Deck 9: Excel_Module_2

Question 1

All of the following are valid Excel arithmetic operators EXCEPT ____.

A)^
B)*
C)%
D)>

Answer 1

D

Question 2

When Excel follows the order of operations, the formula, 8 * 3 + 2, equals ____.

A)40
B)26
C)48
D)13

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following happens when you enter the formula =G15 into a cell?

A)Excel recalculates all formulas in the worksheet
B)Excel assigns the sum of the values in the previous 15 cells to the active cell
C)Excel assigns the value in cell G15 to the active cell
D)Nothing; =G15 is an invalid formula

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The ____ button lists error-checking options following the assignment of an invalid formula to a cell.

A)Find Error
B)Explain Error
C)Fix Error
D)Trace Error

Question 5

Which of the following calculations multiplies 23 by 0.01?

A)=23%
B)=23
C)=23+.01
D)=24-.01

Question 6

You can click the ____ button to undo an automatic correction.

A)Auto Fill Options
B)AutoCorrect Options
C)Paste Options
D)Trace Error

Question 7

The ____ function determines the lowest number in a range.

A)LOW
B)BASE
C)LEAST
D)MIN

Question 8

The adjusted cell references in a copied and pasted formula are called ____ cell references.

A)related
B)relative
C)pasted
D)alternative

Question 9

The ____ button assigns a fixed dollar sign to the numbers in a selected range, with the dollar sign to the far left with spaces between it and the first digit in the cell.

A)Comma style format
B)Accounting number format
C)Percent style format
D)Currency style format

Question 10

The ____ AutoComplete list contains those functions that alphabetically match the letters you type following the equal sign.

A)Function
B)Formula
C)Equal
D)Calculate

Question 11

The ____ function sums the numbers in the specified range and then divides the sum by the number of cells with numeric values in the range.

A)DIVSUM
B)RANGEAVG
C)AVERAGE
D)MAX

Question 12

Excel automatically appends the ____ to complete the AVERAGE function when you click the Enter box or press the ENTER key.

A)left parenthesis
B)right bracket
C)right parenthesis
D)left bracket

Question 13

Which of the following Option buttons gives options for filling cells following a fill operation?

A)Auto Fill Options
B)AutoCorrect Options
C)Insert Options
D)Paste Options

Question 14

When more than one arithmetic operator is involved in a formula, Excel follows the same basic order of ____ that you use in algebra.

A)placement
B)operations
C)positioning
D)selections

Question 15

A(n) ____ circular reference occurs when a formula in a cell refers to another cell or cells that include a formula that refers back to the original cell.

A)contiguous
B)indexed
C)direct
D)indirect

Question 16

A ____ is a prewritten formula that is built into Excel.

A)function
B)feature
C)task
D)calculation

Question 17

You can use the ____ to check which cells are referenced in the formula assigned to the active cell.

A)Formula Finder
B)Range Finder
C)Calculation Finder
D)Function Finder

Question 18

A company or department may standardize with a specific ____ so that all of their documents have a similar appearance.

A)scheme
B)gallery
C)theme
D)style

Question 19

The ____ function displays the highest value in a range.

A)MIN
B)SUM
C)MAX
D)AVERAGE

Question 20

The ____ Option button lists formatting options following an insertion of cells, rows, or columns.

A)AutoCorrect
B)Insert
C)Auto Fill
D)Paste

Question 21

The default view in Excel is called ____ view.

A)Normal
B)Standard
C)Basic
D)Values

Question 22

When you decrease the row height to ____, the row is hidden.

A)0
B)1
C)2
D)3

Question 23

Point mode allows you to select cells for use in a formula by using your finger or the pointer.

Question 24

Moving from left to right, the first calculation in the order of operations is negation (-).

Question 25

A ____ is text and graphics that print at the bottom of every page.

A)footer
B)toe
C)margin
D)stopper

Question 26

As in algebra, you can use brackets to override the order of operations Excel follows to perform formula calculations.

Question 27

If you do not assign a format to a cell or cells in a column, the column width will remain ____ characters.

A)8.43
B)7.52
C)11.65
D)9.43

Question 28

The equal sign (=) precedes a formula.

Question 29

Using Point mode to enter formulas often is faster and more accurate than using the keyboard to type the entire formula.

Question 30

A ____ is text and graphics that print at the top of each page.

A)header
B)topper
C)margin
D)crown

Question 31

An asterisk (*) following a cell reference in a formula is the arithmetic operator that directs Excel to perform the division operation.

Question 32

Which of the following are valid formulas?

A)=3 ^ 4
B)=H3/H11
C)=11+9
D)=22-F15

Question 33

Which of the following is a method of entering functions?

A)keyboard, touch gesture, or pointer
B)the Sum menu
C)the Insert Function box in the formula bar
D)the Name box area in the formula bar

Question 34

The most common error when entering a formula is to reference the wrong cell in the formula.

Question 35

Using the Excel spell checker, you can ____.

A)check the spelling of words in a selected range
B)add words to the dictionary

Question 36

The arithmetic operator, ^, directs Excel to perform the division operation.

Question 37

The Insert Options button lists formatting options.

Question 38

To print a range of cells in the active worksheet, click ____ in the Settings area in the Print gallery.

A)Print Active Sheets
B)Print Selection
C)Print Entire Workbook
D)none of the above

Question 39

Excel has more than 400 functions that perform just about every type of calculation you can imagine.

Question 40

When designing a worksheet, which steps should be taken to ensure that functional considerations supersede visual aesthetics?

A)Identification of how to format various elements of the worksheet
B)Avoiding the temptation to use flashy or confusing visual elements within the worksheet

Question 41

Clicking the Create Function box opens the Function Arguments dialog box.

Question 42

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.

Question 43

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.

Question 44

The ____________________ is a small black square in the lower-right corner of the active cell or active range.

Question 45

You can use the arrow keys to complete an entry in Point mode.

Question 46

A formula in a cell that contains a reference back to itself is called a(n) ____________________.

Question 47

When you click the Decrease Font Size button, Excel assigns the next highest font size in the Font Size gallery.

Question 48

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.

Question 49

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.

Question 50

The AVERAGE function requires that the argument be included within parentheses following the function name.

Question 51

You cannot format an entire column at once.

Question 52

In the order of operations, the last operation Excel performs is ____________________.

Question 53

The Sum button menu allows you to enter one of five often-used functions easily into a cell.

Question 54

You can click the Format Cells Dialog Box Launcher to open the Format Cells dialog box.

Question 55

When Excel recognizes that you entered a date in mm/dd/yy format, it automatically formats the date as ____________________.

Question 56

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.

Question 57

You can press the ____________________ key to quit Range Finder.

Question 58

Best fit means that the width of the column will be increased or decreased by a percentage you specify.

Question 59

The range automatically selected by Excel is always correct.

Question 60

The / arithmetic operator indicates ____________________.

Question 61

____________________ are those portions of a printed page outside the main body of the printed document and always are blank when printed.

Question 62

____________________ means that the width of a column will be increased or decreased so the widest entry will fit in the column.

Question 63

A(n) ____________________ is a dot on the screen that contains a color.

Question 64

Of warmer and cooler colors, the kind of colors that tend to reach toward the reader are ____________________ colors.

Question 65

The Accounting number format assigns a floating dollar sign. _________________________

Question 66

Cooler colors tend to pull away from the reader. _________________________

Question 67

While holding down the ALT key, you can select nonadjacent ranges and cells. _________________________

Question 68

____________________ 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.