formatting.
Auto Fill Options
Which of the following Option buttons gives options for filling cells following a fill operation
Auto Fill Options
Anita is new to Microsoft Excel 2016. As she uses the application, she is beginning to see that Excel offers many features to help her save time and be more productive. Which of the following features helps Anita be more productive by automatically reducing the number of misspelled or mistyped words?
AutoCorrect
The ____ feature works behind the scenes. fixing common typing or spelling mistakes when you complete a text entry.
AutoCorrect
You can click the ___ button to undo an automatic correction.
AutoCorrect Options
George runs a mid-size accounting practice and recently upgraded to Excel 2016. He expects sales to grow in the next few months during tax season. After that, he would like to begin upgrading some of the equipment and furniture for the employees in his office. He will start with the Reception area, which has the most visibility. If sales reach a certain amount by the end of April, George will purchase a desk, chair, computer, and software upgrade for the receptionist. Otherwise, George will just purchase the desk and chair. How can George determine the best action to take using a Sales Data worksheet?
B. Add an IF function formula to his Sales data worksheet
Leo, owner of Leo's Bread Company, recently installed Excel 2013 and created a new workbook to track sales of different types of bread. He wants to determine which types of bread are the most popular among his customers. He is particularly interested in sales of rye bread, onion rolls, and bagels. Leo has formatted the sales numbers with the Accounting number format. Leo wants the sales numbers for rye bread, onion rolls, and bagels to look different each time the sales for each exceeds $500. What Excel feature can Leo use to accomplish this?
B. Conditional formatting
Anna is a competitive runner. She wants to improve her performance and decides to keep track of data for six months to determine if the time of day or year she runs affects her performance. Her worksheet contains the following data: start and end time, total time, and distance. Now Anna wants to know the longest total time she has run. By looking at the total time values, she finds the longest total time to be 54 minutes. Instead of manually entering that value in a cell below the total time data, Anna decides to use the MAX function to determine the longest total time. Why did Anna prefer to use the MAX function?
B. The MAX function recalculates the highest value each time a new value is entered into the worksheet.
Leo, owner of Leo's Bread Company, recently installed Excel 2013 and created a new workbook to track sales of different types of bread. He wants to determine which types of bread are the most popular among his customers. He is particularly interested in sales of rye bread, onion rolls, and bagels. Leo has formatted the sales numbers with the Accounting number format. After Leo enters the sales numbers into the cells, he decides he does not want the fixed dollar sign to appear on the far left of the cell, separated by spaces from the actual value. He would prefer that the dollar sign appear immediately to the left of the first digit of the value. To specify a floating dollar sign, which of the following formats should Leo apply?
C. Currency style
Worksheet titles and subtitle should be as wordy as possible
False
The _____ Auto Fill Option that fills the destination area using the format of the source area; no content is filled.
Fill Formatting Only
The _____ AutoFill Option that fills the destination area using format of the source area; no content is filled.
Fill Formatting Only
Which of the following Auto Fill Options menu options is the same as the Fill Series option?
Fill Months
Following the insertion of a row, the Insert Options button lets you select from which of the following options?
Format Same As Above
The ____ AutoComplete list contains those functions that alphabetically match the letters you type following the equal sign.
Formula
____ seeking assumes you can change the value of only one cell referenced directly or indirectly to reach a specific goal for another cell.
Goal
Which of the following keys moves the insertion point to the beginning of data in a cell?
Home
The ______ function is useful when you want to assign a value to a cell based on a logical test.
IF
Pressing the _____ key to complete an entry activates the adjacent cell to the right.
RIGHT ARROW
Cell references in a formula are called ___.
assumptions
The date you change a file is an example of a(n) _____ property.
automatically updated
To enter data in a cell, you must first select the ____.
cell
Charts can either be embedded in a worksheet or placed in a separate ____.
chart sheet
The range of cells receiving the content of copied cells is called the ____.
destination area
What effect does the Comma Style format have on the selected cells?
displays cell contents with two decimal places and commas as thousands separators
What effect does the Accounting Number Format have on the selected cells?
displays cell contents with two decimal places that align vertically
When you click the Decrease Font Size button, Excel assigns the next highest font size in the Font Size gallery.
false
While holding down the ALT key, you can select nonadjacent ranges and cells.
false
With the accounting number style, a floating dollar sign appears immediately to the left of the first digit in a dollar value with no spaces.
false
You can click the Logical button (FORMULAS tab | Function Library group) and click IFERROR to insert the IF function.
false
You can select nonadjacent ranges using the SHIFT key.
false
You can turn off the Bold formatting for selected text by clicking the Roman button (Home tab | Font group).
false
A(n) ____ circular reference occurs when a formula in a cell refers to another cell or cells that include a formula that refers back to the original cells.
indirect
Which of the following keys toggles between Insert mode and Overtype mode?
insert
You can use the ____ to check which cells are referenced in the formula assigned to the active cell.
range finder
A ____ reference is an adjusted cell reference in a copied and pasted formula.
relative
The adjusted cell reference in a copied and pasted formula are called _____ cell references.
relative
The person or persons requesting the worksheet should supply their requirements in a ____ document.
requirements
Perry has recently expanded his business and hired two employees. As a result of this expansion, he is considering carefully how to establish policies and procedures for creating workbooks. Perry decides that before either of his employees creates a new workbook he must give them a ___.
requirements document
A(n) _____ chart provides a simple way to show trends and variations in a range of data within a single cell.
sparkline
____ is/are used to place worksheet, column, and row titles on a worksheet.
text
A company or department may standardize with a specific ____ so that all of their documents have a similar appearance.
theme
A date stamp shows the data a workbook, report, or other document was created or the time period it represents.
true
Both the Cancel button and the Enter button appear on the formula bar when you begin typing in a cell.
true
Cooler colors tend to pull away from the reader.
true
Modifying the column widths usually is done last because other formatting changes may affect the size of data in the cells in the column.
true
Moving form left to right, the first calculation in the order of operations is negation (-).
true
The group of adjacent cells beginning with B4 and ending with B8, written as B4:B8, is called a(n) range.
true
The opposite of merging cells is splitting a merged cell.
true
The path to the Logical button is (FORMULAS tab | Function Library group)
true
The range of entries that identifies the major groups for a clustered column chart are called the category names.
true
To add a pie chart, first select the data to be charted and then tap or click the Insert Pie or Doughnut Chart button (INSERT tab | Charts group).
true
You can press the CTRL+ACCENT MARK (') keys to display the formulas in a worksheet.
true
The first step in creating an effective worksheet is to make sure you ______.
understand what is required
The arguments in an IF function are _____.
value_if_true value_if_false logical_test
An Excel ____ allows data to be summarized and charted easily.
worksheet
