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Q1. Some of your data in Column C is displaying as hashtags (#) because the column is too narrow. How can you widen Column C
just enough to show all the data?
Q2. Which two functions check for the presence of numerical or nonnumerical characters in cells?
Q3. If you drag the fill handle (lower-right corner) of cell A2 downward into cells A3, A4, and A5, what contents will appear in those
cells?
Q4. If cell A3 contains the text THE DEATH OF CHIVALRY, what will the function =PROPER(A3) return?
Q5. In the worksheet below, you want to use Data > Subtotal to show a subtotal value per sport. What must you do BEFORE applying
the Subtotal function?
Sort by the data in Column E.
Format the data in Column D.
Sort by the data in Column D.
Format the data in Column E.
Q6. When editing a cell, what do you press to cycle between relative, mixed, and absolute cell references?
Q7. You need to add a line chart showing a sales trends over the last 12 months and you have only a little space to work with. How
can you convey the required information within a single cell?
Q8. What is the best way to activate the Excel Help system?
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Q10. When using Goal Seek, you can find a target result by varying _ at most.
three inputs
four inputs
two inputs
one input
Q11. In the image below, which option(s) can you select so that the appropriate field headers appear in cells A4 and B3 instead of the
terms Row Labels and Column Labels, respectively?
Show in Tabular Form
Show in Compact Form
Show in Compact For or Show in Outline Form
Show in Tabular Form or Show in Outline Form
=A3+A4+A5+A6
=SUM(A3:A6)
=SUM(A3,A6)
=SUM(A3,A4,A5,A6)
Q13. Which custom format will make the cells in column A appear like the corresponding cells in column B?
MMM-YYYY
MMMM-YYYY
MMMM&"-"&YYYY
M-YYYY
Q14. Which function returns a reference to a cell (or cell range) that is a specified distance from a base cell?
OFFSET
VLOOKUP
INDEX
MATCH
Q15. You're working with columns whose width and font-size should not be changed. Yet the columns are too narrow to display all
the text in each cell. What tool should you use to solve the problem?
Sparklines
Wrap Text
Fill Handle
Centered Alignment
Q16. Of the four chart types listed, which works best for summarizing time-based data?
pie chart
line chart
XY scatter chart
bar chart
Q17. The AutoSum formulas in the range C9:F9 below return unexpected values. Why is this?
The AutoSum formulas refer to the column to the left of their cells.
The AutoSum formulas exclude the bottom row of data.
The AutoSum formulas include the year at the top of each column in the calculation.
The formula bar clearly shows it's the dates
(top row) included, along with the total (bottom) row. Thus, the bottom row of data is not excluded.
The AutoSum formulas include their own cells, creating a circular reference.
Q18. The text filter in column A is designed to display only those rows where column A entry has a particular attribute. What is this
attribute?
Q19. An organization chart, which shows the hierarchy within a company or organization, is available as _ that is included with
Excel.
a 3D model
SmartArt
a Treemap chart
a drawing object
Q20. You want to be able to restrict values allowed in a cell and need to create a drop-down list of values from which users can
choose. Which feature should you use?
Protect Worksheet
Conditional Formatting
Allow Users to Edit Ranges
Data Validation
Q21. To round up a value to the nearest increment of your choice, such as the next five cents, what function should you use?
ROUNDUP
MAX
ROUND
CEILING
Q22. Which function returns the largest value amongst all values within the range H2:H30?
=MAX(H2:H30)
=MAXIMUM(H2:H30)
=LARGE(H2:H30,29)
=UPPER(H2:H30,1)
Q23. Which chart type can display two different data series as a different series type within the same chart?
XY chart
clustered column
bubble chart
combo chart
Q24. In the image below, what does clicking the button indicated by the green arrow do?
Q25. Which formula returns the value in cell A1 of the worksheet named MySheet?
=MySheet!A1
=MySheet_A1
=MySheet&A1
=MySheet@A1
Q26. In the worksheet below, you want to copy the formatting of cell A1 into cells B1:D1. Which approach (see arrows) accomplishes
this the most efficiently?
B
C
A
D
Q27. Which formula correctly counts the number of numeric values in both B4:E4 and G4:I4?
=COUNT(B4:E4&G4:I4)
=COUNT(B4:E4,G4:I4)
=COUNT(B4:E4 G4:I4)
=COUNT(B4:I4)
Q28. After activating a chart, which sequence adds a trendline to the chart?
In the Format group, select Trendline from the Insert Shapes list.
Click outside the plot area and select Add Trendline
Click inside the plot and select Forecast.
Right-click a data series and select Add Trendline.
Q29. Which Excel add-in will help you find a target result by varying multiple inputs to a formula?
Goal Seek
Power Pivot
Data Analysis
Solver
Q30. What tool would you use to prevent the input in a cell of a date outside a specific range?
Protect Workbook
Watch Window
Data Validation
Filter
Q31. When you sort a list of numerical value into ascending or descending order, the value in the middle of the list is the _.
mode
modulus
average
median
Q32. Which format setting does not change the background appearance of a cell?
Cell style
Fill color
Pattern style
Font color
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Q34. You need to determine the commission earned by each Sales Rep, based on the Sales amounts in B3:B50 and the Commission
rate specified in cell A1. You want to enter a formula in C3 and copy it down to C50. Which formula should you use?
A B C
=$A1*B3
=$A$1*B3
=A1*$B3
=A1*B3
Q35. If you start a date series by dragging down the fill handle of a single cell that contains the date 12/1/19, what will you get?
Q36. To discover how many cells in a range contain values that meet a single criterion, use the _ function.
COUNT
SUMIFS
COUNTA
COUNTIF
Q37. Your worksheet has the value 27 in cell B3. What value is returned by the function =MOD (B3,6)?
4
1
5
3
Q38. For an IF function to check whether cell B3 contains a value between 15 and 20 inclusively, what condition should you use?
OR(B3=>15,B3<=20)
AND (B3>=15,B3<=20)
OR(B3>15,B3<20)
AND(B3>15, B3<20)
Q39. The charts below are based on the data in cells A3:G5. The chart on the right was created by copying the one on the left. Which
ribbon button was clicked to change the layout of the chart on the right?
Move Chart
Switch Row/Column
Quick Layout
Change Chart Type
Q40. Cell A20 displays an orange background when its value is 5. Changing the value to 6 changes the background color to green.
What type of formatting is applied to cell A20?
Value Formatting
Cell Style Formatting
Conditional Formatting
Tabular format
It adds data from cell D18 of Sheet1 and cell D18 of Sheet4
It adds data from cell A1 of Sheet1 and cell D18 of sheet4
It adds all data in the range A1:D18 in Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3 and Sheet4
It adds data from all D18 cells in Sheet1, Sheet2, Sheet3 and Sheet4
Q42. What is the term for an expression that is entered into a worksheet cell and begins with an equal sign?
function
argument
formula
contents
Q43. How does the appearance of an array formula differ from that of a standard formula?
In a worksheet cell, array formulas have a small blue triangle in the cell's upper-right corner.
A heavy border appears around the range that is occupied by the array formula.
In the formula bar, an array formula appears surrounded by curly brackets.
When a cell that contains an array formula is selected, range finders appear on the worksheet around the formula's precedent cells.
Q44. In a worksheet, column A contains employee last names, column B contains their middle initials (if any), and column C contains
their first names. Which tool can combine the last names, initials, and first names in column D without using a worksheet formula?
Concatenation
Columns to Text
Flash Fill
AutoFill
Q45. Which formula returns the value in cell A10 of the worksheet named Budget Variances?
='Budget Variances'!A10
='Budget Variances!A10'
="BudgetVariances!A10"
="BudgetVariances"!A10
Q46. Which function returns the leftmost five characters in cell A1?
=FIND(A1,1,5)
=SEARCH(A1,5)
=LEFT(A1,5)
=A1-RIGHT(A1,LEN(A1)-5)
=ISALPHA(A1)
=ISCHAR(A1)
=ISSTRING(A1)
=ISTEXT(A1)
Q48. You select cell A1, hover the pointer over the cell border to reveal the move icon, then drag the cell to a new location. Which
ribbon commands achieve the same result?
Q49. You want to add a column to the PivotTable below that shows a 5% bonus for each sales rep. That data does not exists in the
original data table. How can you do this without adding more data to the table?
Q50. You need to determine the commission earned by each Sales rep, based on the Sales amount in B3:B50 and the Commission
rate specified in cell A1. You want to enter a formula in C3 and copy it down to C50. Which formula should you use?
=A1*$B3
=A1*B3
=$A$1*B3
=$A1*B3
Q51. The NOW() function returns the current date and time as 43740.665218. Which part of this value indicates the time?
6652
43740.665218
43740
665218
Q52. Cell A2 contains the value 8 and cell B2 contains the value 9. What happens when cells A2 and B2 are merged and then
unmerged?
Q53. In the formula =VLOOKUP(A1,D1:H30,3,FALSE) , the lookup value (A1) is being looked for in _.
column D
columns D through H
column H
column F
Q54. An .xlsx workbook is saved into .csv format. What is preserved in the new .csv file?
Q55. Which function, when entered into cell G7, allows you to determine the sum total of annual sles for market regions 18 and
greater?
=SUMIF(G2:G6,">17",F2:F6)
=SUM(G2:G6,">=18,F2:F6)
=SUMIF(F2:F6,">=18",G2:G6)
=SUM(F2:F6,"18+",G2:G6)
Q56. Which function, when entered into cell F2 and then dragged to cell F6, returns the performance rating text (e.g., "Good", "Poor")
for each representative?
=RIGHT(E2,LEN(E2)-27)
=LEN(E2,MID(E2)-27)
=LEFT(E2,LEN(E2)-27)
=RIGHT(E2,MID(E2)-27)
=SUMIFS(Colors[Inventory],Colors[Colors],"Orange")
Q58. Which VLOOKUP function, when entered into cell L2 and then dragged to cell L5, returns the average number of calls for the
representative IDs listed in column J?
=VLOOKUP(A2,J2:L5,1,FALSE)
=VLOOKUP(J2,A$2:C$7,1,FALSE)
=VLOOKUP(J2,A$2:C$7,3,FALSE)
=VLOOKUP(J2,A2:C7,3,FALSE)
because we are interested in the value of the 3rd column of the table
Q59. Which formula calculates the total value of a single row of cells across a range of columns?
=SUBTOTAL(C1:Y15)
=SUM(15L:15Z)
=SUM(C15:Y15)
=SUM(C11:C35)
Q60. Which value is returned when you enter =LEN(C3) into cell F3?
4
5
3
2
Q61. How can you create the lower table from the top one when the tables are not linked?
Select Paste Special > Values.
Select Paste Special > Transpose.
Use the TRANSPOSE function
Click Switch Rows & Columns
Q62. Which function returns the number of characters in a text string in cell A1?
=RIGHT(A1)-LEFT(A1)+1
=LEN(A1)
=EXACT(A1)
=CHARS(A1)
Q63. Which formula, when entered into cell D2 and then dragged to cell D6, calculates the average total number of minutes spent on
phone calls for each representative?
=B$2*C$2
=$C$2/$B$2
=C2/B2
=B2*C2
Q64. The PivotTable below has one row field and two column fields. How can you pivot this table to show the column fields as
subtotals of each value in the row field?
On the PivotTable itself, drag each Average field into the row fields area.
Right-click a cell in the PivotTable and select PivotTable Options > Classic PivotTable layout .
In the PivotTable Fields pane, drag Sum Values from the Columns section to a location below the field in the Rows section.
In the PivotTable Fields pane, drag each field from the Sum Values section to the Rows section.
Reference
Q65. Which Excel feature allows you to hide rows or columns with an easily visible expand/collapse?
grouping
filtering
hiding
cut and paste
Q66. Monthly revenues of 2019 are entered in B2:M2, as shown below, To get year-to-date running total revenues, what formula
should you enter in B3 and autofill through M3?
=SUMIF($B$2:$M$2,"COLUMN($B$2:$M$2)<=COLUMN())")
=SUM($B2:B2)
=SUM(OFFSET($A1,0,0,1,COLUMN()))
=B2+B3
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Q68. In the worksheet shown below, cell C6 contains the formula=VLOOKUP(A6,$F$2:$G$10,2,FALSE) . What is the most likely
reason that #N/A is returned in cell C6 instead of mallory's ID (2H54)
The absolute/relative cell references in the formula are wrong
Cell A6 is not actualy text its a formula that need to be copied and pasted as a value
Column C in the lookup range is not sorted properly
A trailing space probably exist in cell A6 or F7
Q69. What is the difference between pressing the delete key and using the clear command in the Home tab's Editing group?
deletes removes the entire column or row. Clear removes the content from the column or row
deletes removes formulas, values and hyperlinks. clear removes formulas, values, hyperlinks, formats, comments and notes
Delete removes the cell itself, shifting cells either up or to the left. Clear removes content and properties but does not muves cells
Delete removes formulas and values. clear removes formulas, values, hyperlinks, formats, comments and notes
cell
selection
element
scalar
Q71. In this PivotTable, the continuous variable weight is shown in the Row field. Another continuous variable is in the Sum Values
field. It is important to reduce a long list of body weights to a smaller set of weight categories. How do you do this?
Q72. How can you drill down into a PivotTable to show details?
Select the cell into which you want to drill down, right-click, and select Show Summary.
Select the cell into which you want to drill down, right-click and select Drill-down.
Select the cell into which you want to drill down and double-click.
Select the cell into which you want to drill down, right-click and select Show Details > Summary Page
Q73. To ensure the VLOOKUP function returns the value of an exact match, what do you need to enter into the Range_lookup field?
0
1
FALSE
TRUE
Q74. Cell D2 contains the formula =B2-C2. What is the fastest way to copy that formula into cells D3:D501 (the bottom of the data
set)?
Q75. This data needs to be sorted by Group, then by Last Name, then by First Name. How do you accomplish this?
A
1. Rearrange the columns in this order: Group, Last Name, First Name.
2. Right-click any of the headers.
3. Select Sort All.
Q76. How can you use Format Painter to apply the format of a single source cell to several nonadjacent destination cells?
=(A5+B5)*B7
=A3-7(B3:B5+4)
=(A5+B5)B7
=B3^[2*/3]
Q78. Columns D, E, and F are hidden in your worksheet. What is one way to unhide these columns?
Q79. Before publishing a document, you want to identify issues that may make it difficult for people with disabilities to read. Which
feature should you use?
Check Accessibility
Check Compatibility
Protect Document
Inspect Document
Select the image and, on the Picture Tools Format tab, use the Compress Picture feature.
Select the image and, on the Design tab, use the Format Background feature.
On the Drawing Tools Format tab, select Graphics Fill > Remove Background .
Select the image and, on the Picture Tools Format tab, click the Remove Background button.
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Q82. How do you remove everything (values, formatting, etc.) from a cell?
https://sfmagazine.com/post-entry/may-2020-excel-sharing-a-pivot-table-slicer-between-multiple-data-sets/
=B7*$G$3
=(B7)*G3
=B7*$[G3]
=B7$*G3
Q86. What happens if you use the AutoSum button in cell H4?
Q87. To create this PivotTable, drag the _ field to the Rows area and the _ field to the Values area?
Q88. Cell A1 contains the number 3. Which formula returns the text Apple?
=CHOOSE(A1,"Banana","Orange","Apple","Mango")
=MATCH(A1,{"Banana","Orange","Apple","Mango"})
Q89. Which value is calculated when the formula =AVERAGE(G2:G6)/AVERAGE(C2:C6) is entered into cell H7?
Q90. How would you search an entire workbook with Find & Select?
On the Home tab, click Find & Select > Find > Options (Windows) or Find & Select > Find (Mac). Change the Within drop-down to
Workbook.
On the Home tab, click Find & Select > Find > Options (Windows) or Find & Select > Find (Mac). Change the Look in drop-down to
Workbook.
On the Home tab, click Find & Select > Find > Options (Windows) or Find & Select > Find (Mac). Change the Search drop-down to All.
You cannot search an entire workbook - you must search the worksheets individually.
Q91. How do you create a heatmap in a table, such as this one, which is responsive to the values?
map chart
color scales (within conditional formatting)
manual highlighting
data bars (within conditional formatting)
Q92. To split text across cells without using Merge & Center, click Formt Cells. The, on **
Q93. In the worksheet below, what do the symbols in rows 4, 6, 7, and 11 indicate?
Q94. You are determining % growth by dividing Growth by Sales. Which Excel function would you use to avoid #DIV/0! errors?
IFERROR
ROUND
ISERROR
DIVIDE
Q95. You have a worksheet in Excel that will print as 10 pages. How can you ensure that the header row is printed at the top of each
page?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/print-headings-or-titles-on-every-page-96719bd4-b93e-4237-8f97-d2cabb1b196a
Q96. Which value is returned when you enter this function into cell G2? =IF(SUM(F2:F6)>12,"Too Many Tardy Days","No
Tardiness Issue")
0 + 0 + 3 + 6 + 3 = 12. The formula only dislays "Too Many Tardy Days" when it is more than 12.
Q97. What ribbon command on the Home tab can you use to change a cell's fill color automatically, based on the value of the cell?
Conditional Formatting
Format
Cell Styles
Fill
Q98. In this worksheet, how are cells A2:D2 related to cell C4?
data table
data numbers
data labels
data values
Q100. Which chart type provides the best visual display of the relationship between two numeric variables?
radar chart
box and whisker chart
XY scatter chart
combo chart
Q101. To ensure that a collection of shapes are evenly spaced apart from left to right, select the shapes, click Page Layout > Align,
and then click _.
Distribute Horizontally
Align Center
Distribute Vertically
Align Middle
macro-enabled workbook
XML-standard workbook
Excel 2003 workbook
workbook where macros are not allowed
Q103. How do you remove only the conditional formatting from a cell and leave all other formatting intact?
This is not possible-you can remove only all formatting from a cell.
Select the cell. On the Home tab, click Conditional Formatting > Clear Rules > Clear Rules from Selected Cells.
Right-click the cell and select Delete Conditional Formatting.
Right-click the cell and select Remove Conditional Formatting.
Q104. If a range name is used in a formula and the name is deleted, what happens to the formula?
The formula display a warning but the actual cell address is substituted for the deleted name.
The formula becomes invalid and displays a #NAME? error.
The actual cell addresses replace the original range name in the formula.
The formula becomes invalid and displays a #N/A error
Reference
Q105. You want to restrict the values entered in a cell to a specified set, such as Hop, Skip, Jump. Which type of data validation
should you use?
input range
list
custom
database
reference
Q106. You want to find the second-largest invoice in a column containing all the invoices in a given month. What function would you
use?
NEXT
MAX
LARGE
MATCH