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WorksheetsExcel Module 2 Quiz 2
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
As in algebra, you can use brackets to override the order of operations Excel follows to perform formula calculations.
True
False
Moving from left to right, the first calculation in the order of operations is negation (-).
True
False
Moving from left to right, the first calculation in the order of operations is negation (-).
True
False
Point mode allows you to select cells for use in a formula by using your finger or the pointer.
True
False
Using Point mode to enter formulas often is faster and more accurate than using the keyboard to type the entire formula.
True
False
The Insert Options button lists formatting options.
True
False
Excel has more than 400 functions that perform just about every type of calculation you can imagine.
True
False
Clicking the Create Function box opens the Function Arguments dialog box.
True
False
The Sum button menu allows you to enter one of five often-used functions easily into a cell.
True
False
Excel attempts to guess which cells you want to include in the function by looking for ranges that are adjacent to the selected cell and that contain numeric data.
True
False
The range automatically selected by Excel is always correct.
True
False
You can use the arrow keys to complete an entry in Point mode.
True
False
The AVERAGE function requires that the argument be included within parentheses following the function name.
True
False
When you click the Decrease Font Size button, Excel assigns the next highest font size in the Font Size gallery.
True
False
You can click the Format Cells Dialog Box Launcher to open the Format Cells dialog box.
True
False
You cannot format an entire column at once.
True
False
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
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.
True
False
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
False
Best fit means that the width of the column will be increased or decreased by a percentage you specify.
True
False
When Excel recognizes that you entered a date in mm/dd/yy format, it automatically formats the date as ____________________.
Month, Day, Year
mm/dd/yyyy
February 4, 1997
One of the reasons Excel is such a valuable tool is that you can assign a(n) ____________________ to a cell, and Excel will calculate the result.
formula
example
calculation
average
A formula in a cell that contains a reference back to itself is called a(n) ____________________.
referential integrity
circular reference
absolute cell reference
relational cell reference
The / arithmetic operator indicates ____________________.
multiplication
division
subtraction
fraction
In the order of operations, the last operation Excel performs is ____________________.
Division
Multiplication
Subtraction
Exponentiation
The ____________________ is a small black square in the lower-right corner of the active cell or active range.
Best fit
Flash Fill
Point mode
Fill Handle
You can press the ____________________ key to quit Range Finder.
ESC
ENTER
TAB
DELETE
Of warmer and cooler colors, the kind of colors that tend to reach toward the reader are ____________________ colors.
warmer
smokin hot
cool
blues and greens
A(n) ____________________ is a dot on the screen that contains a color.
lumens
pixel
cells
microbe
____________________ means that the width of a column will be increased or decreased so the widest entry will fit in the column.
Best Fit
Fill handle
Flash Fill
____________________ is a technique that can be used to conceal data that might not be relevant to a particular report or sensitive data that others should not see.
Delete
Hide
hide/show
You can click the Page Layout button on the status bar to switch to ____________________ view.
Page View
Backstage view
Page Layout
Print view
____________________ are those portions of a printed page outside the main body of the printed document and always are blank when printed.
Header
Footer
Margins
Footnote
____________________ view shows the worksheet divided into pages.
Print Layout
Page
Web
Selection
Cooler colors tend to pull away from the reader.
True
False
While holding down the ALT key, you can select nonadjacent ranges and cells.
True
False
The Accounting number format assigns a floating dollar sign.
True
False
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?
comma style
Percent Style
Currency Style
General number
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?
Spell Checker
Conditional Formatting
Point Mode
Formula version
