Deck 4: Working With Large Worksheets, Charting, and What-If Analysis

Question 1

When you first enter text, its angle is ____ degrees, and it reads from left to right in a cell.

A) 45
B) 90
C) 0
D) 125

Answer 1

C

Question 2

When you set up a worksheet, you should use cell references in formulas whenever possible, rather than ____ values.

A) logical
B) constant
C) consistent
D) calculated

Answer 2

B

Question 3

After shrinking entries to fit in cells, consider using the ____ slider on the status bar to make the entries more readable.

A) View
B) Preview
C) Display
D) Zoom

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In the context of copying a range of cells to a nonadjacent location, an alternative to clicking the Paste button is to press the ____ key.

A) ENTER
B) ALT
C) CTRL
D) SHIFT

Question 5

The Copy button copies the contents and format of the source area to the Office ____, a temporary storage area in the computer's memory.

A) Ribbon
B) Clipboard
C) Folder
D) File

Question 6

Using the mouse to move or copy cells is called ____.

A) drop and drag
B) drag and drop
C) drag and copy
D) drag and paste

Question 7

Which of the following is the path to the Insert Cells arrow?

A) (HOME tab | Editing group)
B) (HOME tab | Number group)
C) (HOME tab | Cells group)
D) (HOME tab | Inserting group)

Question 8

Cell references in a formula are called ____.

A) assumptions
B) comments
C) numbers
D) content

Question 9

The ____ Auto Fill Option that fills the destination area using the format of the source area; no content is filled.

A) Copy Cells
B) Fill Formatting Only
C) Fill Without Formatting
D) none of the above

Question 10

You use the ____ sheet in the Format Cells dialog box to position data in a cell by centering it, for example.

A) Alignment
B) Left and Right
C) Center
D) Position

Question 11

To open the Format Cells dialog box with the Alignment sheet active, tap or click the Alignment Settings ____.

A) button
B) check box
C) option button
D) Dialog Box Launcher

Question 12

Which of the following patterns extends the fill series to 575, 550, 525?

A) 650, 600
B) 625, 600
C) 560, 580
D) 500, 475

Question 13

Which of the following Auto Fill Options menu options is the same as the Fill Series option?

A) Fill Months
B) Fill Without Formatting
C) Fill Formatting Only
D) Copy Cells

Question 14

____ text often provides a strong visual appeal.

A) Launched
B) Tiny
C) Logical
D) Rotated

Question 15

If you enter 90 in the Degrees box in the ____ area of the Format Cells dialog box, the text will appear vertically and read from bottom to top in the cell.

A) Position
B) Orientation
C) Slope
D) Incline

Question 16

The Increase Indent button indents the contents of a cell to the right by ____ spaces each time you click it.

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question 17

Which of the following is the path to the Increase or Decrease Indent button?

A) (HOME tab | Clipboard group)
B) (HOME tab | Editing group)
C) (HOME tab | Alignment group)
D) (HOME tab | Number group)

Question 18

In the accompanying figure, the split double arrow mouse pointer ____.

A) indicates a hidden column
B) allows text to be entered at that location
C) is the result of moving the mouse pointer to the boundary between column heading A and column heading B
D) indicates the proposed width of column A

Question 19

Which of the following cell contents is extended to Qtr3, Qtr4, and Qtr1 by dragging the fill handle?

A) Quarter 1
B) Qtr1
C) Qtr2
D) Quarter4

Question 20

Which of the following is an extension of the fill pattern Sunday, Tuesday?

A) Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
B) Thursday, Saturday, Monday
C) Saturday, Sunday, Monday
D) Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Question 21

The ____ function is useful when you want to assign a value to a cell based on a logical test.

A) IF
B) NOW
C) AND
D) OR

Question 22

Which of the following is the path to the Zoom button?

A) (VIEW tab | Zoom group)
B) (HOME tab | Zoom group)
C) (INSERT tab | Zoom group)
D) (ZOOM tab | View group)

Question 23

Which of the following formulas contains an absolute cell reference?

A) =$B4
B) =B$4
C) =$B$4
D) =B4

Question 24

Which of the following is the path to the Goal Seek button?

A) (INSERT tab | Goal Seek group)
B) (HOME tab | Data Tools group)
C) (DATA tab | Data Tools group)
D) (ANALYSES tab | Goal Seeking group)

Question 25

____ refers to cells not wide enough to display the entire entry.

A) #####
B) &&&&&
C) $$$$ $
D) +++++

Question 26

Which of the following is not a valid format symbol?

A) semi-colon (;)
B) percent sign (%)
C) dollar sign ($)
D) comma (,)

Question 27

You can press the ____ keys to open the Format Cells dialog box.

A) CTRL+1
B) CTRL+2
C) CTRL+3
D) CTRL+4

Question 28

____ the Format Painter button and then drag through the nonadjacent ranges to paint the formats to the ranges.

A) Click or tap
B) Press or long-press
C) Double-click or double-tap
D) Triple-click or tap

Question 29

In a clustered column chart, the names of each column are part of the ____ series.

A) category
B) data
C) label
D) legend

Question 30

A(n) ____ chart provides a simple way to show trends and variations in a range of data within a single cell.

A) section
B) sparkline
C) special
D) sparkle

Question 31

You should use a ____ chart to compare values side by side, broken down by category.

A) Column
B) Bar
C) Line
D) Clustered Column

Question 32

If formulas located in other cells reference cells in a deleted row or column, Excel does not adjust these cell references but instead displays the ____ error message.

A) #NULL!
B) #DIV/0!
C) #N/A
D) #REF!

Question 33

A(n) ____ IF function is one in which the action to be taken for the true or false case includes yet another IF function.

A) included
B) other
C) nested
D) duplicate

Question 34

The path to the Format Painter button is ____.

A) (HOME tab | Number group)
B) (HOME tab | Clipboard group)
C) (HOME tab | Painting group)
D) (HOME tab | Font group)

Question 35

Error messages begin with the ____ symbol.

A) ?
B) =
C) !
D) #

Question 36

____ seeking assumes you can change the value of only one cell referenced directly or indirectly to reach a specific goal for another cell.

A) Goal
B) Formula
C) Option
D) Function

Question 37

Charts can either be embedded in a worksheet or placed in a separate ____.

A) worksheet
B) dialog box
C) chart sheet
D) range

Question 38

When working with a large worksheet, you can split the window into ____ panes.

A) three or four
B) four or five
C) two or six
D) two or four

Question 39

When assigned to a cell, the ____ function returns a number that corresponds to the system date and time beginning with December 31, 1899.

A) SYSDATE
B) NOW
C) DATETIME
D) CURRENT

Question 40

Which comparison operator means "not equal to"?

A) <=
B) >
C) <
D) <>

Question 41

The Linked Pictures option in the Paste Options gallery copies an image of the source area as a picture so that a change to the cells in the source area updates the picture in the destination area.

Question 42

The syntax of the IF function is IF(logical_test), value_if_false, value_if_true).

Question 43

The NETWORKDAYS function checks a formula for correctness.

Question 44

A nested IF function is one in which the action to be taken for the true or false case includes yet another IF function.

Question 45

If you drag the fill handle to the left or up, Excel will increment the series rather than decrement the series.

Question 46

The <= comparison operator means less than or equal to.

Question 47

A date stamp shows the date a workbook, report, or other document was created or the time period it represents.

Question 48

A cell reference with only one dollar sign before either the column or the row is called an absolute reference.

Question 49

The Increase Indent button indents the contents of a cell to the right by three spaces each time you click it.

Question 50

Rotated text allows you to fit more text into a smaller column width.

Question 51

Text in a cell can be rotated counterclockwise by entering a number in the Alignment sheet in the Format Cells dialog box. Which of the following are valid values for that number?

A) 15
B) 90
C) 145
D) 180

Question 52

Which of the following are formatting symbols?

A) Dollar sign ($)
B) Comma (,)
C) Pound sign (#)
D) Percent sign (%)

Question 53

Following the insertion of a row, the Insert Options button lets you select from which of the following options?

A) Format Same As Above
B) Undo Formatting
C) Format Same As Below
D) Clear Formatting

Question 54

A relative cell reference instructs Excel to adjust the cell reference as it copies it to the destination area.

Question 55

Excel allows you to rotate text in a cell counterclockwise by entering a number between -1 degrees and -90 degrees.

Question 56

When Excel cannot calculate a formula, it displays an error message in a cell.

Question 57

If the contents of a cell copied using the fill handle is Sunday and Tuesday, what are the next three values of the extended series?

A) Wednesday
B) Thursday
C) Saturday
D) Monday

Question 58

The path to the Logical button is (FORMULAS tab | Function Library group).

Question 59

The incorrect use of copying, deleting, inserting, and moving ranges of cells has the potential to render a worksheet useless.

Question 60

The arguments in an IF function are ____.

A) logical_test
B) value_if_true
C) value_if_true_false
D) value_if_false

Question 61

Excel includes four types of sparkline charts: line, column, win/loss, and stock.

Question 62

Panes created using the vertical split bar scroll together horizontally. ________________________

Question 63

The underline format underlines the entire cell, not just the characters in the cell.

Question 64

You can replace a formula with its function so it remains constant. _________________________

Question 65

The ____________________ option on the Auto Fill Options menu fills the destination area with a series that uses the format of the source area.

Question 66

You can click the Logical button (FORMULAS tab | Function Library group) and tap or click IFERROR to insert the IF function. _________________________

Question 67

The ____________________ option on the Auto Fill Options menu fills the destination area with contents using the format of the source area and does not create a series.

Question 68

You can select nonadjacent ranges using the SHIFT key.

Question 69

You can nest IF functions as deep as you want, but after you get beyond a nest of three IF functions, the logic becomes difficult to follow.

Question 70

You can press the CTRL+ACCENT MARK(`) keys to display the formulas in a worksheet. _________________________

Question 71

When you rest the mouse pointer over a chart item, such as the legend, Excel displays a chart tip containing the name of the item.

Question 72

Exploding worksheet columns and rows is a useful technique for viewing large worksheets that extend beyond the window. _________________________

Question 73

Many ribbon commands, galleries, and shortcut keys function as toggles or switches.

Question 74

The ____________________ option on the Auto Fill Options menu fills the destination area using the format of the source area; no content is copied unless the fill is a series.

Question 75

With bar charts, you can drag the bar in the chart in one direction or another to change the corresponding value in the worksheet.

Question 76

When you magnify a worksheet, Excel enlarges the view of the characters on the screen and displays more rows and columns.

Question 77

When you change a value on which a chart is dependent, Excel immediately redraws the chart based on the new value.

Question 78

____________________ are values in cells that can be changed to determine new values for formulas.

Question 79

The ____________________ option on the Auto Fill Options menu fills the destination area with the contents but without the formatting of the source area.

Question 80

The range of entries that identifies the major groups for a clustered column chart are called the category names.