Excel Basics

An electronic ____ is an application you use to perform numeric calculations and to analyze and present numeric data.

• database
• spreadsheet
• dataform
• project

In Excel, the electronic spreadsheet you work in is called a ____.

• tablet
• databook
• numericsheet
• worksheet

In Excel, a worksheet is contained in a file called a ____.

• workbook
• workpad
• notebook
• datapad

You can use predesigned, formatted files called ____ to create new worksheets quickly.

• formatsheets
• layouts
• templates
• screens

You can use ____ to move around in a document that is too large to fit on the screen at once. 

• cell pointers
• mode indicators
• scroll bars
• sheet tabs

All Excel formulas begin with the ____.

• plus sign(+)
• asterisk(*)
• equal sign(=)
• slash(/)

The Excel operator for exponent is ____.

• /
• \
• %
• ^

The Excel operator for division is ____.

• /
• \
• %
• ^

A(n) ____ is a built-in formula that uses arguments to calculate information.

• label
• function
• template
• indicator

Excel recognizes an entry as a value if it is a number or it begins with 

• +
• =
• $
• all of the above