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EXCEL SELF_TEST



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

To format cells, you select the cell or cell range and then you apply the formatting.
 

 2. 

Formatting commands are found on the Formatting toolbar and in the Format Cells dialog box.
 

 3. 

You can modify font typeface, size, color, and effect.
 

 4. 

You can modify only font typeface and not size, color, and effect.
 

 5. 

You can align cells horizontally and not vertically.
 

 6. 

Cell shading and borders can group data visually on a worksheet.
 

 7. 

You can choose from a variety of border colors and line styles.
 

 8. 

You can choose from only three border colors and line styles.
 

 9. 

Adding a graphic is not possible in a worksheet.
 

 10. 

Number formatting is critical to communicate to the reader what type of data is being presented.
 

 11. 

Number formatting is not critical to communicate to the reader what type of data is being presented.
 

 12. 

Important Page Setup options include page orientation, page centering and headers and footers.
 

 13. 

Important Page Setup options include page centering, headers and footers, but not page orientation.
 

 14. 

The Header and Footer dialog boxes include buttons tom insert a variety of common options such as file name, date, and page size.
 

 15. 

The AutoFormat feature applies predesigned formats to data that conforms to a simple structure.
 

 16. 

A style is a collection of formats that you can apply to data.
 

 17. 

The Format Painter button copies formatting from one cell and applies it other cells.
 

 18. 

Excel is a spreadsheet application that organizes and manipulates data.
 

 19. 

Excel is a spreadsheet application that organizes and manipulates numbers only.
 

 20. 

Excel files are called workbook and the default extension is .xls
 

 21. 

Excel files are called workbook and the default extension is .exl
 

 22. 

A workbook contains three worksheets by default.
 

 23. 

A workbook contains thirteen worksheets by default.
 

 24. 

Excel creates Spreadsheet1 when it is launched.
 

 25. 

A data in a worksheet is contained in cells.
 

 26. 

A data in a worksheet is contained in rows and columns.
 

 27. 

A worksheet can have infinite columns.
 

 28. 

A worksheet can have infinite rows.
 

 29. 

A worksheet has 256 columns.
 

 30. 

A worksheet has 65536 rows.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 31. 

Which of the following copies formatting from a cell and applies it to other cells?
a.
Format Painter Button
c.
Currency Style
b.
Copy Format
d.
AutoFormat
 

 32. 

Which of the following is not a font Format?
a.
size
c.
percent
b.
font face
d.
bold
 

 33. 

Which chart type is best for representing parts of a whole?
a.
column
c.
pie
b.
bar
d.
line
 

 34. 

The first step in creating a chart
a.
clicking the Chart Wizard button
c.
selecting the cell range or ranges that your chart will be based upon
b.
moving your data so that it is in adjacent cells
d.
formatting your data
 

 35. 

The Chart Wizard displays apreview of your chart
a.
if you click Press and Hold to View Sample
c.
if you select a chart sub-type
b.
automatically
d.
only on the Custom Types tab
 

 36. 

Which chart type is best for displaying trends over time?
a.
column
c.
pie
b.
bar
d.
line
 

 37. 

What will print if an embedded chart is selected?
a.
the worksheet and the chart
c.
the chart only
b.
the worksheet only
d.
the worksheet on Sheet1 and chart on Sheet2
 

 38. 

A page break can be inserted
a.
above the selected cell
c.
in the Page Break dialog box
b.
below the selected cell
d.
none of the above
 

 39. 

Which toolbar do you use to add a text box to a worksheet or chart?
a.
Standard
c.
Drawing
b.
Formatting
d.
Graphics
 

 40. 

The active cell is the
a.
the one containing text
c.
not available until you decativate it
b.
the selected cell
d.
a protected cell
 

 41. 

The vertical dimension of an Excel worksheet is called a
a.
cell
c.
address
b.
column
d.
row
 

 42. 

Gridlines in a worksheet
a.
do not print by default
c.
cannot be printed
b.
always print
d.
can be printed if the printer has the option
 

 43. 

To edit existing data in a cell
a.
select the cell and press F3
c.
select the cell and choose Edit | Cell
b.
double click the cell
d.
click in the cell
 

 44. 

To enter data into a cell and move up one cell, what key combination would you use?
a.
Tab
c.
Enter
b.
Shaift + Tab
d.
Shift + Enter
 

 45. 

A worksheet has _______ rows.
a.
300
c.
20000
b.
3000
d.
65536
 

 46. 

A worksheet has _____ columns
a.
10
c.
256
b.
100
d.
2500
 

 47. 

Another name for a columnar work sheet
a.
workbook
c.
cell
b.
spreadsheet
d.
booksheet
 

 48. 

The maximum number of worksheets a workbook can have is:
a.
16
c.
1000
b.
3
d.
255
 

 49. 

The size of an Excel worksheet is:
a.
128 columns by 9,999 rows
c.
over 256 million cells
b.
65,536 columns by 256 rows
d.
256 columns by 65,536 rows
 

 50. 

Which of the following applications would most likely be created in Excel?
a.
a letter
c.
a memo
b.
a budget
d.
a metting report
 

 51. 

The maximum number of cells in a worksheet can be:
a.
16.77 million
c.
10,000
b.
over 1 million
d.
as many as you want
 

 52. 

Using the order of precedence, solve  the formula 5 - 2*(8+2)
a.
26
c.
-9
b.
-15
d.
30
 

 53. 

To move the cell below the active cell, press:
a.
ENTER key
c.
Tab key
b.
Page Down Key
d.
CTRL key
 

 54. 

Which of the following is a range address?
a.
D1;D10
c.
D1-D10
b.
D1,D10
d.
D1:D10
 

 55. 

Which of the following is an example of scientific notation?
a.
1.5E+11
c.
7.8!
b.
1^10
d.
$A$2
 

 56. 

If A1 is 10, A2 is 15 and A3 is 20, what is the result of =SUM(A1:A2)
a.
10
c.
25
b.
15
d.
45
 

 57. 

If A1 is 300 and A2 is 15%, what will be result of =A1*A2 in A3
a.
45
c.
450
b.
4500
d.
300.15
 

 58. 

If A1 is 300 and A2 is 200, what will be the result of =(A1*0.5 + A2/5-100) in A3.
a.
45
c.
190
b.
0
d.
90
 

 59. 

If A1 is 25 what will be the result of =A1^2 in A3.
a.
25.2
c.
125
b.
25/2
d.
625
 

 60. 

What is the reason of #####.## being displayed in any cell?
a.
wrong formula
c.
you entered #####.##
b.
wrong format
d.
cell width insufficient
 



 
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