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Odesk Skill Test MS-Excel 2003


d. It deletes the values of all the selected cells


Question 26
This question is based upon the figure below




1. An Excel workbook saved in HTML format allows Internet or intranet users to have access to workbook data even if they do not have Excel installed

Ans: True


2. Once the chart is created, data can only be changed in a chart located in the same worksheet as the changed cells

Ans: False

3. Certain chart elements automatically inserted in a chart created by Chart Wizard include a chart legend, labels for the x-axis and y-axis, and a chart title

Ans: False

4. You can double-click a chart element to display the appropriate formatting dialog box.

Ans: True

5. Time in a cell in Excel is stored as a decimal fraction representing a portion of the day

Ans:True

6. The PMT function is used to calculate a loan payment based on a variable interest rate, payment, and the time period.

Ans: False


7. The gridlines that appear on your worksheet will print as displayed.

Ans: False

8. The FV function is used to calculate the future value of an investment based on a periodic constant payment and interest rate

Ans: True

9. If the text you entered into a cell does not fit, Excel will display ##### to indicate that the text is too long

Ans: True

10. By default, data in a cell is centered

Ans: False

11. When a new row is added into an Excel worksheet, by default, this row will be inserted just below the active cell.

Ans: True

12. To insert a row, click Insert and then Rows

Ans: True

13. The Split option causes the worksheet to be split into two window panes.

Ans: False

14. To select nonadjacent cells, columns, or rows, you must

Ans: hold down the Ctrl key while clicking column, row header, or specific cells

15. When copying selected cells to a new location, you must position the mouse pointer on any border around the selected cells until it turns into a(n)

Ans: arrow pointer

16. When data is linked, a change made in a linked cell is automatically made to other cells in the link.

Ans: True

17. Selected cells and cell contents can be moved or copied within a worksheet but not between worksheets.

Ans: False

18. What Function does the ‘Compare Side by Side With’ command on the window menu perform?

Ans: It allows you to scroll through two or more workbooks simultaneously

19. Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?

Ans: round(8.4999,0)

20. What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given bellow?

Ans: 0

21. Which of the following date and time function will you use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after specified number of months?

Ans: EOMONTH

22. Which of the following shortcuts can be used to insert a new line in the same cell?

Ans: Alt+Enter

23. Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?

Ans: MAX(B1:B3)

24. Which of the following statements regarding the QUARTILE function is not true?

Ans: The function MEDIAN(array) and QUARTILEarray,2) will return different values when applied to the same array.

25. You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:

Ans: Date

26. This question is based upon the figure shown below

What will be the value in the cell C2 as shown in the figure when we use formula = A2+B2?
Ans: 120

27. What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?

Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet

28. What does the NOW() function returns?

Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time

29. You would like to restrict the values that can be entered into a cell so that only whole numbers between 1 and 100 can be entered. Which option in the menu allows you to accomplish this?

Ans: The setting tab under the menu Data->Validation

30. You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to automatically run a macro upon starting. What will you do?

Ans: Hold down the CTRL key during startup

31. How does the AutoComplete feature in Excel help you save time?

Ans: It automatically completes abbreviated words

32. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Z?

Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

33. How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?

Ans: This must be done manually as it is not automated through any built-in feature

 34. The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to F the row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A), what should you do?
Ans: Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze Panes

35. The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter X ?

Ans: It inserts a Diagram or Organization Chart in the worksheet

36. When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the Document Workspace site.

Ans: TRUE

37. What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given below?

Ans: #N/A

38. AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the header row of a list when the list is created.

Ans: TRUE

39. Which toolbar is shown in the figure?

Ans: Forms toolbar

40. When you clear the contents from a cell, the formatting of the cell is also lost.

Ans: FALSE

41. When the AutoSum button is clicked, Excel first looks for a range of numbers above the active cell.

Ans: True

42. A relative cell reference changes when a formula is copied or moved to other locations.

Ans: True

43. If cell entries are changed, the formula will automatically recalculate the values and insert the result in the cell containing the formula.

Ans: True

44. The Merge button on the Formatting toolbar will merge selected cells and right align data within the cells.

Ans: False

45. To make the image taller or shorter, use the middle sizing handle at the left or right side of the image.

Ans: False

46. Which of the following is not a tab on the Chart Options dialog box?

Ans: Patterns

47. This chart is the default chart

Ans: Column Chart


48. Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?

Ans: Formula bar

49. A worksheet is an individual page or tab in the workbook.

Ans: True

50. You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using the

Ans: Format Painter

51. Donelp you do this?

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

52. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y

Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells

53. You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Print What->Selection. What will happen?

Ans: The selected area will be printed

54. By default, how is text horizontally aligned inside a cell in Excel?

Ans: Left aligned

55. When using the AutoFill handle to quickly fill a range of cells with the same or consecutive data, the cells need not be adjacent as long as they are within the same sheet.

Ans: False

56. This question is based upon the figure shown bellow

The figure shows an Excel worksheet. What does the read triangle in C2 signify?
Ans: There is a comment associated with the cell

57. You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?

Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9

58.  A smart tag will be removed from a cell when……………….

Ans: The data in the cell is changed or deleted

59. The figure shows the AutoFit Selection menu option. What function does it perform?

Ans:  It automatically resizes the column height and width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell

60. You have created a worksheet which consists of confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this? 

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

61. Which of the following Date and Time function you will use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months?

Ans: DATEVALUE

62. You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Selection. What will happen?

Ans: b

63.
Figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'Z'?
Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

64. The multiplication arithmetic operator is represented by which of the following symbols

Ans: *

65. To apply page numbering to a worksheet page, which option in the Page Setup dialog box should you choose

Ans: Header/Footer

66. If a function is included in an argument within a function, it is called a

Ans: Nested Function

67. If you want row and column headings to print, which tab do you click from the Page Setup dialog box?

Ans: Header/Footer

68. A new workbook initially contains this many sheets

Ans: Three

69. You can change the size of an image by using the white sizing handles.

Ans: True

70. The question is based upon the figure shown

The figure shows a view of the standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button Marked by the letter Y?
Ans:  Its adds up the values in the selected cells

71. You have entered test in a cell which is too big for the cell. You want the text to appear in multiple lines inside the same cell. What will you do?

Ans:  Use the wrap txt option in the Format->Cells>Alignment Menu

72. Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?

Ans:  #N/A

72. Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get John_Smith in Cell C1?

Ans:  = A1&”_”&B1

73. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter A

Ans: It is used to add a hyperlink

74.  Which of the following options would be used if you need to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?
Ans: Apply the Text Format to empty cells, and then type the numbers

75. Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?

Ans: A_B

76. You can select the current row by pressing  

Ans: Shift + Spacebar

77. A column is inserted immediately to the left of the column containing the active cell unless you choose otherwise

Ans: True

78. To delete a specific cell as well as the text within it, make the cell active and then

Ans: click Edit and then Delete

79. Which of the following is an absolute cell reference

Ans: $B3

80. How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?

Ans: Choose blank in the Edit->Go to->special Menu option

81. State Whether True or false.

Ans: True

82. This question is based upon the figure bellow

What does the purple triangle at the bottom right corner of the cell signify?
Ans: Smart Tag

83. You have created a worksheet which consists a confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

84. A document created in Excel is referred to as a

Ans: workbook

85. Use this handle to automatically insert the next month in the series, January:

Ans: Fill

86. Which of these operators are in the correct order of operations?

Ans: ^,*,-

87. To move the insertion point down to the next cell, press:

Ans: Enter

89. The cell range A3 through G3 should be keyed in as:

Ans: A3:G3

Question 1
Which of the following statements is true if the cell B1 contains the formula =$A$1
a.The value of cell B1contains the same number of characters as the value of cell B2
b.There is an absolute reference to cell A1 so that the formula =$A$1 can be copied to other cells without changing the reference to A1
c. There is a relative reference to cell A1 so the formula will change each time it is copied to other cells
d. The value of cell B1 is copies only once, further changes in value of A1 will not effect the value of B1

Question 2
You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:
a.fraction
b.Date
c.Number
d.Text

Question 3
Which of the following options would be used if you need to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?
a. place  the character T before the number e.g. T77889867810070809
b. Place the characters TX before the number e.g. TX 77889867810070809
c.Enclose the number is brackets e.g. (77889867810070809)
d. apply the Test Format to empty cells, and then type the numbers 


Question 4
 This question is based upon the figure shown below
Odesk Excel 2003 Standard Toolbar Hyperlink Button
The figure show a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'A'?
a. It is used to publish the worksheet on a web browser for viewing over the internet
b. It is used to make the worksheet universally shareable
c. It is used to add a hyperlink

Question 5
AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the header row of a list when the list is created.
a. True
b. False

Question 6 
This question is based upon the figure shown below

Odesk Excel 2003 Comment Red Triangle
The figure shows an Excel worksheet. What does the red triangle in cell C2 signify?
a. The cell is locked
b. The data entered in the cell will be validated to see if it matches the criteria set
c. The cell has been marked so that it can be referred to in case of need
d. There is a comment associated with the cell

Question 7
This question is based upon the figure shown below


Odesk Excel 2003 Compare Side by Side Toolbar
The given figure shows the 'Compare Side by Side ' toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked A?

a.It allows you to open a new workbook for comparison
b. It allows synchronous scrolling of the workbooks
c. It allows you to stop comparing workbooks
d. It allows you to reset the workbook windows to the positions they were in when you first start comparing workbooks

Question 8
Which of the following statement is true if the author has created the content with restricted permissions using IRM
a. Prevent an unauthorized recipient from accessing e-mail content, including attachments.
b. Prevent restricted e-mail content from being copied by using the Print Screen feature in Microsoft Windows 
c. Restricted e-mail content from being copied by using third-party screen-capture programs
d. None of the above

Question 9
A smart tag will be removed from a cell when ___________________________.
a. The cell is hidden
b. the cell is moved
c. The data in the cell is changed or deleted
d. The formatting of the cell is changed

Question 10
This question is based upon the figure shown below

Odesk Excel 2003 Drawing Toolbar
The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by letter' X'?
a. It inserts a Diagram or Organization chart in the worksheet
b. It is used to rotate the picture in the worksheet to the desired angle
c. It inserts clip-art in the worksheet
d. It applies 3-D style to the picture in the worksheet

Question 11
 suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?
a. =A1&","&B1
b. =A1&"_"&B1
c. =A11&"."&B1
d. =A1&""&B1

Question 12
Which of the following Date and Time function you will use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months?
a. DATEVALUE
b. EOMONTH
d. TIMEVALUE
d. EDATE



Question 13
This question is based upon the figure shown below

Odesk Excel 2003 Shared Workspace Status

 As shown in the figure what information will be enlisted by the tab marked as "B" about the current document?
a. It displays custom properties of the current document
b. It displays whether the current document is up to date or not
c. It displays when the current document was last modified
d. It displays whether the current document is in conflict with another member's copy
e. It displays your Information Rights Management permissions

Question 14
You have created a worksheet which consists of confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?
a. Select the cells, the data of which you want to hide. Click Cells on the Format menu and choose the Hide option
b. Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide
c. Select the cells, open the Data menu and click on Filter
d. select the cells, the data of which you want to hide. Click cells on the Format menu and then the Number tab. In the category list click Custom, type three semicolons(;;;) in the Type box.
 Question 15
 You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to automatically run a a macro upon starting. What will you do?
a. Hold down the SHIFT key during startup
b. Hold down the CTRL key during startup
c.Hold down the ESC key during startup
d.Hold down the ESC + CTRL key during startup

Question 16

This question is based upon the figure shown below

Odesk Excel 2003 Freeze Row & Column


The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to freeze the row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A), what should you do?
a. Select the cells A2 to A6 and cells B1 to F1 and click on freeze Panes under the menu Windows->Freeze panes
b. Select the cell B2 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze panes
c. Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze panes under the menu windows->Freeze panes
d. Select the cells F1 and F
6 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze Panes
e. None of the above

Question 17
Which of the following shortcuts can be used to insert a new line in the same cell?
a. Ctrl+Enter
b. Enter
c. Alt+Enter
d. Ctrl+L

Question 18
You have recorded a macro. By mistake you recorded an action in it which you do not want. How will you remove the unwanted action without having to  record the whole macro again?
a. By using the Find and Replace option in the Edit menu
b. By clicking on the Refresh button in the Macro toolbar
c. It cannot be edited, the macro will have to record again without the unwanted actions
d. by opening the macro in the Visual Basic Editor and then removing the actions which are not required

Question 19
This question is based upon the figure shown below 


Odesk Excel 2003 Forms Toolbar

Which toolbar is shown in the figure?
a. Forms toolbar
b. Standard toolbar
c. Formatting toolbar
d. Chart toolbar
e. WordArt toolbar

Question 20
What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given below?

B1:27
B2:22
B3:28
B4:21

a. #N/A
b. 27
c. 0
d. Error
Question 21
State whether True of False
With the help of the Research task pane you can conduct research on Topics using an encyclopedia, Web search and also by accessing their-party content
a. True
b. False

Question 22
What does the NOW( )function return?
a. Returns the serial number of the current data and time
b. Returns the serial number of the current date
c. Returns the serial number of the current time
d. None of the above

Question 23
You are making a sales performance report in Excel which you would like to present to the top management. Some of the column headings are too large and look out of place in their cells. You decide to display the headings as slanted text to save space. How can this be achieved?
a. By selecting Slanted Text on the Format->Cells->Font tab
b. By altering the Text Orientation on the Format->Cells->alignment tab
c. By selecting Superscript on the Format->Cells->Font tab
d. By choosing Center Across selection on the Format->Cells->Alignment tab

Question 24
There is a workbook names Sales.xls which has a worksheet named Quarterly. The worksheet contains the quarterly sales figures for the company in cells A3 to A6. Now you want to create a formula in a different workbook that reads the quarterly sales figures and adds them up while the Sales workbook is open. Which of the following is the correct formula to do this?
a. =SUM[Sales.xls]Quarterly!A3:A6
b. = Sales.xls!SUM(A3:A6)
c. =SUM([Sales.xls]Quarterly!A3:A6)
d. =Sales.xls[Quarterly]SUM(A3:A6)


Question 25
This question is based upon the figure shown below

Odesk Excel 2003 Standard Toolbar Paintbrush
























The figure show a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the bottom marked by the letter 'Z'?
a. It is used to add a background
color to the selected cell
b. It is used to add a colored boundary around the selected cell
c. It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another
Odesk Excel 2003 Test To Columns Menu Option

The figure show the Text to Column menu option. What function does it perform?
a. It allows you to add comma separated text into various cells automatically
b. It converts the selected text to a table
c. It automatically resizes the cell size whenever a large text is added into the cell.

Question 27
You would like to restrict the values that can be entered into a cell so that only whole numbers between 1 and 100 can be entered . Which option in the menu allows you to accomplish this?
a. The Settings tab under the menu Data->Validation
b. The Settings tab under the menu Data->Filter->Advanced Filter
c. The Setting tab under the menu Format ->Cells
d. The Settings tab under the menu Format->Conditional Formatting


Question 28
How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?
a. This must be done manually as it is not automated through any built-in feature
b. Chose Edit->Select->blank under the main menu
c. Choose Blanks in the Edit ->Go TO->Special menu option
d. Choose Blanks in the View->Go To->Special menu option

Question 29

How does the AutoComplee feature in Excel help you save time?
a. It automatically completes abbreviated words
b. It completes text and numeric entries that match an existing entry in the same column
c. It completes text entries that match an existing entry in the same worksheet
d.It complete text entries that match an existing entry in the same column

Question 30

What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?
a. Click on the column heading of the first column, press Shift, and then click on the column heading of the last column
b. Click on the column heading of the first column, press Ctrl, and then click on the column heading of the last column
c. Choose Edit-> Select all from the main menu
d. Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet.

Question 31
This question is based upon the figure shown below
Odesk Excel 2003 Test To Columns Menu Option



The figure show the AutoFit Selection menu option. What function does it perform?
a. It automatically re-sizes the column width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell.
b. It automatically re-sizes the column height to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell.
c. It automatically re-sizes the column height and width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell.
d. It automatically compacts the text to fit into the original column size.

Question 32
Is the following statement true of false?
If a workbook is placed in the XLSTART folder, then the same workbook will open each time Excel is launched.
a. True
b. False

Question 33
What function does the 'Compare Side by Side With' Command on the Window perform?
a. It allows you to compare two worksheets simultaneously in a single workbook
b. It allows you to scroll through two or more workbooks simultaneously
c. It allows you to scroll through only two workbooks simultaneously to identify the difference between them
d. It only allows you scroll through more than two worksheets in a single workbook simultaneously.

Question 34
You select the row heading 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?
a. 3 new rows will be inserted after row 12
b. 1 new row will be inserted after row 12
c. 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9
d. 1 new row will be inserted after row 9

Question 35
Which of the following function would return a value of 8?
a. roundup(8.4999,0)
b. rounddown(8.499,0)
c. round(8.4999,0)
d. a and c
e b and c

Question 36
 What should you add before a fraction to avoid entering it as a date, e.g. 1/3, in Excel?
a. F
b. //
c. zero
d. FR
e. zero space

Question 37
 This question is based upon the figure shown below.
Odesk Excel 2003 Smart Tag

 What does the purple triangle at the bottom right corner of the cell signify?

a. Formatted cell
b. Text
c. Smart tag
d. Hidden data

Question 38
Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number system from another system?
a. #N/A
b. Blank cell appears
c. # ERROR
d. #NUM

Question 39
You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Selection. What will happen?
a. The print area will be printed
b. The selected area will be printed
c. Excel will prompt you to de-select the selected area 

Question 40
When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the Document Workspace site.
a. True
b. False

Question 41
You have entered text in a cell which is too big for the cell. You want the text to appear in multiple line inside the same cell. What will you do?
a. Start typing in the cell and press the Enter key when you want to start another line
b. Use the Wrap Text option in the format -> Cells -> Alignment menu
c. Use the Shrink to Fit option in the Format -> Cells - > Alignment menu

Question 42
When using the VLOOKUP function, the error #REF! will appear in a cell if _______________
a. The loolup_value is not found in the first column of the table_array
b. The col_index_num argument is greater than the number of columns in table_array
c. The table_array argument included empty columns on the left of the table_array

Question 43

What value is displayed if the formula =2+"$9.00" is entered into a cell?
a. $11
b. 11
c. 2+$9.00
d. $11.00

An Excel workbook saved in HTML format allows Internet or intranet users to have access to workbook data even if they do not have Excel installed

Ans: True

Once the chart is created, data can only be changed in a chart located in the same worksheet as the changed cells
Ans: False

Certain chart elements automatically inserted in a chart created by Chart Wizard include a chart legend, labels for the x-axis and y-axis, and a chart title
Ans: False

You can double-click a chart element to display the appropriate formatting dialog box.
Ans: True

Time in a cell in Excel is stored as a decimal fraction representing a portion of the day
Ans:True

The PMT function is used to calculate a loan payment based on a variable interest rate, payment, and the time period.
Ans: False

The gridlines that appear on your worksheet will print as displayed.
Ans: False

The FV function is used to calculate the future value of an investment based on a periodic constant payment and interest rate
Ans: True

If the text you entered into a cell does not fit, Excel will display ##### to indicate that the text is too long
Ans: True

By default, data in a cell is centered
Ans: False

When a new row is added into an Excel worksheet, by default, this row will be inserted just below the active cell.
Ans: True

To insert a row, click Insert and then Rows
Ans: True

The Split option causes the worksheet to be split into two window panes.



Ans: False

To select nonadjacent cells, columns, or rows, you must
Ans: hold down the Ctrl key while clicking column, row header, or specific cells

When copying selected cells to a new location, you must position the mouse pointer on any border around the selected cells until it turns into a(n)
Ans: arrow pointer

When data is linked, a change made in a linked cell is automatically made to other cells in the link.
Ans: True

Selected cells and cell contents can be moved or copied within a worksheet but not between worksheets.
Ans: False

What Function does the ‘Compare Side by Side With’ command on the window menu perform?
Ans: It allows you to scroll through two or more workbooks simultaneously

Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?
Ans: round(8.4999,0)

What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given bellow?
Ans: 0

Which of the following date and time function will you use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after specified number of months?
Ans: EOMONTH

Which of the following shortcuts can be used to insert a new line in the same cell?
Ans: Alt+Enter

Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?
Ans: MAX(B1:B3)

Which of the following statements regarding the QUARTILE function is not true?
Ans: The function MEDIAN(array) and QUARTILEarray,2) will return different values when applied to the same array.

You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:
Ans: Date

This question is based upon the figure shown below
What will be the value in the cell C2 as shown in the figure when we use formula = A2+B2?



Ans: 120

What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?
Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet

What does the NOW() function returns?
Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time

You would like to restrict the values that can be entered into a cell so that only whole numbers between 1 and 100 can be entered. Which option in the menu allows you to accomplish this?
Ans: The setting tab under the menu Data->Validation

You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to automatically run a macro upon starting. What will you do?
Ans: Hold down the CTRL key during startup

How does the AutoComplete feature in Excel help you save time?
Ans: It automatically completes abbreviated words

The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Z?
Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?
Ans: This must be done manually as it is not automated through any built-in feature

The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to F the row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A), what should you do?
Ans: Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze Panes

The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter X ?
Ans: It inserts a Diagram or Organization Chart in the worksheet

When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the Document Workspace site.
Ans: TRUE

What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given below?
Ans: #N/A

AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the header row of a list when the list is created.
Ans: TRUE



Which toolbar is shown in the figure?
Ans: Forms toolbar

When you clear the contents from a cell, the formatting of the cell is also lost.
Ans: FALSE

When the AutoSum button is clicked, Excel first looks for a range of numbers above the active cell.
Ans: True

A relative cell reference changes when a formula is copied or moved to other locations.
Ans: True

If cell entries are changed, the formula will automatically recalculate the values and insert the result in the cell containing the formula.
Ans: True

The Merge button on the Formatting toolbar will merge selected cells and right align data within the cells.
Ans: False

To make the image taller or shorter, use the middle sizing handle at the left or right side of the image.
Ans: False

Which of the following is not a tab on the Chart Options dialog box?
Ans: Patterns

This chart is the default chart
Ans: Column Chart


Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?
Ans: Formula bar

A worksheet is an individual page or tab in the workbook.
Ans: True

You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using the
Ans: Format Painter

Donelp you do this?
Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y
Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells

You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to



print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Print What->Selection. What will happen?
Ans: The selected area will be printed

By default, how is text horizontally aligned inside a cell in Excel?
Ans: Left aligned

When using the AutoFill handle to quickly fill a range of cells with the same or consecutive data, the cells need not be adjacent as long as they are within the same sheet.
Ans: False

This question is based upon the figure shown bellow
The figure shows an Excel worksheet. What does the read triangle in C2 signify?
Ans: There is a comment associated with the cell

You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?
Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9

A smart tag will be removed from a cell when……………….
Ans: The data in the cell is changed or deleted

The figure shows the AutoFit Selection menu option. What function does it perform?
Ans: It automatically resizes the column height and width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell

You have created a worksheet which consists of confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?
Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

Which of the following Date and Time function you will use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months?
Ans: DATEVALUE

You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Selection. What will happen?
Ans: b

figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'Z'?
Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

The multiplication arithmetic operator is represented by which of the following symbols
Ans: *

To apply page numbering to a worksheet page, which option in the Page Setup dialog box should you choose
Ans: Header/Footer

If a function is included in an argument within a function, it is called a
Ans: Nested Function

If you want row and column headings to print, which tab do you click from the Page Setup dialog box?
Ans: Header/Footer

A new workbook initially contains this many sheets
Ans: Three

You can change the size of an image by using the white sizing handles.
Ans: True

The question is based upon the figure shown
The figure shows a view of the standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button Marked by the letter Y?
Ans: Its adds up the values in the selected cells

You have entered test in a cell which is too big for the cell. You want the text to appear in multiple lines inside the same cell. What will you do?
Ans: Use the wrap txt option in the Format->Cells>Alignment Menu

Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?
Ans: #N/A

Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get John_Smith in Cell C1?
Ans: = A1&”_”&B1

The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter A
Ans: It is used to add a hyperlink

Which of the following options would be used if you need to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?
Ans: Apply the Text Format to empty cells, and then type the numbers

Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?
Ans: A_B

You can select the current row by pressing
Ans: Shift + Spacebar

A column is inserted immediately to the left of the column containing the active cell unless you choose otherwise
Ans: True

To delete a specific cell as well as the text within it, make the cell active and then
Ans: click Edit and then Delete

Which of the following is an absolute cell reference
Ans: $B3

How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?
Ans: Choose blank in the Edit->Go to->special Menu option

State Whether True or false.
Ans: True

This question is based upon the figure bellow
What does the purple triangle at the bottom right corner of the cell signify?
Ans: Smart Tag

You have created a worksheet which consists a confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?
Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

A document created in Excel is referred to as a
Ans: workbook

Use this handle to automatically insert the next month in the series, January:
Ans: Fill

Which of these operators are in the correct order of operations?
Ans: ^,*,-

To move the insertion point down to the next cell, press:
Ans: Enter

The cell range A3 through G3 should be keyed in as:
Ans: A3:G3

                     
      2.Odesk MS Excel 2003 Test Answers



1. Question: What Function does the ‘Compare Side by Side With’ command on the window menu perform?
Answer: It allows you to scroll through two or more workbooks simultaneously

2. Question: Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?
Answer: round(8.4999,0)

3. Question: What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given bellow?
B1:27
B2:22
B3:28
B4:21
Answer: 0

4. Question: How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?
Answer: Choose blank in the Edit->Go to->special Menu option
The question is based upon the figure shown

5. Question: The figure shows a view of the standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button Marked by the letter Y?
Answer: Its adds up the values in the selected cells

6. Question: You have entered test in a cell which is too big for the cell. You want the text to appear in multiple lines inside the same cell. What will you do?
Answer: Use the wrap txt option in the Format->Cells>Alignment Menu

7. Question: Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?
Answer: #N/A

8. Question: Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get John_Smith in Cell C1?
Answer: = A1&”_”&B1

9. Question: Which of the following date and time function will you use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after specified number of months?
Answer: EOMONTH

10. Question: Which of the following shortcuts can be used to insert a new line in the same cell?
Answer: Alt+Enter

11. Question: Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?
Answer: MAX(B1:B3)

12. Question: State Whether True or false.
Answer: True

13. Question: This question is based upon the figure bellow
What does the purple triangle at the bottom right corner of the cell signify?
Answer: Smart Tag

14. Question: You have created a worksheet which consists a confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?
Answer: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

15. Question: This question is based upon the figure shown bellow
The figure shows an Excel worksheet. What does the read triangle in C2 signify?
Answer: There is a comment associated with the cell

16. Question: You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?
Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9

17. Question: Which of the following statements regarding the QUARTILE function is not true?
Answer: The function MEDIAN(array) and QUARTILEarray,2) will return different values when applied to the same array.

18. Question: You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:
Answer: Date

19. Question: This question is based upon the figure shown below
What will be the value in the cell C2 as shown in the figure when we use formula = A2+B2?
Answer: 120

20. Question: What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?
Answer: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet

21. Question: What does the NOW() function returns?
Answer: Returns the serial number of the current date and time

22. Question: A smart tag will be removed from a cell when……………….
Answer: The data in the cell is changed or deleted

23. Question: You would like to restrict the values that can be entered into a cell so that only whole numbers between 1 and 100 can be entered. Which option in the menu allows you to accomplish this?
Answer: The setting tab under the menu Data->Validation

24. Question: You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to automatically run a macro upon starting. What will you do?
Answer: Hold down the CTRL key during startup

25. Question: How does the AutoComplete feature in Excel help you save time?
Answer: It automatically completes abbreviated words

26. Question: The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Z?
Answer: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

27. Question: The figure shows the AutoFit Selection menu option. What function does it perform?
Answer: It automatically resizes the column height and width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell

28. Question: The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter A
Answer: It is used to add a hyperlink

29. Question: Which of the following options would be used if you need to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?
Answer: Apply the Text Format to empty cells, and then type the numbers

30. Question: What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?
Answer: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet

31. Question: Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?
Answer: A_B

32. Question: How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?
Answer: This must be done manually as it is not automated through any built-in feature

33. Question: The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to F the row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A), what should you do?
Answer: Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze Panes

34. Question: Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?
Answer: b and c

35. Question: You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?
Answer: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9

36. Question: The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter X ?
Answer: It inserts a Diagram or Organization Chart in the worksheet

37. Question: When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the Document Workspace site.
Answer: TRUE

38. Question: You have created a worksheet which consists of confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?
Answer: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

39. Question: Which of the following Date and Time function you will use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months?
Answer: DATEVALUE

40. Question: The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y?
Answer: It adds up the values in the selected cells

41. Question: Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?
Answer: #N/A

42. Question: Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?
Answer: MAX(B1:B3)

43. Question: You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:
Answer: Date]

44. Question: What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given below?
Answer: #N/A

45. Question: AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the header row of a list when the list is created.
Answer: TRUE

46. Question: What does the NOW() function returns?
Answer: Returns the serial number of the current date and time

47. Question: Which toolbar is shown in the figure?
Answer: Forms toolbar

48. Question: When you clear the contents from a cell, the formatting of the cell is also lost.
Answer: FALSE

49. Question: You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Selection. What will happen?
Answer: b

50. Question: figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter ‘Z’?
Answer: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

51. Question: You can select the current row by pressing
Answer: Shift + Spacebar

52. Question: Donelp you do this?
Answer: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

53. Question: The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y
Answer: It adds up the values in the selected cells

54. Question: You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Print What->Selection. What will happen?
Answer: The selected area will be printed

55. Question: By default, how is text horizontally aligned inside a cell in Excel?
Answer: Left aligned

56. Question: When using the AutoFill handle to quickly fill a range of cells with the same or consecutive data, the cells need not be adjacent as long as they are within the same sheet.
Answer: False

57. Question: When the AutoSum button is clicked, Excel first looks for a range of numbers above the active cell.
Answer: True

58. Question: A relative cell reference changes when a formula is copied or moved to other locations.
Answer: True

59. Question: If cell entries are changed, the formula will automatically recalculate the values and insert the result in the cell containing the formula.
Answer: True

60. Question: The Merge button on the Formatting toolbar will merge selected cells and right align data within the cells.
Answer: False

61. Question: To move the insertion point down to the next cell, press:
Answer: Enter

62. Question: The cell range A3 through G3 should be keyed in as:
Answer: A3:G3

63. Question: A document created in Excel is referred to as a
Answer: workbook

64. Question: Use this handle to automatically insert the next month in the series, January:
Answer: Fill

65. Question: Which of these operators are in the correct order of operations?
Answer: ^,*,-

66. Question: If the text you entered into a cell does not fit, Excel will display ##### to indicate that the text is too long
Answer: True

67. Question: By default, data in a cell is centered
Answer: False

68. Question: When a new row is added into an Excel worksheet, by default, this row will be inserted just below the active cell.
Answer: True

69. Question: To insert a row, click Insert and then Rows
Answer: True

70. Question: The Split option causes the worksheet to be split into two window panes.
Answer: False

71. Question: A column is inserted immediately to the left of the column containing the active cell unless you choose otherwise
Answer: True

72. Question: To delete a specific cell as well as the text within it, make the cell active and then
Answer: click Edit and then Delete

73. Question: Which of the following is an absolute cell reference
Answer: $B3

74. Question: To select nonadjacent cells, columns, or rows, you must
Answer: hold down the Ctrl key while clicking column, row header, or specific cells

75. Question: When copying selected cells to a new location, you must position the mouse pointer on any border around the selected cells until it turns into a(n)
Answer: arrow pointer

76. Question: When data is linked, a change made in a linked cell is automatically made to other cells in the link.
Answer: True

77. Question: Selected cells and cell contents can be moved or copied within a worksheet but not between worksheets.
Answer: False

78. Question: Time in a cell in Excel is stored as a decimal fraction representing a portion of the day
Answer:True

79. Question: The PMT function is used to calculate a loan payment based on a variable interest rate, payment, and the time period.
Answer: False

80. Question: The gridlines that appear on your worksheet will print as displayed.
Answer: False

81. Question: The FV function is used to calculate the future value of an investment based on a periodic constant payment and interest rate
Answer: True

82. Question: To apply page numbering to a worksheet page, which option in the Page Setup dialog box should you choose
Answer: Header/Footer

83. Question: If a function is included in an argument within a function, it is called a
Answer: Nested Function

84. Question: If you want row and column headings to print, which tab do you click from the Page Setup dialog box?
Answer: Header/Footer

85. Question: A new workbook initially contains this many sheets
Answer: Three

86. Question: An Excel workbook saved in HTML format allows Internet or intranet users to have access to workbook data even if they do not have Excel installed
Answer: True

87. Question: Once the chart is created, data can only be changed in a chart located in the same worksheet as the changed cells
Answer: False

88. Question: Certain chart elements automatically inserted in a chart created by Chart Wizard include a chart legend, labels for the x-axis and y-axis, and a chart title
Answer: False

89. Question: You can double-click a chart element to display the appropriate formatting dialog box.
Answer: True

90. Question: You can change the size of an image by using the white sizing handles.
Answer: True

91. Question: To make the image taller or shorter, use the middle sizing handle at the left or right side of the image.
Answer: False

92. Question: Which of the following is not a tab on the Chart Options dialog box?
Answer: Patterns

93. Question: This chart is the default chart
Answer: Column Chart

94. Question: Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?
Answer: Formula bar

95. Question: A worksheet is an individual page or tab in the workbook.
Answer: True

96. Question: You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using the
Answer: Format Painter





                          
3.Odesk MS Excel 2003 Test Answers





01. What Function does the ‘Compare Side by Side With’ command on the window menu perform?

Ans: It allows you to scroll through two or more workbooks simultaneously



02. Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?

Ans: round(8.4999,0)



03. What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given bellow?

B1:27

B2:22

B3:28

B4:21

Ans: 0



04. How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?

Ans: Choose blank in the Edit->Go to->special Menu option



The question is based upon the figure shown



05. The figure shows a view of the standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button Marked by the letter Y?



Ans: Its adds up the values in the selected cells



06. You have entered test in a cell which is too big for the cell. You want the text to appear in multiple lines inside the same cell. What will you do?



Ans: Use the wrap txt option in the Format->Cells>Alignment Menu



07. Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?



Ans: #N/A



08. Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get John_Smith in Cell C1?



Ans: = A1&”_”&B1



09. Which of the following date and time function will you use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after specified number of months?



Ans: EOMONTH



10. Which of the following shortcuts can be used to insert a new line in the same cell?



Ans: Alt+Enter



11. Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?



Ans: MAX(B1:B3)

12. State Whether True or false.



Ans: True

13. This question is based upon the figure bellow

What does the purple triangle at the bottom right corner of the cell signify?



Ans: Smart Tag



14. You have created a worksheet which consists a confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?



Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide



15. This question is based upon the figure shown bellow

The figure shows an Excel worksheet. What does the read triangle in C2 signify?



Ans: There is a comment associated with the cell



16. You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?

Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9



17. The figure shows the calculation tab under the Tools->options menu. The option under Calculation has been checked as Automatic. What does this mean?



Ans:



Which of the following statements regarding the QUARTILE function is not true?



Ans: The function MEDIAN(array) and QUARTILEarray,2) will return different values when applied to the same array.



19. You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:

Ans: Date



20. This question is based upon the figure shown below

What will be the value in the cell C2 as shown in the figure when we use formula = A2+B2?

Ans: 120



21. What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?



Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet


22. What does the NOW() function returns?

Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time



23. A smart tag will be removed from a cell when……………….

Ans: The data in the cell is changed or deleted



24. You would like to restrict the values that can be entered into a cell so that only whole numbers between 1 and 100 can be entered. Which option in the menu allows you to accomplish this?

Ans: The setting tab under the menu Data->Validation



25. What should you add before a fraction to avoid it as a date, e.g.1/3, in Excel?



Ans:



26. You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to automatically run a macro upon starting. What will you do?

Ans: Hold down the CTRL key during startup



27. How does the AutoComplete feature in Excel help you save time?

Ans: It automatically completes abbreviated words



28. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Z?



Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another



29.The figure shows the AutoFit Selection menu option. What function does it perform?



Ans: : It automatically resizes the column height and width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell



30. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter A

Ans: It is used to add a hyperlink



31. Which of the following options would be used if you need to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?

Ans: Apply the Text Format to empty cells, and then type the numbers



32. What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?

Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet



33. Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?

Ans: A_B



34. How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?

Ans: This must be done manually as it is not automated through any built-in feature

35. The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to F the row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A), what should you do?

Ans: Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze Panes



36. Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?

Ans: b and c



37. You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?

Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9



38. The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter X ?

Ans: It inserts a Diagram or Organization Chart in the worksheet



39.When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the Document Workspace site.

Ans: TRUE



40. You have created a worksheet which consists of confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide



41. Which of the following Date and Time function you will use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months?

Ans: DATEVALUE



42. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y?

Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells



43.Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?

Ans: #N/A



44. Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?

Ans: MAX(B1:B3)



45. You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:

Ans: Date]



46. What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given below?

Ans: #N/A



47. AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the header row of a list when the list is created.

Ans: TRUE



48. What does the NOW() function returns?

Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time



49. Which toolbar is shown in the figure?

Ans: Forms toolbar



50. When you clear the contents from a cell, the formatting of the cell is also lost.

Ans: FALSE



51. You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Selection. What will happen?

Ans: b



52. figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'Z'?

Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another



53. The multiplication arithmetic operator is represented by which of the following symbols

Ans: *



54. You can select the current row by pressing

Ans: Shift + Spacebar



55. Donelp you do this?

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide



56. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y

Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells



57. You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Print What->Selection. What will happen?

Ans: The selected area will be printed



58. By default, how is text horizontally aligned inside a cell in Excel?

Ans: Left aligned



59. When using the AutoFill handle to quickly fill a range of cells with the same or consecutive data, the cells need not be adjacent as long as they are within the same sheet.

Ans: False

60. When the AutoSum button is clicked, Excel first looks for a range of numbers above the active cell.

Ans: True



61. A relative cell reference changes when a formula is copied or moved to other locations.
Ans: True
62. If cell entries are changed, the formula will automatically recalculate the values and insert the result in the cell containing the formula.

Ans: True



62. The Merge button on the Formatting toolbar will merge selected cells and right align data within the cells.



Ans: False



63. To move the insertion point down to the next cell, press:

Ans: Enter



64. The cell range A3 through G3 should be keyed in as:

Ans: A3:G3



65. A document created in Excel is referred to as a

Ans: workbook



67. Use this handle to automatically insert the next month in the series, January:

Ans: Fill



68. Which of these operators are in the correct order of operations?

Ans: ^,*,-



69. If the text you entered into a cell does not fit, Excel will display ##### to indicate that the text is too long

Ans: True



70. By default, data in a cell is centered

Ans: False



71. When a new row is added into an Excel worksheet, by default, this row will be inserted just below the active cell.

Ans: True



72. To insert a row, click Insert and then Rows

Ans: True

73. The Split option causes the worksheet to be split into two window panes.

Ans: False



74. A column is inserted immediately to the left of the column containing the active cell unless you choose otherwise

Ans: True



75. To delete a specific cell as well as the text within it, make the cell active and then

Ans: click Edit and then Delete



76. Which of the following is an absolute cell reference

Ans: $B3



77. To select nonadjacent cells, columns, or rows, you must

Ans: hold down the Ctrl key while clicking column, row header, or specific cells



78. When copying selected cells to a new location, you must position the mouse pointer on any border around the selected cells until it turns into a(n)

Ans: arrow pointer



79. When data is linked, a change made in a linked cell is automatically made to other cells in the link.

Ans: True



80. Selected cells and cell contents can be moved or copied within a worksheet but not between worksheets.

Ans: False



81. Time in a cell in Excel is stored as a decimal fraction representing a portion of the day

Ans:True



82. The PMT function is used to calculate a loan payment based on a variable interest rate, payment, and the time period.

Ans: False



83. The gridlines that appear on your worksheet will print as displayed.

Ans: False



84. The FV function is used to calculate the future value of an investment based on a periodic constant payment and interest rate

Ans: True



85. To apply page numbering to a worksheet page, which option in the Page Setup dialog box should you choose

Ans: Header/Footer



86. If a function is included in an argument within a function, it is called a

Ans: Nested Function



87. If you want row and column headings to print, which tab do you click from the Page Setup dialog box?

Ans: Header/Footer



88. A new workbook initially contains this many sheets

Ans: Three



89. An Excel workbook saved in HTML format allows Internet or intranet users to have access to workbook data even if they do not have Excel installed

Ans: True



90. Once the chart is created, data can only be changed in a chart located in the same worksheet as the changed cells

Ans: False



91. Certain chart elements automatically inserted in a chart created by Chart Wizard include a chart legend, labels for the x-axis and y-axis, and a chart title

Ans: False



92. You can double-click a chart element to display the appropriate formatting dialog box.

Ans: True



93. You can change the size of an image by using the white sizing handles.

Ans: True



94. To make the image taller or shorter, use the middle sizing handle at the left or right side of the image.

Ans: False



95. Which of the following is not a tab on the Chart Options dialog box?

Ans: Patterns



96. This chart is the default chart
Ans: Column Chart
97.Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?
Ans: Formula bar
98. A worksheet is an individual page or tab in the workbook.
Ans: True
99. You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using the
Ans: Format Painter
An Excel workbook saved in HTML format allows Internet or intranet users to have access to workbook data even if they do not have Excel installed

Ans: True


Once the chart is created, data can only be changed in a chart located in the same worksheet as the changed cells

Ans: False

Certain chart elements automatically inserted in a chart created by Chart Wizard include a chart legend, labels for the x-axis and y-axis, and a chart title

Ans: False

You can double-click a chart element to display the appropriate formatting dialog box.

Ans: True

Time in a cell in Excel is stored as a decimal fraction representing a portion of the day

Ans:True

The PMT function is used to calculate a loan payment based on a variable interest rate, payment, and the time period.

Ans: False

The gridlines that appear on your worksheet will print as displayed.

Ans: False


The FV function is used to calculate the future value of an investment based on a periodic constant payment and interest rate

Ans: True

If the text you entered into a cell does not fit, Excel will display ##### to indicate that the text is too long

Ans: True

By default, data in a cell is centered

Ans: False

When a new row is added into an Excel worksheet, by default, this row will be inserted just below the active cell.

Ans: True

To insert a row, click Insert and then Rows

Ans: True

The Split option causes the worksheet to be split into two window panes.

Ans: False

To select nonadjacent cells, columns, or rows, you must

Ans: hold down the Ctrl key while clicking column, row header, or specific cells

When copying selected cells to a new location, you must position the mouse pointer on any border around the selected cells until it turns into a(n)

Ans: arrow pointer

When data is linked, a change made in a linked cell is automatically made to other cells in the link.

Ans: True

Selected cells and cell contents can be moved or copied within a worksheet but not between worksheets.

Ans: False

What Function does the ‘Compare Side by Side With’ command on the window menu perform?

Ans: It allows you to scroll through two or more workbooks simultaneously

Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?

Ans: round(8.4999,0)

What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given bellow?

Ans: 0

Which of the following date and time function will you use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after specified number of months?

Ans: EOMONTH

Which of the following shortcuts can be used to insert a new line in the same cell?

Ans: Alt+Enter

Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?

Ans: MAX(B1:B3)

Which of the following statements regarding the QUARTILE function is not true?

Ans: The function MEDIAN(array) and QUARTILEarray,2) will return different values when applied to the same array.

You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:

Ans: Date

This question is based upon the figure shown below

What will be the value in the cell C2 as shown in the figure when we use formula = A2+B2?
Ans: 120

What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?

Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet

What does the NOW() function returns?

Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time

 You would like to restrict the values that can be entered into a cell so that only whole numbers between 1 and 100 can be entered. Which option in the menu allows you to accomplish this?

Ans: The setting tab under the menu Data->Validation

You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to automatically run a macro upon starting. What will you do?

Ans: Hold down the CTRL key during startup

How does the AutoComplete feature in Excel help you save time?

Ans: It automatically completes abbreviated words

The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Z?

Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?

Ans: This must be done manually as it is not automated through any built-in feature

The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to F the row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A), what should you do?

Ans: Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze Panes

The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter X ?

Ans: It inserts a Diagram or Organization Chart in the worksheet

When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the Document Workspace site.

Ans: TRUE

What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given below?

Ans: #N/A

AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the header row of a list when the list is created.

Ans: TRUE

Which toolbar is shown in the figure?

Ans: Forms toolbar

When you clear the contents from a cell, the formatting of the cell is also lost.

Ans: FALSE

When the AutoSum button is clicked, Excel first looks for a range of numbers above the active cell.

Ans: True

A relative cell reference changes when a formula is copied or moved to other locations.

Ans: True

If cell entries are changed, the formula will automatically recalculate the values and insert the result in the cell containing the formula.

Ans: True

The Merge button on the Formatting toolbar will merge selected cells and right align data within the cells.

Ans: False

To make the image taller or shorter, use the middle sizing handle at the left or right side of the image.

Ans: False

Which of the following is not a tab on the Chart Options dialog box?

Ans: Patterns

This chart is the default chart

Ans: Column Chart


Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?

Ans: Formula bar

A worksheet is an individual page or tab in the workbook.

Ans: True

You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using the

Ans: Format Painter

Donelp you do this?

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y

Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells

You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Print What->Selection. What will happen?

Ans: The selected area will be printed

By default, how is text horizontally aligned inside a cell in Excel?

Ans: Left aligned

When using the AutoFill handle to quickly fill a range of cells with the same or consecutive data, the cells need not be adjacent as long as they are within the same sheet.

Ans: False

This question is based upon the figure shown bellow

The figure shows an Excel worksheet. What does the read triangle in C2 signify?
Ans: There is a comment associated with the cell

You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?

Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9

 A smart tag will be removed from a cell when……………….

Ans: The data in the cell is changed or deleted

The figure shows the AutoFit Selection menu option. What function does it perform?

Ans:  It automatically resizes the column height and width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell

You have created a worksheet which consists of confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this? 

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

Which of the following Date and Time function you will use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months?

Ans: DATEVALUE

You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Selection. What will happen?

Ans: b

figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'Z'?

Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

The multiplication arithmetic operator is represented by which of the following symbols

Ans: *

To apply page numbering to a worksheet page, which option in the Page Setup dialog box should you choose

Ans: Header/Footer

If a function is included in an argument within a function, it is called a

Ans: Nested Function

If you want row and column headings to print, which tab do you click from the Page Setup dialog box?

Ans: Header/Footer

A new workbook initially contains this many sheets

Ans: Three

You can change the size of an image by using the white sizing handles.

Ans: True

The question is based upon the figure shown

The figure shows a view of the standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button Marked by the letter Y?
Ans:  Its adds up the values in the selected cells

You have entered test in a cell which is too big for the cell. You want the text to appear in multiple lines inside the same cell. What will you do?

Ans:  Use the wrap txt option in the Format->Cells>Alignment Menu

Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?

Ans:  #N/A

Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get John_Smith in Cell C1?

Ans:  = A1&”_”&B1

The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter A

Ans: It is used to add a hyperlink

Which of the following options would be used if you need to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?

Ans: Apply the Text Format to empty cells, and then type the numbers

Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?

Ans: A_B

You can select the current row by pressing  

Ans: Shift + Spacebar

A column is inserted immediately to the left of the column containing the active cell unless you choose otherwise

Ans: True

To delete a specific cell as well as the text within it, make the cell active and then

Ans: click Edit and then Delete

Which of the following is an absolute cell reference

Ans: $B3

How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?

Ans: Choose blank in the Edit->Go to->special Menu option

State Whether True or false.

Ans: True

This question is based upon the figure bellow

What does the purple triangle at the bottom right corner of the cell signify?
Ans: Smart Tag

You have created a worksheet which consists a confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

A document created in Excel is referred to as a

Ans: workbook

Use this handle to automatically insert the next month in the series, January:

Ans: Fill

Which of these operators are in the correct order of operations?

Ans: ^,*,-

To move the insertion point down to the next cell, press:

Ans: Enter

The cell range A3 through G3 should be keyed in as:

Ans: A3:G3


Ques: figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'Z'?

Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

Ques: The figure shows the AutoFit Selection menu option. What function does it perform?

Ans: It automatically resizes the column height and width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell

Ques: How does the AutoComplete feature in Excel help you save time?

Ans: It automatically completes abbreviated words

Ques: The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'A'?

Ans: It is used to add a hyperlink

Ques: Which of the following options would be used if you need to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?

Ans: Apply the Text Format to empty cells, and then type the numbers

Ques: Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?

Ans: A_B

Ques: How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?

Ans:This must be done manually as it is not automated through any built-in feature
Ques:What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?

Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet


Ques: The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to freeze the row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A), what should you do?

Ans: Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze Panes

Ques: Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?

Ans: b and c

Ques: You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?

Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9

Ques: The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'X' ?

Ans: It inserts a Diagram or Organization Chart in the worksheet

Ques: When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the Document Workspace site.

Ans: TRUE

Ques: You have created a worksheet which consists of confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

Ques: Which of the following Date and Time function you will use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months?

Ans: DATEVALUE

Ques: The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'Y'?

Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells
Ques: Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?

Ans: #N/A

Ques: Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?

Ans: MAX(B1:B3)

Ques: You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:

Ans: Date

Ques: You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Selection. What will happen?

Ans: b

Ques: What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given below?

Ans: #N/A

Ques: AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the header row of a list when the list is created.

Ans: TRUE

Ques: What does the NOW() function returns?

Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time

Ques: You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to automatically run a macro upon starting. What will you do?

Ans: Hold down the CTRL key during startup

Ques: Which toolbar is shown in the figure?

Ans: Forms toolbar

Ques: When you clear the contents from a cell, the formatting of the cell is also lost.

Ans: FALSE

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