CISS 170 Midterm
Any value or expression that can be evaluated as being true or false.
Logical Test
A box in the upper left corner of the worksheet grid that selects all the cells in a worksheet is the:
Select All Box
Related data points represented by data markers are referred to as the data:
Series
The process of arranging data in a specific order based on the value in each field is called:
Sorting
Tiny charts embedded in a cell that give a visual trend summary alongside your data are:
Sparklines
The area along the bottom of a chart that identifies the categories of data; also referred to as the x-axis.
Category Axis
An Excel feature which, after typing an = (equal sign) and the beginning letter or letters of a function name, displays a list of function names that match the typed letter(s).
Formula AutoComplete
The Excel feature which, after typing = and the first letter of a function, displays a list of function names.
Formula AutoComplete
The term that refers to an image that appears to have all three spatial dimensions is:
3-D
An Excel function that adds a group of values and then divides the result by the number of values in the group.
AVERAGE Function
A cell reference that refers to a cell by its fixed position in a worksheet is referred to as being:
Absolute
The type of cell reference that refers to cells by their fixed position in a worksheet is:
Absolute
Which software application would you use to calculate and manipulate numerical data?
All of the above
A municipal government fund that reports income and expenditures related to municipal services for which a fee is charged in exchange for goods or services is:
An Enterprise Fund
The values that an Excel function uses to perform calculations or operations are the:
Arguments
The Excel feature that generates and extends values into adjacent cells based on the values of selected cells is:
Auto Fill
An Excel feature that adjusts the width of a column to fit the cell content of the widest cell in the column is:
AutoFit
A line that serves as a frame of reference for measurement and that borders the chart plot area.
Axis
A statistical function that counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given condition and which has two arguments—the range of cells to check and the criteria.
COUNTIF Function
The area along the bottom of a chart that identifies the categories of data is the:
Category Axis
The x-axis is also known as the:
Category Axis
The intersection of a column and a row.
Cell
Another name for a cell reference.
Cell Address
Anything typed into a cell.
Cell content
A workbook sheet that contains only a chart.
Chart Sheet
In a chart, each data point—bar, slice, and so on—has a unique:
Color Or Pattern
A vertical group of cells in a worksheet.
Column
Symbols that evaluate each value to determine if it is the same (=), greater than (>), less than (<), or in between a range of values as specified by the criteria.
Comparison Operator
A format that changes the appearance of a cell based on a condition.
Conditional Format
Numbers, text, dates, or times of day that you type into a cell.
Constant Value
Conditions that you specify in a logical function.
Criteria
A shaded bar that provides a visual cue about the value of a cell relative to other cells is a:
Data Bar
A column, bar, area, dot, pie slice, or other symbol in a chart that represents a single data point.
Data Marker
A series of rows and columns that contains related data and that is managed independently from other data is an Excel:
Excel Table
The action of pulling out a pie slice from a pie chart is called:
Explode
The process of displaying only a portion of the data based on matching a specific value to show only the data that meets the criteria that you specify is called:
Filtering
The Excel command that recognizes a pattern in your data and then automatically fills in the values when you enter examples of the desired output is:
Flash Fill
An equation that performs mathematical calculations on values in a worksheet.
Formula
An element in the Excel window that displays the value or formula contained in the active cell is the:
Formula Bar
The command that enables you to select one or more rows or columns and lock them into place is:
Freeze Panes
A predefined formula that performs calculations by using specific values in a particular order or structure.
Function
The default format that Excel applies to numbers is the:
General Format
A what-if analysis tool that finds the input needed in one cell to arrive at the desired result in another cell.
Goal Seek
A function that uses a logical test to check whether a condition is met, and then returns one value if true and another value if false.
IF Function
An Excel function that determines the largest value in a range.
MAX Function
An Excel function that finds the middle value that has as many values above it in the group as are below it.
MEDIAN Function
An Excel function that determines the smallest value in a range.
MIN Function
The value in a chart's value axis that determines the spacing between the gridlines in the plot area is the:
Major Unit
All of the following are examples of software suites EXCEPT ________.
Microsoft Onenote
Using applications on smartphones and tablets to buy and sell products is known as ________ commerce
MobileApache
The function that retrieves and then displays the date and time from your computer is the:
NOW Function
An element of the Excel window that displays the name of the selected cell, table, chart, or object is the:
Name Box
Constant values consisting of only numbers.
Number Values
Apache OpenOffice is an example of a(n) ________ productivity suite.
Open Source
The symbols with which you can specify the type of calculation you want to perform in an Excel formula are:
Operators
The mathematical rules for performing multiple calculations within a formula.
Order of Operations
The action of placing cell contents that have been copied or moved to the Clipboard into another location is called:
Paste
The target destination for data that has been cut or copied using the Office Clipboard is the:
Paste Area
The area bounded by the axes of a chart, including all the data series, is the:
Plot Area
A value that originates in a worksheet cell and that is represented in a chart by a data marker is a data:
Point
The Excel command that enables you to specify rows and columns to repeat on each printed page is:
Print Titles
A feature that displays in the lower right corner of a selected range with which you can analyze your data by using Excel tools such as charts, color-coding, and formulas is called:
Quick Analysis Tool
A feature that outlines cells in color to indicate which cells are used in a formula is called:
Range Finder
The mathematical formula to calculate a rate of increase.
Rate= Amount of increase/base
In a formula, the address of a cell based on the relative position of the cell that contains the formula and the cell referred to.
Relative Cell Reference
The labels along the lower border of the Excel window that identify each worksheet.
Sheet tabs
________ applications are software in which the vendor hosts the software online over the Internet and you do not to install the software on your computer.
Software as a Service
Another name for a worksheet.
Spreadsheet
Excel functions, such as AVERAGE, that are useful to analyze a group of measurements.
Statistical Functions
A worksheet where totals from other worksheets are displayed and summarized is a:
Summary Sheet
________ software helps run the computer and coordinates instructions between other software and the hardware devices.
System
The data that displays in the Formula Bar is referred to as the:
Underlying Value
The formula for calculating the value after an increase by multiplying the original value—the base—by the percent for new value.
Value After Increase
A numerical scale on the left side of a chart that shows the range of numbers for the data points; also referred to as the y-axis.
Value Axis
The appropriate software to use for creating research papers is ________ software.
Word Processing
An Excel file that contains one or more worksheets.
Workbook
On startup, Excel displays a new blank:
Workbook
The starting point when you divide the amount of increase by it to calculate the rate of increase is the:
Base
Text or numbers in a cell.
Data
A pie slice is an example of:
A Data Marker
A horizontal group of cells in a worksheet.
Row
Another name for a constant value.
Value
A cell surrounded by a black border and ready to receive data is the:
Active Cell
What is often distributed prior to a final release of software?
Beta Version
A shape effect that uses shading and shadows to make the edges of a shape appear to be curved or angled.
Bevel
The graphic representation of data in a worksheet.
Chart
The entire chart and all of its elements.
Chart Area
The worksheets that contain the details of the information summarized on a summary sheet are called:
Detail Sheets
The small black square in the lower right corner of a selected cell.
Fill Handle
The percent by which one number increases over another number is the percentage rate of:
Increase
A chart type that displays trends over time is a:
Line Chart
A group of functions that test for specific conditions, and which typically use conditional tests to determine whether specified conditions are true or false.
Logical Functions
A chart that shows the relationship of each part to a whole.
Pie Chart
A predefined formula that adds all the numbers in a selected range.
SUM Function
The labels along the lower border of the workbook window that identify each worksheet are the:
Sheet Tabs
Which of the following describes copyleft?
Terms enabling redistributing source software
The y-axis is also known as the:
Value Axis
The term used to describe an Excel function that is subject to change each time the workbook is opened is called:
Volatile
The process of changing the values in cells to see how those changes affect the outcome of formulas in a worksheet.
What- If Analysis
Web-based application software is software that ________.
is stored completely on a web server instead of your hard drive
