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CA2 Semester Test

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Assigning formats to all of the cells in all of the worksheets in a workbook, is called ____ formatting.
a.
massive
c.
consistent
b.
global
d.
local
 

 2. 

You can ensure correctness in your formulas by carefully checking them using ____.
a.
Range Finder
c.
the TOTAL function
b.
the Ribbon
d.
the Edit menu
 

 3. 

Which arguments belong to the PMT function?
a.
rate
c.
loan amount
b.
payment
d.
all of the above
 

 4. 

The purpose of a data table is to organize ____.
a.
sections and formats
c.
the answers to what-if questions
b.
functions in the worksheet
d.
formulas in the worksheet
 

 5. 

The two kinds of data tables that can be created are ____ and ____.
a.
row, column
c.
section, title
b.
one input, two input
d.
single, multiple
 

 6. 

To make the row stand out, you can add formatting that serves as a(n) ____ to a row.
a.
variable
c.
pointer
b.
absolute
d.
constant
 

 7. 

On which tab is the Conditional Formatting button located?
a.
the Home tab
c.
the Insert tab
b.
the Page Layout tab
d.
none of the above
 

 8. 

To print the worksheet on one page, use the ____ option on the Page tab of the Page Setup dialog box.
a.
Landscape
c.
Fit to
b.
Portrait
d.
Quick Fit
 

 9. 

When building a worksheet for novice users, you should ____ the cells in the worksheet that you do not want changed, such as cells that contain text or formulas.
a.
hide
c.
code
b.
protect
d.
delete
 

 10. 

Even though Excel is not a true ____ management system, it can be used as a ____ tool.
a.
formula
c.
calculation
b.
spreadsheet
d.
database
 

 11. 

Pressing the ____ key adds the next row below the table to the table.
a.
TAB
c.
ENTER
b.
CTRL
d.
ALT
 

 12. 

The HLOOKUP function is used when the table direction is ____.
a.
top to bottom
c.
horizontal
b.
bottom to top
d.
vertical
 

 13. 

Why is the VLOOKUP function used more often than other lookup functions?
a.
because it has more powerful calculations
c.
because it is easier to implement
b.
because most tables are vertical
d.
because it is the default lookup function
 

 14. 

A table_array contains table ____.
a.
text
c.
functions
b.
arguments
d.
dollar signs
 

 15. 

If columns contain sensitive information, such as salary information, you can ____ the columns.
a.
disguise with # symbols
c.
hide
b.
change the color of
d.
delete
 

 16. 

PowerPoint can produce slides based on an outline created in all of the following EXCEPT:
a.
Word
c.
a word-processing program
b.
a Web page
d.
Excel
 

 17. 

Which file type is used to transfer formatted documents between applications?
a.
rich text format
c.
Windows metafile format
b.
Web page format
d.
plain text format
 

 18. 

The Transparency slider indicates the amount of _________________________.
a.
brightness
c.
darkness
b.
opaqueness
d.
intensity
 

 19. 

Which of the following SmartArt graphic layouts shows a continual process?
a.
Process
c.
Cycle
b.
Matrix
d.
Circular
 

 20. 

Which of the following SmartArt graphics show nonsequential information?
a.
Pyramid
c.
List
b.
Process
d.
Relationship
 
 
nar001-1.jpg
Figure 3-2
 

 21. 

In the accompanying figure, what is the set of three blue boxes with circles inside and the arrow across them known as?
a.
WordArt
c.
SmartArt
b.
SmartDesign
d.
Text panes
 
 
nar002-1.jpg
Figure 3-3
 

 22. 

In the accompanying figure, what does the green circle above the text box do if selected?
a.
rotates the text box
b.
deletes the text box
c.
copies the text box
d.
moves the text box
 

 23. 

When an image is ungrouped in PowerPoint, it becomes a(n) _________________________.
a.
digital image
c.
object-oriented picture
b.
drawing object
d.
digitized image
 

 24. 

When you _________________________ a clip art picture, PowerPoint breaks it into component objects.
a.
group
c.
disassemble
b.
ungroup
d.
crop
 

 25. 

How many complementary colors are included in a color scheme?
a.
4
c.
10
b.
6
d.
12
 

 26. 

URL stands for ________________________.
a.
Universal Resource Locator
b.
Uniform Reversal Locator
c.
Uniform Resource Locator
d.
Universal Reference Locator
 

 27. 

When you point to a hyperlink, the mouse point changes to a(n)  ________________________.
a.
arrow
c.
plus sign
b.
hand
d.
paint brush
 

 28. 

What happens when you click a hyperlink during a presentation?
a.
the Web browser will open a new window and display the Web page
b.
another Windows window opens and displays the Web page
c.
the Web browser opens in the slide and shows a small display of the Web page
d.
half of the slide window will show the Web page
 

 29. 

If a slide is shown in Normal or Slide Sorter view, what happens when you click a hyperlink?
a.
the Web page displays
b.
nothing
c.
the default browser opens
d.
it is selected and ready to format
 

 30. 

If you type www.nutrition.org in an Address text box, why does http:// display automatically?
a.
PowerPoint realizes you linked to another file
b.
PowerPoint realizes you linked to another slide in the presentation
c.
PowerPoint realizes you typed an email address
d.
PowerPoint realizes you typed a URL
 

 31. 

All of the following EXCEPT _________________________ are border names.
a.
No Border
c.
Outside Borders
b.
All Borders
d.
Around Border
 

 32. 

How do you know a slide is hidden when running a slide show and the shortcut menu is displayed?
a.
it has a rectangle with a slash around it
b.
it has a circle with a slash in it
c.
it displays in red
d.
the title text of the slide is bolded in the menu
 

 33. 

The _________________________ button in the Find and Replace dialog box changes all occurrences of the text you searched for.
a.
Replace
c.
Change All
b.
Replace All
d.
Find All
 
 
nar003-1.jpg
Figure 4-4
 

 34. 

In the accompanying figure, what is the selected image in the bottom-right corner of the slide called?
a.
a play button
c.
a clip art image
b.
an action button
d.
a shape
 

 35. 

It is helpful to display ____ characters that indicate where in the document the SPACEBAR or ENTER key, for example, was pressed.
a.
hidden
c.
margin
b.
zoom
d.
formatting
 

 36. 

A light gray duplicate image that displays on the lower-right edge of a character or object is called a(n) ____.
a.
thumbnail
c.
key
b.
SmartArt graphic
d.
shadow
 

 37. 

To create a text watermark, you use the ____.
a.
Clip Art menu
b.
Background command on the Format menu
c.
Watermark button on the Page Layout tab
d.
Style box
 

 38. 

To change alignment for a document but retain a different alignment for the first page, a new ____ must be created in the document.
a.
line
c.
page
b.
paragraph
d.
section
 

 39. 

If you have a header and footer that you want to appear in all sections of a document, you would leave the ____ button selected on the Design tab.
a.
Link to Previous
c.
Repeat Header
b.
Copy of Previous
d.
Duplicate Header
 

 40. 

To select nonadjacent text, select the first item, hold the ____ key, and then select the subsequent items.
a.
SHIFT
c.
ALT
b.
CTRL
d.
END
 
 
nar004-1.jpg
Figure 4-2
 

 41. 

Word’s ____ is used to create a complex table like the one shown in the accompanying figure.
a.
Insert Table button
c.
Tables and Borders button
b.
Add Table button
d.
Draw Table feature
 

 42. 

Use the ____ button on the Layout tab to display text vertically in a cell.
a.
Flip or Rotate
c.
Text Direction
b.
Horizontal or Vertical Text
d.
Vertical Text
 

 43. 

Word provides ____ styles of merge letter templates.
a.
three
c.
five
b.
four
d.
seven
 

 44. 

Business letters should contain ____.
a.
an inside address
c.
a date line
b.
a signature block
d.
all of the above
 
 
nar005-1.jpg
Figure 5-1
 

 45. 

The green circle in Figure 5-1 is the object’s ____.
a.
adjustment handle
c.
key point
b.
axis
d.
rotate handle
 

 46. 

The yellow diamond in Figure 5-1 is the object’s ____.
a.
adjustment handle
c.
key point
b.
axis
d.
rotate handle
 
 
nar006-1.jpg
Figure 5-2
 

 47. 

As shown in Figure 5-2, a field ____ uniquely identifies each column in a data source.
a.
index
c.
name
b.
key
d.
leader
 

 48. 

One way to print the contents of the data source is to merge all the data records in the data source into a single document called a(n) ____.
a.
master list
c.
index
b.
directory
d.
glossary
 

 49. 

When the long edge of paper is at the top, Word is printing a document in ____ orientation.
a.
landscape
c.
resolved
b.
portrait
d.
dimensional
 
 
nar007-1.jpg
Figure 6-2
 

 50. 

The button used to create the WordArt shown in the accompanying figure is located on the ____ tab.
a.
Home
c.
Page Layout
b.
Insert
d.
Drawing
 

 51. 

When you press the ENTER key in a bordered paragraph, Word ____.
a.
carries the border forward to the next paragraph
b.
starts a new paragraph with no border
c.
displays the Borders dialog box
d.
centers the next paragraph
 

 52. 

A floating object ____.
a.
can be positioned anywhere on the page
c.
is part of a paragraph
b.
can be positioned behind text
d.
both a and b
 

 53. 

To format a graphic as floating, first select it and then use the ____ button on the Format tab.
a.
Text Wrapping
c.
Align
b.
Ungroup
d.
Format Graphic
 

 54. 

To create a drop cap, display the ____ tab on the menu bar and then click the Drop Cap button.
a.
Edit
c.
Insert
b.
Format
d.
Tools
 

 55. 

To balance columns, a ____ is inserted at the end of the text on the page.
a.
next page break
c.
text wrapping break
b.
continuous section break
d.
column break
 

 56. 

____ graphics are visual representations of ideas.
a.
SmartArt
c.
WordArt
b.
Line art
d.
Both a and c
 

 57. 

PDF stands for ____.
a.
Printable Document Features
c.
Primary Document Format
b.
Portable Document Format
d.
Printable Document Format
 

 58. 

A ____ is a range of cells that shows the answers generated by formulas in
which different values have been substituted.
a.
function
c.
formula variable
b.
data table
d.
formula table
 

 59. 

Excel allows you to add ____ conditional formats to a range.
a.
10
c.
50
b.
100
d.
unlimited
 

 60. 

____ causes adjacent rows to have different formatting so that each record in the table is distinguished from surrounding rows.
a.
Row banding
c.
Record formatting
b.
Cell banding
d.
Row formatting
 

 61. 

The general form of the VLOOKUP function is ____.
a.
=VLOOKUP(table_array, col_index_num)
b.
=VLOOKUP(lookup_value, row_index_num)
c.
=VLOOKUP(lookup_value, table_array, col_index_num)
d.
=VLOOKUP(lookup_value)
 

 62. 

Conditional formatting allows you to create ____ that change the formatting of a cell or range of cells based on the value of a cell.
a.
rules
c.
comments
b.
data
d.
objects
 

 63. 

What keyboard key(s) can be used to position a graphic on a slide?
a.
the ARROW keys
c.
the function keys
b.
the spacebar
d.
the Tab key
 

 64. 

When the text color is Automatic, it usually is ____.
a.
gray
c.
white
b.
black
d.
blue
 

 65. 

If you do not want the border style to carry forward each time the ENTER key is pressed, you need to ____.
a.
clear formatting
c.
press the ESC key
b.
return to the Standard style
d.
restore shading
 

 66. 

The mouse pointer displays as a(n) ____ on the drawing canvas while you draw an AutoShape.
a.
crosshair
c.
I-beam
b.
pointing hand
d.
block arrow
 

 67. 

You can click the ____ button on the Quick Access Toolbar to cancel your most recent action.
a.
Cancel
c.
Reset
b.
Undo
d.
Quit
 

 68. 

To change all margin settings, use the Margins button on the ____ tab.
a.
Print Layout
c.
Margins
b.
Document
d.
Page Layout
 

Matching
 
 
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
a.
WordArt
f.
subhead
b.
banner
g.
pull-quote
c.
nameplate
h.
issue information line
d.
ruling line
i.
floating
e.
gradient
j.
inline
 

 69. 

The portion of a newsletter that contains the title of the newsletter.
 

 70. 

Separates areas of a newsletter.
 

 71. 

Text that is copied from the text of the document and given graphical emphasis.
 

 72. 

Drawing object that enables you to create special effects such as shadowed or rotated text.
 

 73. 

When colors blend into one another.
 

 74. 

Type of object that can be positioned at a specific location in a document.
 

 75. 

Type of object that is part of a paragraph.
 



 
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