Deck 6: Creating,sorting,and Querying a Table

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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 2

C

Question 3

For the

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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 5

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 6

Why is the

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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 9

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

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

Question 10

The

Question 11

____ 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 12

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

A)

Question 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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

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

Question 17

The general form of the

Question 18

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

Question 19

____ 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

Question 20

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

A)

Question 21

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

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

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 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 24

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

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

Question 25

The most common subtotal uses the ____ function.

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

Question 26

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 27

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 28

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 29

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

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

Question 30

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

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

Question 31

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 32

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

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

Question 33

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

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

Question 34

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 35

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

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

Question 36

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 37

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 38

____ 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 39

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 40

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

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

Question 41

Which of the following are database functions?
a.
AVERAGE
b.
DAVERAGE
c.
SUM
d.
DSUM

Question 42

Which of the following are outline symbols?
a.
plus sign
b.
minus sign
c.
parentheses
d.
brackets

Question 43

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

Question 44

A table also is called a record.

Question 45

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 46

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 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

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

Question 50

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 51

Both the

Question 52

____ 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 53

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

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

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

Question 56

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 57

Briefly explain how to search a table using AutoFilter.

Question 58

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

Question 59

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

Question 60

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 61

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

Question 62

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

Question 63

Database is the name most often assigned to a table.

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

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

Question 66

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

Question 67

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

Question 68

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

Question 69

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

Question 70

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

Question 71

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

Question 72

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

Question 73

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

Question 74

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

Question 75

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

Question 76

The

Question 77

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

Question 78

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

Question 79

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

Question 80

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