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Microsoft Excel (MS Excel) | Set 3
1. An excel workbook is a collection of
A. Workbooks
B. Worksheets
C. Charts
D. Worksheets and charts
Correct : D. Worksheets and charts
2. Excel files have a default extension of
A. Xls
B. Xlw
C. Wk1
D. 123
Correct : A. Xls
3. In Excel one can use the format painter multiple times before one turn it off by
A. You can use the format painter button on ly one time when you click it
B. Double clicking the format painter button
C. Pressing the Ctrl key and clicking the format painter button
D. Pressing the Alt key and clicking the format painter button
Correct : B. Double clicking the format painter button
4. In Excel Status indicators are located on the
A. Vertical scroll bar
B. Horizontal scroll bar
C. Formula bar
D. Formatting toolbar
Correct : C. Formula bar
5. In Excel you can open the scenario Manager dialog box by choosing scenarios from the ….. menu.
A. View
B. Insert
C. Format
D. Tools
Correct : D. Tools
6. In Excel you can open the Sort dialog box by choosing Sort from the ….. menu
A. View
B. Format
C. Tools
D. Data
Correct : D. Data
7. In Excel to edit in an embedded excel worksheet object in a word document
A. Use the excel menu bar and toolbars inside the word application
B. Edit the hyperlink
C. Edit the data in a excel source application
D. Use the word menu bar and toolbars
Correct : A. Use the excel menu bar and toolbars inside the word application
8. In Excel to create a formula, you can use
A. Values but not cell references
B. Cell references but not values
C. Values or cell references although not both at the same time
D. Value and cell references
Correct : D. Value and cell references
9. In Excel when working in the page break preview, you can
A. View exactly where each page break occurs
B. Add or remove page breaks
C. Change the print area
D. All of above
Correct : D. All of above
10. In Excel A data map is helpful
A. When you have too much data to chart
B. To show a geographic distribution of data 8
C. To compare data points
D. To show changes in data over time
Correct : B. To show a geographic distribution of data 8
11. In Excel Rounding errors can occur
A. When you use multiplication, division or exponentiation in a formula
B. When you use addition and subtraction in a formula
C. Because Excel uses hidden decimal places in computation
D. When you show the results of formulas with different decimal places than the calculated results
Correct : A. When you use multiplication, division or exponentiation in a formula
12. In Excel you can copy data or formulas
A. With the copy, paste and cut commands on the edit menu
B. With commands on a shortcut menu
C. With buttons on the standard toolbar
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
13. In Excel Hyperlinks can be
A. Text
B. Drawing objects
C. Pictures
D. All of above
Correct : D. All of above
14. In Excel to activate the previous cell in a pre- selected range, press
A. The Alt key
B. The Tab key
C. The Enter key
D. None of the above
Correct : D. None of the above
15. In Excel when the formula bar is active, you can see
A. The edit formula button
B. The cancel button
C. The enter button
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
16. To copy formatting from one area in a worksheet and apply it to another area you would use
A. The Edit>Copy Format and Edit>Paste Format commands form the menu.
B. The Copy and Apply Formatting dialog box, located under the Format>Copy and Apply menu.
C. There is no way to copy and apply formatting in Excel – You have to do it manually
D. The Format Painter button on the standard toolbar
Correct : D. The Format Painter button on the standard toolbar
17. In Excel In a worksheet you can select
A. The entire worksheet
B. Rows
C. Columns
D. All of the above
Correct : B. Rows
18. When you link data maintained in an excel workbook to a word document
A. The word document cannot be edit
B. The word document contains a reference to the original source application
C. The word document must contain a hyperlink
D. The word document contains a copy of the actual data
Correct : B. The word document contains a reference to the original source application
19. Which area in an excel window allows entering values and formulas ?
A. Title bar
B. Menu bar
C. Formula bar
D. Standard toolbar
Correct : C. Formula bar
20. Which of the following methods can not be used to enter data in a cell
A. Pressing an arrow key
B. Pressing the Tab key
C. Pressing the Esc key
D. Clicking on the formula bar
Correct : C. Pressing the Esc key
21. Which of the following will not cut information?
A. Pressing Ctrl + C
B. Selecting Edit>Cut from the menu
C. Clicking the Cut button on the standard
D. Pressing Ctrl+X
Correct : A. Pressing Ctrl + C
22. Which of the following is not a way to complete a cell entry?
A. Pressing enter
B. Pressing any arrow key on the keyboard
C. Clicking the Enter button on the Formula bar
D. Pressing spacebar
Correct : D. Pressing spacebar
23. You can activate a cell by
A. Pressing the Tab key
B. Clicking the cell
C. Pressing an arrow key
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
24. Text formulas:
A. Replace cell references
B. Return ASCII values of characters
C. Concatenate and manipulate text
D. Show formula error value
Correct : C. Concatenate and manipulate text
25. How do you insert a row?
A. Right-click the row heading where you want to insert the new row and select Insert from the shortcut menu
B. Select the row heading where you want to insert the new row and select Edit >Row from the menu
C. Select the row heading where you want to insert the new row and click the Insert Row button on the standard toolbar
D. All of the above
Correct : A. Right-click the row heading where you want to insert the new row and select Insert from the shortcut menu
26. Which of the following is not a basic step in creating a worksheet?
A. Save workbook
B. Modifiy the worksheet
C. Enter text and data
D. Copy the worksheet
Correct : D. Copy the worksheet
27. How do you select an entire column?
A. Select Edit > Select > Column from the menu
B. Click the column heading letter
C. Hold down the shift key as you click anywhere in the column.
D. Hold down the Ctrl key as you click anywhere in the column
Correct : B. Click the column heading letter
28. How can you print three copies of a workbook?
A. Select File>Properties form the menu and type 3 in the Copies to print text box.
B. Select File >Print from the menu and type 3 in the Number of copies text box.
C. Click the Print button on the standard toolbar to print the document then take it to Kinko’s and have 2 more copies made
D. Press Ctrl+P+3
Correct : B. Select File >Print from the menu and type 3 in the Number of copies text box.
29. To create a formula, you first:
A. Select the cell you want to place the formula into
B. Type the equals sign (=) to tell Excel that you’re about to enter a formula
C. Enter the formula using any input values and the appropriate mathematical operators that make up your formula
D. Choose the new command from the file menu
Correct : A. Select the cell you want to place the formula into
30. To center worksheet titles across a range of cells, you must
A. Select the cells containing the title text plus the range over which the title text is to be centered
B. Widen the columns
C. Select the cells containing the title text plus the range over which the title text is to be enfettered
D. Format the cells with the comma style
Correct : A. Select the cells containing the title text plus the range over which the title text is to be centered
31. How do you delete a column?
A. Select the column heading you want to delete and select the Delete Row button on the standard toolbar
B. Select the column heading you want to delete and select Insert Delete from the menu
C. Select the row heading you want to delete and select Edit>Delete from the menu
D. Right click the column heading you want to delet and select delete from the shortcut menu
Correct : D. Right click the column heading you want to delet and select delete from the shortcut menu
32. How can you find specific information in a list?
A. Select Tools > Finder from the menu
B. Click the Find button on the standard toolbar
C. Select Insert > Find from the menu
D. Select Data > Form from the menu to open the Data Form dialog box and click the Criteria button
Correct : D. Select Data > Form from the menu to open the Data Form dialog box and click the Criteria button
33. When integrating word and excel, word is usually the
A. Server
B. Destination
C. Client
D. Both b and c
Correct : D. Both b and c
34. When a label is too long to fit within a worksheet cell, you typically must
A. Shorten the label
B. Increase the column width
C. Decrease the column width
D. Adjust the row height
Correct : B. Increase the column width
35. The name box
A. Shows the location of the previously active cell
B. Appears to the left of the formula bar
C. Appears below the status bar
D. Appears below the menu bar
Correct : B. Appears to the left of the formula bar
36. Comments put in cells are called
A. Smart tip
B. Cell tip
C. Web tip
D. Soft tip
Correct : B. Cell tip
37. Which is used to perform what if analysis?
A. Solver
B. Goal seek
C. Scenario Manager
D. All of above
Correct : D. All of above
38. You can use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to
A. Split a worksheet into two panes
B. View different rows and columns edit the contents of a cell
C. Edit the contents of a cell
D. view different worksheets
Correct : B. View different rows and columns edit the contents of a cell
39. Multiple calculations can be made in a single formula using
A. standard formulas
B. array formula
C. complex formulas
D. smart formula
Correct : B. array formula
40. Hyperlinks can be
A. Text
B. Drawing objects
C. Pictures
D. All of above
Correct : D. All of above
41. To activate the previous cell in a pre-selected range, press
A. The Alt key
B. The Tab key
C. The Enter key
D. None of the above
Correct : D. None of the above
42. Which button do yu click to add up a series of numbers?
A. The autosum button
B. The Formula button
C. The quicktotal button
D. The total button
Correct : A. The autosum button
43. When the formula bar is active, you can see
A. The edit formula button
B. The cancel button
C. The enter button
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
44. To copy formatting from one area in a worksheet and apply it to another area you would use:
A. The Edit>Copy Format and Edit>Paste Format commands form the menu.
B. The Copy and Apply Formatting dialog box, located under the Format>Copy and Apply menu.
C. There is no way to copy and apply formatting in Excel – You have to do it manually
D. The Format Painter button on the standard toolbar
Correct : D. The Format Painter button on the standard toolbar
45. In a worksheet you can select
A. The entire worksheet
B. Rows
C. Columns
D. All of the above
Correct : B. Rows
46. When you link data maintained in an excel workbook to a word document
A. The word document can not be edit
B. The word document contains a reference to the original source application
C. The word document must contain a hyperlink
D. The word document contains a copy of the actual data
Correct : B. The word document contains a reference to the original source application
47. Which area in an excel window allows entering values and formulas
A. Title bar
B. Menu bar
C. Formula bar
D. Standard toolbar
Correct : C. Formula bar
48. To hold row and column titles in place so that they do not scroll when you scroll a worksheet click the
A. Unfreeze panes command on the window menu
B. Freeze panes command on the window menu
C. Hold titles command on the edit menu
D. Split command on the window menu
Correct : B. Freeze panes command on the window menu
49. To edit in an embedded excel worksheet object in a word document
A. Use the excel menu bar and toolbars inside the word application
B. Edit the hyperlink
C. Edit the data in a excel source application
D. Use the word menu bar and toolbars
Correct : A. Use the excel menu bar and toolbars inside the word application
50. To create a formula, you can use:
A. Values but not cell references
B. C ell references but not values
C. Values or cell references although not both at the same time
D. Value and cell references
Correct : D. Value and cell references
51. Status indicators are located on the
A. Vertical scroll bar
B. Horizontal scroll bar
C. Formula bar
D. Standard toolbar
Correct : C. Formula bar
52. Which of the following is the oldest spreadsheet package?
A. VisiCalc
B. Lotus 1-2-3
C. Excel
D. StarCalc
Correct : A. VisiCalc
53. Rounding errors can occur
A. When you use multiplication, division, or exponentiation in a formula
B. When you use addition and subtraction in a formula
C. Because excel uses hidden decimal places in computation
D. When you show the results of formulas with different decimal places that the calculated results
Correct : A. When you use multiplication, division, or exponentiation in a formula
54. You can copy data or formulas
A. With the copy, paste and cut commands on the edit menu
B. With commands on ta shortcut menu
C. With buttons on the standard toolbars
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
55. You can not link excel worksheet data to a word document
A. With the right drag method
B. With a hyperlink
C. With the copy and paste special commands
D. With the copy and paste buttons on the standard toolbar.
Correct : D. With the copy and paste buttons on the standard toolbar.
56. Which of the following is a popular DOS based spreadsheet package?
A. Word
B. Smart cell
C. Excel
D. Lotus 1-2-3
Correct : D. Lotus 1-2-3
57. An excel workbook is a collection of
A. Workbooks
B. Worksheets
C. Charts
D. Worksheets and charts
Correct : D. Worksheets and charts
58. Excel files have a default extension of
A. Xls
B. Xlw
C. Wk1
D. 123
Correct : A. Xls
59. You can use the format painter multiple times before you turn it off by
A. You can use the format painter button on ly one time when you click it
B. Double clicking the format painter button
C. Pressing the Ctrl key and clicking the format painter button
D. Pressing the Alt key and clicking the format painter button
Correct : B. Double clicking the format painter button
60. You can use the formula palette to
A. Format cells containing numbers
B. Create and edit formulas containing functions
C. Enter assumptions data
D. Copy a range of cells
Correct : B. Create and edit formulas containing functions
61. You can convert existing excel worksheet data an charts to an HTML document by using
A. FTP wizard
B. Internet assistant wizard
C. Intranet wizard
D. Import wizard
Correct : B. Internet assistant wizard
62. A circular reference is
A. Geometric modeling tool
B. A cell that points to a drawing object
C. A formula that either directly or indirectly depends on itself
D. Always erroneous
Correct : C. A formula that either directly or indirectly depends on itself
63. Which of following is Not one of Excel’s what-if function?
A. Goal seek
B. Solver
C. Scenario manager
D. Auto Outline
Correct : D. Auto Outline
64. When you insert an excel file into a word document. The data are
A. Hyperlinked placed in a word table
B. Linked
C. Embedded
D. Use the word menu bar and toolbars
Correct : B. Linked
65. Which of the following is not information you can specify using the solver?
A. Input cells
B. Constraints
C. Target cell
D. Changing cells
Correct : A. Input cells
66. Each excel file is called a workbook because
A. It can contain text and data
B. It can be modified
C. It can contain many sheets including worksheets and chart sheets
D. You have to work hard to create it
Correct : C. It can contain many sheets including worksheets and chart sheets
67. Excel probably considers the cell entry January 1, 2000 to be a
A. Label
B. Value
C. Formula
D. Text string
Correct : B. Value
68. You can enter which types of data into worksheet cells?
A. Labels, values, and formulas
B. Labe3ls and values but not formulas
C. Values and formulas but not labels
D. Formulas only
Correct : A. Labels, values, and formulas
69. All worksheet formula
A. Manipulate values
B. Manipulate labels
C. Return a formula result
D. Use the addition operator
Correct : C. Return a formula result
70. Which of the following is a correct order of precedence in formula calculation?
A. Multiplication and division exponentiation positive and negative values
B. Multiplication and division, positive and negative values, addition and subtraction
C. Addition and subtraction, positive and negative values, exponentiation
D. All of above
Correct : D. All of above
71. The Paste Special command lets you copy and paste:
A. Multiply the selection by a copied value
B. Cell comments
C. Formatting options
D. The resulting values of a formula instead of the actual formula
Correct : D. The resulting values of a formula instead of the actual formula
72. The numbers in our worksheet look like this: You want them to look like this: $1,000.How can you accomplish this?
A. None of these
B. Select Format > Money from the menu
C. Click the Currency Style button on the formatting toolbar
D. You have to retype everything and manually add the dollar signs, commas, and decimals.
Correct : C. Click the Currency Style button on the formatting toolbar
73. Which of the following is not a valid data type in excel
A. Number
B. Character
C. Label
D. Date/time
Correct : B. Character
74. Excel worksheet cells work very similarly to what common element of the windows graphical user interface
A. Option buttons
B. List boxes
C. Text boxes
D. Combo boxes
Correct : C. Text boxes
75. Which of the following options is not located in the Page Setup dialog box?
A. Page Break Preview.
B. Page Orientation
C. Margins
D. Headers and Footers
Correct : A. Page Break Preview.
76. You want to track the progress of the stock market on a daily basis. Which type of chart should you use?
A. Pie chart
B. Row chart
C. Line chart
D. Column chart
Correct : C. Line chart
77. Without using the mouse or the arrow keys, what is the fastest way of getting to cell A1 in a spreadsheet?
A. Press Ctrl +Home
B. Press Home
C. Press Shift + Home
D. Press Alt + Home
Correct : A. Press Ctrl +Home
78. Which of the following methods can not be used to edit the contents of a cell?
A. Press the Alt key
B. Clicking the formula bar
C. Pressing the F2 key
D. Double clicking the cell
Correct : A. Press the Alt key
79. If you begin typing an entry into a cell and then realize that you don’t want your entry placed into a cell, you:
A. Press the Erase key
B. Press Esc
C. Press the Enter button
D. Press the Edit Formula button
Correct : B. Press Esc
80. to view a cell comment
A. click the edit comment command on the insert menu
B. click the display comment command on the window menu
C. position the mouse pointer over the cell
D. click the comment command on the view menu
Correct : C. position the mouse pointer over the cell
81. When you want to insert a blank imbedded excel object in a word document you can
A. Click the object command on the insert menu
B. Click the office links button on the standard toolbar
C. Click the create worksheet button on the formatting toolbar
D. Click the import excel command on the file menu
Correct : A. Click the object command on the insert menu
82. To save a workbook, you:
A. Click the save button on the standard toolbar from the menu
B. Press Ctrl+F5
C. Click Save on the Windows Start button
D. Select Edit>Save
Correct : A. Click the save button on the standard toolbar from the menu
83. You can edit a cell by
A. Clicking the formula button
B. Double clicking the cell to edit it in-place
C. Selecting Edit>Edit Cell from the menu
D. None of above
Correct : B. Double clicking the cell to edit it in-place
84. You can select a single range of cells by
A. Clicking the upper-left cell in a group of cells and then pressing the Shift key while clicking the lower right cell in a group of cells
B. Pressing the Ctrl key while dragging over the desired cells
C. Pressing the Shift key and an arrow key
D. Dragging over the desired cells
Correct : D. Dragging over the desired cells
85. Which elements of worksheet can be protected from accidental modification
A. Contents
B. Objects
C. Scenarios
D. All of above
Correct : D. All of above
86. You can use the drag and drop method to
A. Copy cell contents
B. Move cell contents
C. Add cell contents
D. a and b
Correct : D. a and b
87. It is acceptable ot let long text flow into adjacent cells on a worksheet when
A. Data will be entered in the adjacent cells
B. No data will be entered in the adjacent cells
C. There is nt suitable abbreviation of the text
D. Tehere is not time to format the next
Correct : B. No data will be entered in the adjacent cells
88. How can you delete a record?
A. Delete the column from the worksheet
B. Select Data > Form from the menu to open the Data Form dialog box, find the record and Click the Delete button
C. Select Data > Delete Record from the menu
D. Click the Delete button on the Standard toolbar
Correct : B. Select Data > Form from the menu to open the Data Form dialog box, find the record and Click the Delete button
89. Right clicking something in Excel:
A. Deletes the object
B. Nothing the right mouse button is there for left handed people
C. Opens a shortcut menu listing everything you can do to the object
D. Selects the object
Correct : C. Opens a shortcut menu listing everything you can do to the object
90. Documentation should include
A. Destination and users of the output data
B. Source of input data
C. Information on the purpose of the workbook
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
91. Files created with Lotus 1-2-3 have an extension
A. DOC
B. XLS
C. 123
D. WK1
Correct : C. 123
92. To delete an embedded objects, first
A. Double click the object
B. Select the object by clicking it
C. Press the Shift + Delete keys
D. Select it and then press the delete key
Correct : D. Select it and then press the delete key
93. Comments can be added to cells using
A. Edit > Comments
B. Insert > Comments
C. File > Comments
D. View > Comments
Correct : B. Insert > Comments
94. Which of the following is not a worksheet design criterion?
A. Efficiency
B. Aditibility
C. Description
D. Clarity
Correct : C. Description
95. To copy cell contents using drag and drop press the
A. End key
B. Shift key
C. Ctrl key
D. Esc key
Correct : C. Ctrl key
96. Which of the following is the latest version of Excel
A. Excel 2000
B. Excel 2002
C. Excel ME
D. Excel XP
Correct : D. Excel XP
97. When you copy a formula
A. Excel erases the original copy of the formula
B. Excel edits cell references in the newly copied formula
C. Excel adjusts absolute cell references
D. Excel doesn’t adjust relative cell references
Correct : B. Excel edits cell references in the newly copied formula
98. The autofill feature
A. extends a sequential series of data
B. automatically adds range of cell values
C. applies a boarder around the selected cells
D. none of the above
Correct : D. none of the above
99. Which menu option can be sued to split windows into two
A. Format > window
B. View > window > split
C. Window > split
D. View > split
Correct : C. Window > split
100. Which of the following is an absolute cell reference?
A. !A!1
B. $A$1
C. #a#1
D. A1
Correct : B. $A$1