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1. Which of the following is not a valid Zoom percentage in Excel?

a. 10
b. 100
c. 300
d. 500

2. The spelling tool is placed on ______ toolbar

a. Standard
b. Formatting
c. Drawing
d. Reviewing

3. If you need a text to show vertically in a cell. How will you achieve this?
a. Choose Vertical on Text alignment in Format Cells dialog box
b. Choose 90 Degrees in Orientation of Format Cells dialog box
c. Choose Distributed from the Vertical drop down list of Format Cells dialog box
d. Choose Center Across Selection from Horizontal combo box in Format Cells
dialog box

4. Can you set 0.5 inch left indentation for a cell in Excel?
a. Excel does not have indentation feature
b. You can specify indentation only if you turn the rulers on
c. Indentation can be set from Format Cells dialog box
d. The indentation can be specified only when printing

5. You can automatically adjust the size of text in a cell if they do not fit in width by
a. Double clicking on the right border of column header
b. From Format choose Columns and then Autofit Selection
c. From Format Cells dialog box mark Shrink to fit check box
d. All of above

6. Formatting a cell in Currency, you can specify

a. Decimal Places
b. Currency Symbol
c. Both of above
d. None of above

7. Formatting a cell in Number format you can’t set

a. Decimal Places
b. Use 1000 separator
c. Negative numbers
d. Currency Symbol

8. What is entered by the function =today()

a. The date value for the day according to system clock
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b. The time value according to system clock

c. Today’s date as Text format
d. All of above

9. Which function will you use to enter current time in a woksheet cell?
a. =today()
b. =now()
c. =time()
d. =currentTime()

10. Special category of Number tab in Format Cells dialog box can be used to apply formats
like
a. Zip Code
b. Phone Number
c. Both of above
d. None of above

11. Merge cells option can be applied from

a. Format Cells dialog box Alignment Tab
b. Formatting toolbar
c. Both of above
d. None of above

12. Pre-made sheet formats like Simple, Classic, Accounting, Colorful etc. can be applied
from
a. from Fromat >> Cells
b. from Format >> Autoformat
c. from Table >> Autoformat
d. All of above

13. Which of the following format you can decide to apply or not in AutoFormat dialog box?
a. Number format
b. Border format
c. Font format
d. All of above

14. How can you remove borders applied in cells?

a. Choose None on Border tab of Format cells
b. Open the list on Border tool in Formatting toolbar then choose first tool (no
border)
c. Both of above
d. None of above

15. Where can you set the shedding color for a range of cells in Excel?
a. Choose required color form Patterns tab of Format Cells dialog box
b. Choose required color on Fill Color tool in Formatting toolbar
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c. Choose required color on Fill Color tool in Drawing toolbar

d. All of above

16. You can set Page Border in Excel from

a. From Border tab in Format Cells dialog box
b. From Border tool in Formatting toolbar
c. From Line Style tool in Drawing toolbar
d. You can not set page border in Excel

17. When all the numbers between 0 and 100 in a range should be displayed in Red Color,
apply
a. Use =if() function to format the required numbers red
b. Apply Conditional Formatting command on Format menu
c. Select the cells that contain number between 0 and 100 then click Red color on
Text Color tool
d. All of above

18. You can check the conditions against __________ when applying conditional formatting
a. Cell value
b. Formula
c. Both of above
d. None of above

19. Which of the following is not true regarding Conditional Formatting?

a. You can add more than one condition to check
b. You can set condition to look for Bold and apply Italics on them.
c. You can apply Font, border and pattern formats that meets the specified
conditions
d. You can delete any condition from Conditional Formatting dialog box if it is not
requried

20. Which of the following is invalid statement?

a. Sheet tabs can be colored
b. Some picture can be applied as a background of a sheet
c. You can set the column width automatically fit the amount of text
d. The width of a row and be specified manually or fit automatically

Answers

1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C, 5-C, 6-C, 7-D, 8-A, 9-B, 10-C, 11-A, 12-B, 13-D, 14-C, 15-D, 16-D,
17-B, 18-C, 19-B, 20-D,
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21. Which of the following is not an option in the spelling dialog box?
a. Edit
b. Ignore
c. Ignore all
d. Change
Correct Answer: a

22. You can quickly change the appearance of your work by choosing Auto Format from the
…. Menu
a. Edit
b. View
c. Format
d. Tools
Correct Answer: c

23. To protect a worksheet, you can choose Protection and the Protect Sheet from the …..
menu
a. Edit
b. Format
c. Tools
d. Data
Correct Answer: c

24. You can open the Highlight Changes dialog box by choosing Track Changes from the
…. Menu.
a. Edit
b. Insert
c. Format
d. Tools
Correct Answer: d

25. Which of the following is not a worksheet design criterion?

a. Efficiency
b. Auditability
c. Description
d. Clarity    
Correct Answer: c

26. To copy cell contents using drag and drop, press the
a. End key
b. Shift key
c. Esc key
d. None of above
Correct Answer: d
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27. If you press …., the cell accepts your typing as its contents.
a. Enter
b. Ctrl + Enter
c. TAB
d. Insert
Correct Answer: a

28. The autofill feature

a. Extends a sequential series of data
b. Automatically adds a range of cell values
c. Applies a boarder around selected cells
d. None of above
Correct Answer: a

29. What is the keyboard shortcut (button or buttons to be pressed) for creating a chart from
the selected cells?
a. F3
b. F5
c. F7
d. F11
Correct Answer: D

30. you can use the formula palette to

a. format cells containing numbers
b. create and edit formulas containing functions
c. entered assumptions data
d. copy a range of cells
Correct Answer: b

31. What Pivot Table toolbar button updates the data in a Pivot Table or Pivot Chart report if
the source data is changed
a. Format Report
b. Pivot Table
c. Refresh Data
d. Show Detail
Correct Answer: c

32. What is an expression that tells how the numbers in a determined set of cells are to be
calculated?
a. Formula
b. Field
c. Data
d. Query Correct Answer:  
Correct Answer: A
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33. “Qtr 1, Qtr 2, Qtr 3” is an example of a

a. Formula
b. Function
c. Series
d. Syntax
Correct Answer: c

34. You can edit existing Excel data by pressing the

a. F1 key
b. F2 key
c. F3 key
d. F4 key
Correct Answer: b 

35. The cell reference for a range of cells that starts in cell B1 and goes over to column G and
down to row 10 is ….
a. G1-G10
b. B1.G10
c. B1;G10
d. B1:G10
Correct Answer: d

36. A user wishes to remove a spreadsheet from a workbook. Which is the correct sequence
of events that will do this?
a. Go to File-Save As – Save As Type – Excel worksheet
b. Right click on the spreadsheet tab and select DELETE
c. Right click on the spreadsheet and select Insert – Entire Column
d. None of above
Correct Answer: b

37. What feature enables you to adjust or back solve the value in a cell to reach a desired
outcome in a formula?
a. Goal Seek
b. Scenario Summary report
c. Forecasting
d. Trend line
Correct Answer: d

38. what term describes a background that appears as a grainy, non smooth surface
a. gradient
b. pattern
c. solid
d. texture
Correct Answer: a

39. Excel is a
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a. Graphic program
b. None of these
c. Word processor
d. A spreadsheet
Correct Answer: d

40. To create an interactive Pivot Table for the web, you use a Microsoft Office Web
component called
a. HTML
b. Pivot Table Field List
c. Pivot Table List
d. Pivot Table Report
Correct Answer: d

41. What function  displays row data in a column or column data in a row?
a. Hyperlink
b. Index
c. Transpose
d. Rows
Correct Answer: c

42.    When you insert an Excel file into a Word document, the data are
a. Hyperlinked
b. Placed in a word table
c. Linked
d. Embedded
Correct Answer: b. Placed in a word table

43.   Except for the …… function, a formula with a logical function shows the word “TRUE”
or “FALSE” as a result
a. IF
b. AND
c. OR
d. NOT
Correct Answer: a

44.    Macros are “run” or executed from the ….. menu.

a. Insert
b. Frmat
c. Tools
d. Data
Correct Answer: c

45.   You can open the consolidate dialog box byt choosing Consolidate from the ….. menu.
a. Insert
b. Format
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c. Tools
d. Data
Correct Answer: d

46. Each excel file is called a workbook because

a. It can contain text and data
b. It can be modified
c. It can contain many sheets including worksheets and chart sheets
d. You have to work hard to create it
Correct Answer: c

47. Which types of charts can excel produce?

a. Line graphs and pie charts only
b. Only line graphs
c. Bar charts, line graphs and pie charts
d. Bar charts and line graphs only
Correct Answer: c

48. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?

a. Lines and spaces
b. Layers and planes
c. Rows and columns
d. Height and width
Correct Answer: c

49. What does the VLOOKUP function do?

a. Looks up text that contain ‘v’
b. Checks whether text is the same in one cell as in the next
c. Finds related records
d. All of above
Correct Answer: c

50. Gridlines
a. May be turned off for display but turned on for printing
b. May be turned on or off for printing
c. The be turned off for display and printing
d. a, b and c
Correct Answer: d

51. You can print only an embedded chart by

a. Moving the chart to a chart sheet before you print.
b. Formatting the chart before you print
c. Selecting the chart before you print
d. a  and c
Correct Answer: d
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52. Which of the following is a correct order of precedence in a formula calculation?

a. Multiplication and division, exponential positive and negative value
b. Multiplication and division, positive and negative values, addition and subtraction
c. Addition and subtraction, positive and negative values, exponentiation
d. None of above
Correct Answer: d

53. A function inside another function is called a ….. function.

a. Nested
b. Round
c. Sum
d. Text
Correct Answer: a

54. How should you print a selected area of a worksheet, if you’ll want to print a different
area next time?
a. On the file menu, point to print area, and then click set print area.
b. On the file menu, click print, and then click selection under print what
c. On the view menu, click custom views, then click add
d. All of above
Correct Answer: b

55. You are German supplier still invoices for parts in deutsche marks. How can you have
Excel convert those sums to Euros?
a. On the Insert menu, click Symbol and from the currency symbols subset, select
the Euro sign.
b. On the tools menu, click Add-Ins, and select the Euro Currency Tools check box
c. Apply a selected background color
d. All of above
Correct Answer: b

56. Which function calculates your monthly mortage payment?

a. PMT (payments)
b. NPER (number of periods)
c. PV (present value)
d. All of above
Correct Answer: a

57. If you are working in English (US), Chinese or Japanese, Excel 2002 can speak data as
you enter it, to help you verify accuracy. How do you activate this feature?
a. Point to speech on the tools menu, and then click show text to speech toolbar.
b. Click validation on the data menu
c. Point to speech on the tools menu, and then click speech recognition
d. All of above
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Correct Answer: a

58.   Which of the following methods can not be used to enter data in a cell?
a. Pressing an arrow key
b. Pressing the tab key
c. Pressing the Esc key
d. Clicking the enter button to the formula bar
Correct Answer:   c.

59. Which of the following will not set text in selected cells to italics?
a. Pressing Ctrl + I on the keyboard
b. Using the Tools – Wizard – Web Form menu item
c. Using the Format – Cells – Font menu item
d. None of the above
Correct Answer: b

60. Which of the following methods cannot be used to edit the content of cell?
a. Pressing the Alt key
b. Clicking the formula bar
c. Pressing F2
d. Double clicking the cell
Correct Answer: a

61. You can activate a cell by

a. Pressing the Tab key
b. Clicking the cell
c. Pressing an arrow key
d. All of above
Correct Answer: d

62. Which of the following setup options can not be set in the page setup dialog box?
a. Printer selection
b. Vertical or horizontal placement
c. Orientation
d. Row and column titles
Correct Answer: a

63. What term refers to a specific set of values saved with the workbook?
a. Range
b. Scenario
c. Trend line
d. What-if analysis
Correct Answer: b

64.   Got functions? No? You need the insert function dialog box. How do you get it?
a. Right click a cell and then click insert
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b. Click the insert menu and then click function

c. Type = in a cell
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: b

65. Which of the following describes how to select all the cells in a single column?
a. Right click on column and select Pick from list
b. Use data – text to columns menu item
c. Left click on the gray column title button
d. Pressing Ctrl + A on the keyboard
Correct Answer: c

66. when you use the fill effects in the format data series dialog box, you can not
a. rotate text on the chart
b. select a fore ground color
c. select a pattern
d. select a background color
Correct Answer: a

67. Paper spreadsheets can have all the same advantages as an electronic spreadsheet except
which of the following?
a. Rows and columns
b. Headings
c. Speed
d. None
Correct Answer: c

68. Which of the following is not a basic step in creating a worksheet?

a. Save the workbook
b. Modify the worksheet
c. Enter text and data
d. Copy the worksheet
Correct Answer: d

69. What’s a quick way to extend these numbers to a longer sequence, for instance 1 through
20?
a. Select both cells, and then drag the fill handle over the range you want, for
instance 18 more rows
b. Select the range you want, include both cells, point to fill on the Edit menu, and
then click down.
c. Copy the second cell, click in the cell below it, on the standard toolbar click the
down arrow on the Paste button, and then click Paste Special
d. All of above
Correct Answer: a
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70. To insert three columns between columns D and E you would

a. Select column D
b. Select column E
c. Select columns E, F and G
d. Select columns D, E, and F.
Correct Answer: b

71. To center worksheet titles across a range of cell, you must

a. Select the cells containing the title text and use the fill handle to center the text
across a range of cells
b. Widen the columns
c. Select the cells containing the title text and use the fill handle to center the text
across a range of cells
d. Widen the column
Correct Answer: a.

72. When integrating Ms-Word and Excel, Word is usually the

a. Server
b. Source
c. Client
d. None
Correct Answer: c. Client

73. Charts tips can

a. Show the formatting of a data label
b. Show the name of a data series
c. Show the value of data point
d. b and c
Correct Answer: d

74. The Name box

a. Shows the location of the previously active cell
b. Appears t the left of the formula bar
c. Appears below the status bar
d. Appears below the menu bar
Correct Answer: b

75. How do you change column width to fit the contents?

a. Single-click the boundary to the left to the column heading
b. Double click the boundary to the right of the column heading
c. Press Alt and single click anywhere in the column
d. All of above
Correct Answer: b
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76.    when you work with large worksheets, you may need to
a. size the worksheet to fit on the specific number of pages
b. add and remove page breaks
c. specify only certain print areas
d. all of above
Correct Answer: d

77. Hyperlinks cannot be

a. Special shapes like stars and banners 
b. Drawing objects like rectangles ovals
c. Pictures
d. All can be hyperlinks
Correct Answer: d. All can be hyperlinks

78. You can use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to
a. Split a worksheet into two panes
b. View different rows and columns
c. Edit the contents of a cell
d. View different worksheets
Correct Answer: b

79. What do we call a computer program that organizes data in rows and columns of cells?
You might use this type of program to keep a record of the money you earned moving
lawns over the summer.
a. Spreadsheet program
b. Database program
c. Word processor program
d. Desktop publisher program
Correct Answer: A

80. You can add an image to a template by clicking the Insert Picture From File button on
the …. Toolbar.
a. Standard
b. Formatting
c. Drawing
d. Picture
Correct Answer: d

81. To drag a selected range of data to another worksheet in the same workbook, use the
a. Tab key
b. Alt key
c. Shift key
d. Ctrl key
Correct Answer: d
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82. When creating a vertical page break

a. The active cell must be A1
b. The active cell can be anywhere in the worksheet
c. The active cell must be in row 1
d. The active cell must be in column A
Correct Answer: c

83. to activate the previous cell in a pre-selected range, press

a. the Alt key
b. the Tab key
c. the Enter key
d. none of above
Correct Answer: d

84. When the formula bar is activated, you can see

a. The Edit Formula button
b. The Cancel button
c. The Enter button
d. All of above
Correct Answer: d

85. In a worksheet you can select

a. The entire worksheet
b. Rows
c. Columns
d. a, b, and c
Correct Answer: d

86. when you print preview a worksheet

a. the entire worksheet is displayed
b. the selected range is displayed
c. the active portion of the worksheet is displayed
d. a, b and c
Correct Answer: d

87. You can group noncontiguous worksheets with

a. The group button on the standard toolbar
b. The shift key and the mouse
c. The ctrl key and mouse
d. The alt+enter key
Correct Answer: c

88. Weight refers to

a. The print density of characters
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b. The height of the printed character

c. Upright or slanted shape
d. The design and appearance of characters
Correct Answer: a

89. When you link data maintained in Excel workbook to a Word document
a. The Word document cannot be edited
b. The Word document contains a reference to the original source application
c. The word document must contain a hyperlink
d. The word document contains a copy of the actual data
Correct Answer: b.

90. When you see a cell with a red triangle in the top right corner, what does this signify?
a. There is an error in the cell
b. There is a comment associated with the cell
c. The font color for text in the cell is red
d. A formula cannot be entered into the cell
Correct Answer: b

91. To hold row and column titles in places so that they do not scroll when you scroll a
worksheet, click the
a. Unfreeze panes command on the window menu
b. Freeze panes command on the window menu
c. Hold titles command on the edit menu
d. Split command on the window menu
Correct Answer: b

92. Which of these is a quick way to copy formatting from a selected cell to two other cells
on the same worksheet?
a. Use Ctrl to select all three cells, then click the paste button on the standard toolbar
b. Copy the selected cell, then select the other two cells, click style on the Format
menu, then click Modify
c. Click format painter on the Formatting toolbar twice then click in each cell you
want to copy the formatting to
d. All of above
Correct Answer: c

93. To edit data in an embedded Excel worksheet object in a Word document

a. Use the Excel menu bar and toolbars inside the word application
b. Edit the hyperlink
c. Edit the data in a Excel source application
d. Use the Word menu bar and toolbars
Correct Answer: a.
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94. Status indicators are located on the

a. Vertical scroll bar
b. Horizontal scroll bar
c. Formula bar
d. Formatting toolbar
Correct Answer: c

95. You can open the scenario Manager dialog box by choosing scenarios from the …..
menu.
a. View
b. Insert
c. Format
d. Tools
Correct Answer: d

96. You can open the Sort dialog box by choosing Sort from the ….. menu
a. View
b. Format
c. Tools
d. Data
Correct Answer: d

97. when working in the page break preview, you can

a. view exactly where each page break occurs
b. add or remove page breaks
c. change the print area
d. all of above
Correct Answer: d

98. A data map is helpful

a. When you have too much data to chart
b. To show a geographic distribution of data
c. To compare data points
d. To show changes in data over time
Correct Answer: b

99.   Rounding errors can occur

a. When you use multiplication, division or exponentiation in a formula
b. When you use addition and subtraction in a formula
c. Because Excel uses hidden decimal places in computation
d. When you show the results of formulas with different decimal places than the
calculated results
Correct Answer: a
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100. You can copy data or formulas

a. With the copy, paste and cut commands on the edit menu
b. With commands on a shortcut menu
c. With buttons on the standard toolbar
d. All of the above
Correct Answer: d