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Excel Coursework

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is considered a range in Excel?

a)

9B:30C

b)

A1:B8

c)

A1, C22, D14

d)

They are all ranges

2.

Which of the following is a row?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which of the following is the Name Box?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

What is the address of this cell?

a)

B3

b)

3B

c)

AB3

d)

None of them is correct

5.

This mouse pointer allows you to _____.

a)

Change the height of an entire row

b)

Delete an entire row

c)

Select an entire column

d)

Select an entire row

6.

What can a cell contain?

a)

A column

b)

A number, text, formula or function

c)

A row

d)

The cell address

7.

What is a workbook?

a)

Excel file

b)

Excel spreadsheet page.

c)

A number, text, formula or function

8.

Which keyboard shortcut bolds text in a cell?

a)

“Ctrl+B”

b)

“Ctrl+I”

c)

“Ctrl+U”

d)

“Ctrl+X”

9.

Which of the following is NOT a way to change the column width in Excel?

a)

Right-click the column header and then click Column Width.

b)

Click and drag the column's boundary line to the desired width.

c)

Double-click the column header and then click Delete.

d)

Double-click the column's boundary line.

10.

Which of the following methods cannot be used to enter data in a cell

a)

a. Pressing an arrow key

b)

b. Pressing the Tab key

c)

c. Pressing the Esc key

d)

d. Clicking on the formula bar

11.

Which of the following will not cut information?

a)

a. Pressing Ctrl + C

b)

b. Selecting Edit>Cut from the menu

c)

c. Clicking the Cut button on the standard

d)

d. Pressing Ctrl+X

12.

You accidentally erased a record in the sheet. What command can be used to restore it immediately?

a)

A. Insert

b)

B. Copy

c)

C. Undo

d)

D. Replace

13.

What is the shortcut key to highlight the entire column?

a)

A. Ctrl+C

b)

B. Ctrl+Enter

c)

C. Ctrl+Page Up

d)

D. Ctrl+Space Bar

14.

Which of the following is not a term of MS-Excel?

a)

A. Cells

b)

B. Rows

c)

C. Columns

d)

D. Document

15.

The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a

a)

A.cell

b)

B.table

c)

C.box

d)

D.column

16.

The advantage of using a spreadsheet is:

a)

A. calculations can be done automatically.

b)

B. changing data automatically updates calculations

c)

C. more flexibility

d)

D. All of the above

17.

The options available in Backstage view are________

a)

New

b)

Save/Save as

c)

Open

d)

All of these

18.

The Extend selection mode can be enabled using the __________key

a)

F5

b)

F2

c)

F8

d)

F12

19.

The ________displays the address of the selected cell

a)

Formula bar

b)

Name box

c)

Title Bar

d)

None of the above

20.

A______is a rectangular block of contiguous cells

a)

Address

b)

Range

c)

Cell

d)

Formula

21.

Which of these icons will decrease decimal places?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Which symbol is placed at the beginning of a new formula in Excel?

a)

=

b)

+

c)

-

d)

/

23.

What is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Add a New Sheet Tab

b)

Document Tab

c)

Sheet Tab

d)

Slides Tab

24.

Where do your formulas appear when you type them in a worksheet?

a)

Name Box

b)

Formula Bar

c)

Search Box

d)

Function Bar

25.

What is the address of this cell?

a)

B3

b)

3B

c)

AB3

d)

None of them is correct

26.

IF, AND, OR and NOT are all part of which category of functions?

a)

Math & Trig

b)

Text

c)

Logical

d)

Lookup & Reference

27.

Jill wants to search her spreadsheet for a value in the first column of her table. What function should she use?

a)

VLOOKUP

b)

HLOOKUP

c)

LOOKUP

d)

SEARCH

28.

Jane wants to add a range of cells in her spreadsheet. She would like Excel to add only the cells in that range that are greater than 1,000. What function should she use?

a)

AVERAGEIF

b)

COUNTIF

c)

SUMIF

d)

TOTALIF

29.

Jane wants to count the number of cells in a range in her spreadsheet. She would like to count only the cells in that range that contain 100. What function should he use?

a)

SUMIF

b)

AVERAGEIF

c)

TOTALIF

d)

COUNTIF

30.

Define Function.

a)

Must be the first character in the cell. It tells the spreadsheet a calculation is to be performed

b)

A predefined formula that performs a calculation based on values that are entered in the function.

c)

Indicates the operation to be performed, such as a sum

d)

Contains the information you want to use in the function’s calculation.

31.

What are the three parts of a formula?

a)

Equal sign, Operand, Operator

b)

Formula Bar, Cell Reference, Color

c)

Complex, Simple, Order of Operations

32.

Which of the following is NOT a way to change the column width in Excel?

a)

Right-click the column header and then click Column Width.

b)

Click and drag the column's boundary line to the desired width.

c)

Double-click the column header and then click Delete.

d)

All of the above

e)

Double-click the column's boundary line.

33.

What are the pieces of information that describe the appearance of a cell's content?

a)

Active attributes

b)

Paste attributes

c)

Format attributes

d)

Edit attributes

34.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a)

The content and format of a cell are independent.

b)

Changing the format of a cell also affects its content.

c)

The content and format of a cell are the same.

35.

What can a cell contain?

a)

A column

b)

A number, text, formula or function

c)

A row

d)

The cell address

36.

What is a workbook?

a)

Excel file

b)

Excel spreadsheet page.

c)

A number, text, formula or function

37.
Which response best completes the following statement: A formula is used to 
a)
perform calculations or other actions.
b)
find averages.
38.

What is the Sum formula?

a)

Sum( )

b)

Sum( )=

c)

=Sum( )

d)

=( )Sum

39.

How would you write a cell reference formula for cell A1 subtracted from Cell C3?

a)

A1-C3

b)

A1-C3=

c)

=A1-C3

d)

=C3-A1

40.
What would be a correct formula for SUM in excel?
a)
=SUM(B3:B9)
b)
=SUMB3+B9
c)
SUM(B3:B9)
d)
=ADD(B3:B9)
41.

Which formula gets the biggest value of a range of cells?

a)

MAX

b)

MIN

c)

SHORT

d)

SUM

42.

Which formula gets the smallest value of a range of cells?

a)

MAX

b)

MIN

c)

SMALL

d)

SUM

43.

A _________ is a prewritten formula that is built into EXCEL.

a)

function

b)

problem

c)

equation

d)

equal sign

44.

A combination of numbers and symbols used to express a calculation. Always begins with an "=" sign.

a)

Cell address

b)

Worksheet

c)

Formula

45.

Which of the following formulas is not entered correctly?

a)

=10+50

b)

=B7+B8

c)

=B7+14

d)

=10+50;

46.

Which of these symbols is used to do a division on a computer?

a)

\

b)

*

c)

/

d)

|

47.

Formulas can be copied to adjacent cells with the ____________.

a)

Fill handle

b)

PgDn Key

c)

Function key F4

d)

None of the above

48.

Which of the following is the proper format for a range?

a)

A1-D10

b)

A1:D10

c)

A1thruD10

d)

A1&D10

49.

Which of the following describes a column?

a)

Identified by letters; runs vertically

b)

Identified by letters; runs horizontally

c)

Identified by numbers; runs vertically

d)

Identified by numbers; runs horizontally

50.

True or False: The two types of cell references in Excel are relative and absolute.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

True or False: If the parentheses are not included in a formula, the multiplication is calculated first and the result is incorrect.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

True or False: Absolute references remain constant no matter where they are copied in Excel.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

True or False: If a formula is too large to display in a cell it will appear as pound signs (#####) instead of a value.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Which of the following are parts of a function?

a)

arguments

b)

function name

c)

equal sign

d)

all of the above

55.

What must each formula in Excel begin with?

a)

(equal sign) =

b)

(plus sign) +

c)

(minus sign) -

d)

(parenthesis) ( )

56.

To add a new worksheet in an Excel document, you should click on:

a)

The 'Make a Copy' box

b)

File Menu

c)

The 'Move Copy' box

d)

The new worksheet tab

57.

This function counts the number of cells with numerical data in the argument. This function is useful for quickly counting items in a cell range.

a)

SUM

b)

AVERAGE

c)

COUNT

d)

MAX

e)

MIN

58.

True or False: A function is a predefined formula that performs calculations using specific values in a particular order.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

To view more than two workbooks simultaneously, you should choose:

a)

Arrange all

b)

Simultaneous workflow

c)

Switch windows

d)

View side-by-side

60.

True or False: Excel will not always tell you if your formula contains an error.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

What do you call a single spreadsheet in Excel?

a)

A workbook

b)

A work document

c)

Workflow

d)

A worksheet

62.

What will you use to create a formula?

a)

quick reference toolbar

b)

cell reference

c)

pen and paper

d)

name box

63.

True or False: In order to use a cell reference with multiple worksheets, begin the cell reference with the worksheet name followed by an exclamation point (!)

a)

True

b)

False