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UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

SUBSIDIARY ICT

TERM TWO 2024

1 HOUR

SPREADSHEETS THEORY TEST

1. Wordsworth Dental Practice uses spreadsheet software. Explain each of the following
spreadsheet terms.
a) A formula
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b) A function
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c) A workbook
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d) Worksheet
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e) A cell
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2. The table shows part of a spreadsheet file.

A B C D

Cost of One In Stock

1 Serial Number Item
Item (Y/N)
2 X21345 Waste Paper Basket 2.00 N

3 X23425 Pencil (Box of 20) 4.00 Y

Photocopying Paper (500
4 X24324 2.50 Y
sheets)
5 X25342 Disks (Box of 10) 15.00 N

6 X26435 Stapler 5.00 Y

a) Give the cell reference that contains the cost of a stapler.
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b) Identify one cell containing numeric data.

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c) Identify a column that contains data that is left justified.

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d) Identify one column that should be formatted as currency.

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e) Give one advantage of entering just ‘Y’ or ‘N’ in the ‘In Stock (Y/N)’ column rather
than the full words ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.

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3. The worksheet below shows a school’s expenditures paid out for the first three months of the year.
A B C D E F

1 Item Jan Feb Mar Total Average

3 Food 72 72 106

4 Electricity 24 37 66

5 Telephone 96 90 114

6 Stationary 48 38 64

8 Total

a) Write down a formula to calculate the following:

i) Total expenses for electricity ..................................................................................
ii) Average expenses for stationary .............................................................................
iii) Highest expense for telephone ...............................................................................
b) Write down the cell address for ;

i) Telephone ..............................................................................................................
ii) Food expense of February ......................................................................................
4. a) State any three reasons why you would prefer an electronic spreadsheet when preparing a
budget
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b.) Write down any two examples of spreadsheet software.
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5. You are given the following spreadsheeet. Use it to answer questions that follow.
A B C a) State the data type used in cell B5
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1 Item name Unit price quantity b)Write a formula to determine modal unit price
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2 Peas 800 16 c). What does the error in cell B5 mean?

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3 Sorghum 900 18 d). How do you rectify the error above?

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4 Maize 800 40 e) Name one example of a graph that can be

created in spreadsheets.
5 Simsim ######### 80

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6 Beans 800 17

19 Highest

20 mode

6. Distinguish between the following terms

i) Values and labels
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ii) Name box and formulabar
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iii) A formula and a function
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7. a. What do you understand by a cell reference?
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b. With examples, explain the difference between aboslute and relative cell referencing.
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8. State any five disadvantages of electronic spreadsheets.
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9. What do the following error messages represent in spreadsheets?
a) #REF.......................................................................................................................................................
b) #DIV/0.....................................................................................................................................................
c) #NULL.....................................................................................................................................................
d) #NAME...................................................................................................................................................
e) #NUM.....................................................................................................................................................
10. Outline the steps you would follow to sort a given set of label data in Alphabetical order in
spreadsheets.
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