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Excel Module 1 Quiz 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Worksheet titles and subtitles should be as wordy as possible.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A thin red border indicates the active cell.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Both the Cancel button and the Enter button appear on the formula bar when you begin typing in a cell.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The AutoCorrect feature can automatically capitalize the first letter in the names of days.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Excel recognizes the following as text: 401AX21, 921-231, 619 321, 883XTY.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A single point is about 1/32 of one inch in height.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Excel can display characters in only three font colors: black, red, and blue.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A character with a point size of 10 is about 10/72 of one inch in height.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Modifying the column widths usually is done last because other formatting changes may affect the size of data in the cells in the column.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

You can turn off the Bold formatting for selected text by clicking the Roman button (Home tab | Font group).

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A given range contains the data that determines the size of slices in a corresponding pie chart; these entries are called the category names.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

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).

a)

True

b)

False

14.

To use the AutoCalculate area, select the range of cells containing the numbers for a calculation you want to verify and then press and hold or double-click the AutoCalculate area to display the Customize Status Bar shortcut menu.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

With Excel in Edit mode, you can edit cell contents directly in the cell.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

You can press the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW keys to position the insertion point during in-cell editing.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

You should press the SPACEBAR to clear a cell

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A(n) ____________________ conveys a visual representation of data.

a)

line

b)

Chart

c)

graph

d)

all of the above

19.

Careful ____________________ can reduce your effort significantly and result in a worksheet that is accurate, easy to read, flexible, and useful.

a)

execution

b)

entry

c)

planning

d)

saving

20.

The easiest way to select a cell is to move the block _______________________ pointer to the cell and then click.

a)

plus sign

b)

arrow

c)

cell

d)

icon

21.

The active cell reference appears in the ____________________ on the left side of the formula bar.

a)

text box

b)

ribbon

c)

Name Box

d)

URL

22.

As you type, Excel displays the entry (and the Cancel box and Enter box) in the ____________________.

a)

formula bar

b)

URL

c)

name box

d)

insert function

23.

____________________ corrects two initial capital letters by changing the second letter to lowercase.

a)

AutoCorrect

b)

AutoCancel

c)

AutoType

d)

AutoComplete

24.

Excel’s ____________________ function, which adds all of the numbers in a range of cells, provides a convenient means to calculate a total.

a)

Addition

b)

Formula

c)

Total

d)

SUM

25.

You can click the ____________________ button arrow (HOME tab | Editing group) to view a list of often-used functions.

a)

AVE

b)

SUM

c)

TOTAL

d)

ENTER

26.

The automatically adjusted cell reference in a pasted formula is called a(n) ____________________.

a)

Absolute Cell Reference

b)

Relative Cell Reference

c)

Copy & Paste

d)

AutoComplete

27.

The ____________________ button allows you to choose whether you want to copy the values from the source area to the destination area with or without formatting.

a)

AutoFill Options

b)

AutoCorrect

c)

AutoComplete

d)

AutoTransfer

28.

____________________ indicates how characters are emphasized.

a)

BOLD

b)

Font Style

c)

Highlighting

d)

Italics

29.

The default font for a new workbook is ____________________ 11-point regular black.

a)

Arial

b)

Times New Roman

c)

Calibri

d)

Calibri light

30.

____________________ cells involves creating a single cell by combining two or more selected cells.

a)

AutoComplete

b)

Copying

c)

Transposing

d)

Merging

31.

Like an area chart, a(n) ____________________ chart often is used to illustrate changes in data over time.

a)

Pie

b)

Graph

c)

Line

d)

Stack Bar

32.

____________________ involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using computers, mobile devices, and related technologies.

a)

Green Computing

b)

Sleep Mode

c)

Shutdown

d)

TimeOut

33.

While typing in a cell, you can press the ____________________ key to erase all the characters back to and including the incorrect character you just typed.

a)

HOME

b)

BACKSPACE

c)

END

d)

ENTER

34.

In a worksheet, columns typically contain information that is similar to a list.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The group of adjacent cells beginning with B4 and ending with B8, written as B4:B8, is called a(n) range.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The opposite of merging cells is splitting a merged cell.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

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 ____.

a)

requirements document

b)

file name

c)

USB flash drive

d)

table of keyboard shortcuts

38.

Perry also decides that he should approve ____ of any proposed worksheet.

a)

the font and font size

b)

a chart

c)

a sketch

d)

a title and subtitle text

39.

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?

a)

AutoComplete

b)

AutoCalculate

c)

AutoCorrect

d)

AutoFill

40.

Which of the following Excel features helps Anita be more productive by helping her more easily organize and identify her workbook files?

a)

Shortcut Menus

b)

Document Properties

c)

Contextual tabs

d)

Enhanced ScreenTips