Deck 7: Creating, Sorting, and Querying a Table

Question 1

____ formatting allows you to create rules that change the formatting of a cell or range of cells based on the value of a particular cell.

A) Quick
B) Conditional
C) Styles
D) Cell

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In a table, a column that contains formulas or functions is called a(n) ____.

A) calculated column
B) mathematical boundary
C) algorithmic total
D) indexed column

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is the path to the Total Row check box?

A) (TABLE TOOLS FORMAT tab | Table Style Options group)
B) (TABLE TOOLS LAYOUT tab | Table Options group)
C) (TABLE TOOLS DESIGN tab | Table Style Options group)
D) (TABLE TOOLS CONTROL tab | Table Style Options group)

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is the path to the 'Lookup & Reference' button?

A) (DATA tab | Function Library group)
B) (FORMULAS tab | Function Library group)
C) (FUNCTION tab | Lookup & Reference group)
D) (FORMULAS tab | Formulas group)

Question 5

Which of the following is the path to the Format as Table button?

A) (HOME tab | Tables group)
B) (PAGE LAYOUT tab | Convert group)
C) (STYLES tab | Tables group)
D) (HOME tab | Styles group)

Question 6

The left column values in a table array are called table ____.

A) text
B) arguments
C) functions
D) dollar signs

Question 7

You can insert a ____ at the bottom of a table.

A) bottom row
B) total column
C) total row
D) none of the above

Question 8

Why is the

Question 9

The Conditional Formatting ____ dialog box displays all of the rules for the current selection or for the entire workbook.

A) Name Template
B) Selection
C) Name Manager
D) Rules Manager

Question 10

Each row of an Excel worksheet used to create a table can store a record, and each column can store a(n) ____.

A) record
B) entity
C) field
D) element

Question 11

The general form of the

Question 12

For the

Question 13

The ____ function is used when a table direction is vertical.

A)

Question 14

The

Question 15

In a table, or database, the data related to each person or item is called a ____.

A) formula
B) field
C) calculation
D) record

Question 16

A ____ should be formatted so that the records are easily distinguished.

A) function
B) table
C) formula
D) recordset

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a type of conditional formatting?

A) Highlight Cells Rules
B) Icon Sets
C) Data Bars
D) Row Banding

Question 18

A worksheet's row-and-column structure can be used to organize and store a ____.

A) table
B) formula
C) function
D) cell

Question 19

____ causes adjacent rows to have different formatting so that each row in the table is distinguished from surrounding rows.

A) Row coloring
B) Row shielding
C) Row banding
D) Row separating

Question 20

The ____ function is used when the table direction is horizontal.

A)

Question 21

A ____ total sums all of the data in a row or column.

A) grand
B) global
C) master
D) value

Question 22

Like the AutoFilter query technique, the ____ command displays a subset of the table.

A) Advanced Filter
B) Advanced Sort
C) Advanced Formatting
D) Advanced Functions

Question 23

The most common subtotal uses the ____ function.

A) SUM
B) DCOUNT
C) COUNT
D) RANGE

Question 24

____ is extremely useful for making large tables more manageable in size and appearance.

A) Sorting
B) Filtering
C) Outlining
D) Counting

Question 25

When you first create a table, Excel automatically enables ____.

A) AutoFunction
B) AutoCalculate
C) AutoFilter
D) AutoFormula

Question 26

To change an active table back to a normal range of cells, right-click the table, point to Table on the shortcut menu, and then tap or click ____ on the Table submenu.

A) Change to Range
B) Revert to Range
C) Convert to Range
D) Replace with Range

Question 27

The ____ function is useful when you want to add values in a range only if they meet criteria.

A) COUNTIF
B) MATCH
C) INDEX
D) SUMIF

Question 28

In the Sort dialog box, shown in the accompanying figure, the ____ is the Sort by field.

A) minor sort key
B) major sort key
C) intermediate sort key
D) none of the above

Question 29

The ____ function tells you the relative position of an item in a range or table, which is the same as a specified value in a specified order.

A) ALIGN
B) COMPARE
C) MATCH
D) LINK

Question 30

Data is in ____ sequence if it is in order from lowest to highest.

A) sorting
B) ascending
C) descending
D) reporting

Question 31

The field or fields selected for sorting records are called ____ keys.

A) label
B) record
C) field
D) sort

Question 32

The process of filtering activity based on one or more filter criteria is called a ____.

A) search
B) query
C) sort
D) calculation

Question 33

Excel includes ____ database functions that allow you to evaluate numeric data in a table.

A) 4
B) 8
C) 12
D) 16

Question 34

With a database function, if one of your arguments is a field name and the field name is text, rather than a cell reference, number, or range, the argument must be enclosed in ____.

A) quotation marks
B) brackets
C) ampersands
D) asterisks

Question 35

The comparison criteria in the ____ range determine the records that will pass the test when the Advanced Filter dialog box is used.

A) criteria
B) extract
C) database
D) filter

Question 36

____ records allows you to pull data from a table so that you can analyze or manipulate the data further.

A) Sorting
B) Filtering
C) Extracting
D) Formatting

Question 37

If you deselect an item from the filter menu, it is called the filter ____.

A) factor
B) variable
C) index
D) criterion

Question 38

The values ____ satisfy a custom filter criteria that displays records in which the Experience field contains a value greater than or equal to 3 and less than or equal to 5.

A) 1, 2, 3
B) 3, 4, 5
C) 5, 6, 7
D) none of the above

Question 39

The ____ function returns the value or reference of the cell at the intersection of a particular row and column in a table or range.

A) INDEX
B) NEXUS
C) MATCH
D) NODE

Question 40

Which of the following is the path to the 'Sort & Filter' button?

A) (HOME tab | Editing group)
B) (TABLE TOOLS DESIGN tab | Sorting group)
C) (HOME tab | Sorting group)
D) (DATA tab | Editing group)

Question 41

____ cause(s) adjacent rows or columns to have different formatting so that each row or column in the table is distinguished from the surrounding rows or columns.

A) Row banding
B) Row styles
C) Column banding
D) Column styles

Question 42

A table also is called a record.

Question 43

A table can have a maximum of 16,384 fields and 1,048,576 records.

Question 44

Which of the following are outline symbols?

A) plus sign
B) minus sign
C) parentheses
D) brackets

Question 45

If the table column you choose to sort contains numeric data, the Sort & Filter menu shows the Sort Smallest to Largest and Sort Largest to Smallest commands.

Question 46

The

Question 47

The path to the Percent Style button is (HOME tab | Editing group).

Question 48

Data in descending sequence is sorted from lowest to highest, earlier to most recent, or alphabetically from A to Z.

Question 49

Which of the following are database functions?

A) AVERAGE
B) DAVERAGE
C) SUM
D) DSUM

Question 50

The Conditional Formatting Rules Manager dialog box allows you to change the order in which the rules are applied to a cell or range.

Question 51

Both the

Question 52

Placing more than one table on the same worksheet is recommended.

Question 53

When you select a second filter criterion in a table, Excel turns off all previously selected filter criteria.

Question 54

When a table is active, the FORMAT tab on the Ribbon provides powerful commands that allow you to alter the appearance and contents of a table quickly.

Question 55

A list of all the values that occur in the selected column appear in the AutoFilter menu.

Question 56

Which of the following are guidelines for creating a table in Excel?

A) Do not enter more than one table per worksheet
B) Place column headings (field names) in the first row of the table
C) Maintain at least one blank row between a table and other worksheet entries
D) Do not use blank rows or rows with repeating characters to separate the column headings (field names) from the data

Question 57

Which of the following is an option to distribute a document electronically?

A) sending a document via email
B) posting the file on cloud storage
C) posting it on a blog
D) posting it on a social networking site

Question 58

You can apply merge and center formatting with the Center button (HOME tab | Alignment group).

Question 59

You can tap or click the arrow to the right side of a cell in the total row to display a list of available statistical functions.

Question 60

Excel allows you to sort on a maximum of 400 fields in a single sort operation.

Question 61

A(n) ____________________ row-and-column structure can be used to organize and store a table or database.

Question 62

The DAVERAGE function counts the number of numeric entries in a table field that pass a test. _________________________

Question 63

Each ____________________ in any given table column should have similar data.

Question 64

If the function references a(n) range that grows or shrinks, Excel automatically adjusts the first argument if the table grows or shrinks. _________________________

Question 65

If the criteria range contains a blank row, it means that no comparison criteria have been defined. _________________________

Question 66

The Subtotal command displays outline symbols beside the rows or above the columns of the data you want to group.

Question 67

To remove a filter criterion for a single field, select the Select All option from the column heading AutoFilter menu for that field.

Question 68

The

Question 69

____________________ also can be added to a table for averages, sums, and other types of calculations.

Question 70

The DCOUNT function can count either numeric fields or text fields.

Question 71

You can set up a criteria range on the worksheet and use it to manipulate formulas that pass the comparison criteria. _________________________

Question 72

When creating a table, place ____________________ in the first row of the table.

Question 73

Excel turns on the outline feature automatically when you create subtotals.

Question 74

Individual data items that make up a record are called ____________________.

Question 75

If the function references a(n) table that changes places on the worksheet, you would have to reenter the function. _________________________

Question 76

The DAVERAGE function requires a numeric field from the table range.

Question 77

All of the database functions require a field name as one of the arguments.

Question 78

With criteria ranges, if you want an AND operator on two different fields, your criteria range must contain two (or more) data rows.

Question 79

Database is the name most often assigned to a table.

Question 80

In a multiple-field filter operation, the AND and OR options are interchangeable.