Excel Basics

What is a cell in Excel?

• A formula

• An individual space

• A group of data values

• A graph

What is a function in Excel?

• A formula

• An individual space

• A group of data values

• A graph

What is a range in Excel?

• An individual space

• A group of cells

• A graph

• A formula

What symbol comes first when using a function?

• :

• *

• (

• =

How are cells named?

• By row (number) and column (letter)

• By column (letter) and row (number)

• By the contents of the cell

• Names are randomly assigned

To add the contents of cells C1, C2, C3, C4, and C5, how would the function be written?

• =SUM(C1-C5)

• =SUM(C1,C5)

• =SUM(C1:C5)

• =SUM(C1*C5)

What function finds the mean of a data set?

• There is no function to calculate mean

• MEAN

• MEDIAN

• AVERAGE

What is a histogram?

• Another name for a bar graph

• A line graph of a function

• A graph showing the frequency of values in a data set

• A calculation