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Excel A & B (general)



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

 1. 

The document you produce when you use Excel is a ____.
a.
Database
b.
Worksheet
c.
Slide show presentation
d.
Publication
 

 2. 

The intersection of a row and a column is called a ____.
a.
Title
b.
Cell
c.
Formula
d.
Tab
 

 3. 

A cell can contain ____.
a.
Numbers
b.
Text
c.
Formulas
d.
All the above
 

 4. 

The area of the worksheet window that displays the active cell address is called the ____.
a.
Name box
b.
Main menu bar
c.
Formula bar
d.
Toolbar
 

 5. 

The cell you are working in is called the ____.
a.
Active cell
b.
Status cell
c.
Menu cell
d.
Worksheet cell
 

 6. 

You can move from sheet to sheet by clicking the ____.
a.
Sheet tab scrolling buttons
b.
Sheet button toolbar
c.
Status bar twice
d.
Name box
 

 7. 

Worksheet data can be entered and edited in the ____.
a.
Formula bar
b.
Sheet tab
c.
Menu bar
d.
Title bar
 

 8. 

When a cell contains both text and numbers, Excel recognizes the entry as a ____.
a.
Value
b.
Label
c.
Formula
d.
Figure
 

 9. 

Which of the following methods can be used to navigate a worksheet?
a.
Click the desired cell address.
b.
Use the Go To command.
c.
Press the arrow keys until the desired cell is active.
d.
All the above
 

 10. 

When creating a worksheet, enter the ____ first to establish the structure of the worksheet.
a.
Values
b.
Data
c.
Labels
d.
None of the above
 

 11. 

Which of the following values would be considered a complex formula?
a.
=B3+C9*D12
b.
=B3
c.
=B3+C9
d.
All of the above
 

 12. 

Clicking the Cancel button on the formula bar before accepting the cell entry allows you to ____.
a.
Move forward one cell
b.
Go to the end of the workbook
c.
Keep the current contents of the cell
d.
Delete a row
 

 13. 

To put Excel into Edit mode, select the cell you want to edit, then ____.
a.
Click the formula bar
b.
Double-click the selected cell
c.
Press [F2]
d.
All of the above
 

 14. 

To select a range of cells, click the first cell and ____ to the last cell you want to include.
a.
Paste
b.
Drag
c.
Copy
d.
None of the above
 

 15. 

B6:C6 is an example of a(n) ____.
a.
Label
b.
Insertion point
c.
Range
d.
Formula
 

 16. 

All Excel formulas begin with ____.
a.
*
b.
+
c.
/
d.
=
 

 17. 

The correct formula to multiply cell D5 by cell B2 is ____.
a.
B2*D5
b.
=D5*B2
c.
D5*B2
d.
(D5*B2)
 

 18. 

In the calculation =1200/23-600+75*45, which mathematical operation is performed first?
a.
Subtraction
b.
Multiplication
c.
Division
d.
Addition
 

 19. 

The order of precedence in Excel formulas can be changed by using ____.
a.
Quotation marks
b.
Parentheses
c.
Colons
d.
Question marks
 

 20. 

In the calculation =8+.98/3500*9, which operation is performed first?
a.
Division
b.
Multiplication
c.
Addition
d.
Subtraction
 

 21. 

In the calculation =8+.98/3500*9, which operation is performed second?
a.
Division
b.
Multiplication
c.
Addition
d.
Subtraction
 

 22. 

All Excel functions begin with the ____ symbol.
a.
&&
b.
^
c.
#
d.
=
 

 23. 

SUM and AVERAGE are examples of ____.
a.
Buttons
b.
Toggles
c.
Functions
d.
Arguments
 

 24. 

$A$1 is an example of a(n) ____.
a.
Formula
b.
Absolute cell reference
c.
Calculation
d.
None of the above
 

 25. 

Which method can be used to copy information?
a.
Copy and Paste buttons
b.
Drag-and-drop
c.
Both a and b
d.
All of the above
 



 
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