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

 1. 

__________ are a collection of worksheets.
a.
Workbooks
c.
Papers
b.
Booklets
d.
Work hours
 

 2. 

What is the title of the blank workbook that opens when you first start Excel from the Windows Start menu?
a.
Workbook1
c.
Book
b.
Work1
d.
Book1
 

 3. 

The number of worksheets that a workbook can contain is __________.
a.
unlimited
c.
9,999,999
b.
limited by computer memory
d.
limited by the number you add to it
 

 4. 

On the Ribbon each __________ surrounds a collection of groups.
a.
cluster
c.
aggregate
b.
tab
d.
mode
 

 5. 

When a cell entry is positioned at the far left in the cell, it is considered __________.
a.
left- and right-aligned
c.
left-aligned
b.
center-aligned
d.
right-aligned
 

 6. 

In Excel, a number can contain the characters __________.
a.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
c.
. $ % E e
b.
+ - ( ) , /
d.
all of the above
 

 7. 

The cell being copied is called the source area (or copy area). The range of cells receiving the copy is called the __________.
a.
receiver cell
c.
receiving range
b.
final cell
d.
destination area (or paste area)
 

 8. 

Saving the workbook frequently is important for the following reason: __________
a.
so you have a lot of copies of the same file
c.
if you lose power, the worksheet could be lost
b.
because the workbook loses data the longer it sits
d.
it is not necessary to save frequently
 

 9. 

A file name can have a maximum of 255 characters, including spaces. The only characters not allowed are the __________.
a.
less than symbol (<), greater than symbol (>), and vertical bar (|)
c.
backslash (\ ), slash (/), colon (:)
b.
asterisk (*), question mark (?), quotation mark (“)
d.
all of the above
 

 10. 

Changing the font type, changing the font style to bold, increasing the font size, and changing
the font color is called __________.
a.
adjusting
c.
formatting
b.
coloring and sizing
d.
all of the above
 

 11. 

Combining two or more cells together is called __________ cells.
a.
merging
c.
combining
b.
mixing
d.
spanning
 

 12. 

What effect does the Comma Style format have on the selected cells?
a.
Converts decimals to commas within a cell
c.
Causes the cells to display with two decimal places and commas as thousands separators
b.
Converts decimals to commas within merged cells
d.
Allows for substitution of selected characters
 

 13. 

A(n) __________ chart is drawn on the same worksheet as the data.
a.
embedded
c.
author-signature
b.
sketch
d.
cell-outline
 
 
nar001-1.jpg
Figure 1-2
 

 14. 

Excel opens a new workbook with three __________ , as shown in the accompanying figure.
a.
shakes
c.
worksheets
b.
names
d.
charts
 

 15. 

In the accompanying figure, the __________ tab is called the primary tab of the Ribbon.
a.
Formulas
c.
Home
b.
Review
d.
page
 

 16. 

The commands to insert a chart are located on the __________ tab, as shown in the accompanying figure.
a.
Fast Chart
c.
Quick Chart
b.
Home
d.
Insert
 

 17. 

In the accompanying figure, by using the __________ area on the status bar, you easily can obtain a total, an average, or other information about the numbers in a range.
a.
AutoCalculate
c.
CalculateNow
b.
AutoNumbering
d.
FastRange
 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 18. 

A new workbook opens with three worksheets, but additional worksheets can be added as long as your computer has enough memory to accommodate them.
 

 19. 

To identify a cell, specify the row number first, followed by the column letter.
 

 20. 

All commands on the Mini toolbar also exist on the Ribbon.
 

 21. 

When text is longer than the width of a column, Excel displays the overflow characters in adjacent cells to the right.
 

 22. 

Text entered in a cell cannot be realigned.
 

 23. 

If you save a workbook and then quit Excel, all Excel windows close.
 

 24. 

Excel derives the chart scale based on the values in the worksheet along the vertical axis, also called the y-axis or value axis of the chart.
 

 25. 

Excel automatically selects the entries in the topmost row of a chart range as the titles for the horizontal axis of a chart, also called the x-axis or category axis.
 



 
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