Deck 4: Excel 2 Formulas, Functions, and Formatting

Question 1

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

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following calculations multiplies 23 by 0.01?

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

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

The ____ function displays the highest value in a range.

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

Question 9

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

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

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

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

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

Question 12

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 13

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

Question 14

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 15

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

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

Question 16

The ____ function determines the lowest number in a range.

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

Question 17

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 18

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

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

Question 19

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

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

Question 20

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

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

Question 21

Modified Multiple Choice Using the Excel spell checker, you can ____.

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

Question 22

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

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

Question 23

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

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

Modified Multiple Choice 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 29

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 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

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

Question 33

____ view allows you to create or modify a worksheet while viewing how it will look in printed format.

A) Normal
B) Page Layout
C) Page Break Preview
D) Full Screen

Question 34

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

Question 35

Modified Multiple Choice 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 36

The Insert Options button lists formatting options.

Question 37

The equal sign (=) precedes a formula.

Question 38

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

Question 39

Modified Multiple Choice Which of the following are valid formulas?

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

Question 40

The default view in Excel is called ____ view.

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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 43

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 44

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

Question 45

The range automatically selected by Excel is always correct.

Question 46

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 47

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

Question 48

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 49

The / arithmetic operator indicates ____________________.

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

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

Question 53

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

Question 54

You cannot format an entire column at once.

Question 55

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

Question 56

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

Question 57

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 58

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

Question 59

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

Question 60

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

Question 61

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

Question 62

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

Question 63

The Accounting number format assigns a floating dollar sign. _________________________

Question 64

You can press the ____________________ key to quit Range Finder.

Question 65

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2-2
Anna is a competitive runner. She wants to improve her performance and decides to keep track of data for six months to determine if the time of day or year she runs affects her performance. Her worksheet contains the following data: start and end time, total time, and distance.
After three months, Anna wants to the know the average distance she runs. What should she do to calculate the average distance?

A) Enter the text =av in a cell at the end of the distance data; then select the AVERAGE function from the Formula AutoComplete list and then enter the function's argument.
B) Enter the text =ms in a cell at the end of the distance data; then select the MAX function from the Formula AutoComplete list and then enter the function's argument.
C) Enter the text =function in a cell at the end of the distance data; then select the AVERAGE function from the AutoFunction list and then enter the function's argument.
D) Enter the text =su at the end of the data in the Distance column; then select the SUM function from the Select Function list and then enter the function's argument.

Question 66

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2-2
Anna is a competitive runner. She wants to improve her performance and decides to keep track of data for six months to determine if the time of day or year she runs affects her performance. Her worksheet contains the following data: start and end time, total time, and distance.
Now Anna wants to know the longest total time she has run. By looking at the total time values, she finds the longest total time to be 54 minutes. Instead of manually entering that value in a cell below the total time data, Anna decides to use the MAX function to determine the longest total time. Why did Anna prefer to use the MAX function?

A) She believes that 54 minutes is her best running time.
B) The MAX function recalculates the highest value each time a new value is entered into the worksheet.
C) She believes that 54 minutes is not her best running time.
D) The MAX function provides a constant value that will not change for this cell when a new value is entered into the worksheet.

Question 67

____________________ 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.

Question 68

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2-1
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.
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?

A) Spell checker
B) Conditional formatting
C) Point mode
D) Formulas version

Question 69

____________________ view shows the worksheet divided into pages.

Question 70

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

Question 71

Critical Thinking Questions Case 2-1
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?

A) Comma style
B) Percent style
C) Currency style
D) General number

Question 72

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

Question 73

Cooler colors tend to pull away from the reader. _________________________

Question 74

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

Question 75

You can click the Page Layout button on the status bar to switch to ____________________ view.