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Preparations General Computer ExaminationMicrosoft Office Excel 2003

I. Multiple Choice Questions. Please circle one of the best answers.

1. To use the fill handle, first select the cell, and

then position the pointer over the lower-right

corner of the cell until:

a. A white cross appears.

b. The black cross (+) appears.

c. A ScreenTip tells you to drag the fill

handle.

2. If you copy the formula =C4*$D$9 from cell

C4 to cell C5, what will the formula be in cell

C5?

a. =C5*$D$9

b. =C4*$D$9

c. =C5*$E$10

3. Which operator could be used to combine

text from multiple cells into one cell?

a. $

b. &

c. %

4.

Which of these dates will Excel store as plain

text rather than as a serial number?

a. June 23, 2006

b. 23-Jun-06

c. June 23 2006

5. What character should you use at the start of

every function?

a. #

b. (

c. =

6. From "10249 Tofu $18.60", which function

would find and display "10249"?

a. RIGHT

b. LEFT

c. EXACT

7. Which function would you use to change text

to initial capital letters?

a. PROPER

b. UPPER

c. LOWER

8. Which function would you use to compare cell

contents?

a.

LEN

b. TRIM

c. EXACT

9. In the practice, you learned how to change

text to no capitals. To do that, you use the

_____ function.

a. TRIM.

b. LOWER.

c. UPPER.

10.When you enter arguments directly on your

worksheet, what do you type between

arguments?

a. A space

b. A comma

c. Nothing. Just type the next argument.

11.Which of these is a formula in Excel?

a. STDEV

b. =STDEV(A1:A33)

c. NaC

12.To calculate monthly payments in a formula,

how would you enter a 6.00 percent annual

interest rate?

a. 6%

b. 6%/4

c. 6%/12

13.You saw in the practice how to filter data to

see only sales above a certain amount. You

clicked the AutoFilter arrow, and then clicked

_____ in the list.

a. Sort Descending

b. Top 10

c. Custom

14.

What do you type to display a function tip?

a. PMT

b. =PMT

c. =PMT(

15.Which of these is a valid formula in Excel?

a. NORMSDIST(0.3)

b. =NORMSDIST(0.3)

c. =NORMSIDST(0.3)

16.To use statistical functions with Excel you

must have:

a. A statistical add-in package.

b.

You can't do statistics in Excel.

c. A computer with Excel installed.

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17. In the practice, you learned how to see time

as a decimal number by clicking _____ in the

Format Cells dialog box (Number tab).

a. General.

b. Time.

c. Custom.

18.To select different time formats, on the

Format menu, click Cells, and then click:

a.

Fontb. Number

c. Patterns

19.Which function finds the length of text?

a. LEN

b. FIND

c. LEFT

20.What is most important about a chart?

a. That it makes your point clearly.

b. That it has a lot of colors.

c. That it's the most sophisticated chart

type.21.What must you do to refresh a chart when

you revise the worksheet data it displays?

a. Press SHIFT+CTRL.

b. Nothing.

c. Press F6.

22.You learned in the practice that ######

means:

a. You've entered a number wrong.

b. You've misspelled something.

c. The cell is not wide enough.

23.

Suppose you want to find every mention of SirRodney's Scones in your worksheet. Which

dialog box do you need?

a. Find and Replace.

b. Format Cells.

c. Define Name.

24.To fit all the columns on your worksheet on

one printed page, what's your first step?

a. Adjust a column.

b. Use the Fit tooption.

c. Open the worksheet in print

preview.

25.On which menu is the List command?

a. On the Tools menu.

b. On the Data menu.

c. On the Listmenu.

26.This formula, =LEFT(A2,FIND(" ",A2)-1),

separates the first name from the last name in

a cell and enters the first name into a cell of

its own. Which part of the formula looks for

the space between the first and last names?a. LEFT.

b. FIND.

c. The space between the quotation

marks.

27.What is an absolute cell reference?

a. The cell reference automatically

changes when the formula is copied

down a column or across a row.

b. The cell reference is fixed.

c. The cell reference uses the A1

reference style.28.Where is the Compare Side by Side command

located?

a. On the Window menu.

b. On the Datamenu.

c. On the Viewmenu.

29.Which keyboard shortcut opens the Go To

dialog box?

a. CTRL+B.

b. F2.

c. F5.

30.

You don't always have to type a formula touse the SUM function. You can also use

AutoSum by:

a. Clicking AutoSumon the Insertmenu.

b. Clicking the AutoSum button on the

Standard toolbar.

c. Right-clicking and then clicking

AutoSum.

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II. True / False Questions. Please circle one of the best answers.1. The first conditional formatting step is to

select data before setting up your conditions.

a. True

b. False

2. The Name Box shows you the contents of the

active cell.

a. True

b.

False3. In the practice, you learned that if you

misspell SUM in this formula =SUME(B4:B7),

you'll get an error value of #NAME? To fix the

formula, you must delete it and start over

again.

a. True

b. False

4. If you adjust column width in print preview,

the changes affect only the preview, not the

data on the worksheet.

a.

Trueb. False

5. If you create a chart the quick way, by clicking

Finish in the chart wizard as soon as you see

that button, the chart is atomically placed on

the same sheet with the worksheet data used

in creating it.

a. True

b. False

6. You cannot print column titles and column

headings at the time same.

a.

Trueb. False

7. In a new worksheet, you must start by typing

in cell A1.

a. True

b. False

8. Using the Zoom command will make your

worksheet print bigger or smaller.

a. True

b. False

9. A chart placed on the worksheet can be

printed along with the worksheet data.a. True

b. False

10.A chart legend provides the data that appears

in row or column titles.

a. True

b. False

11.You want to use a nested formula to fix both

incorrect capitalization and extra spaces at

the same time in cell A2. This is how to type

the formula in another cell:

=PROPER(TRIM(A2)a. True

b. False

12.After you enter the formula to find the

number of days between two dates, there's

another step to see the final result.

a. True

b. False

13.To start a formula in Excel, you must first type

an equal sign(=)

a.

Trueb. False

14.You can fill up or to the left as well as down or

to the right.

a. True

b. False

15. In the practices, you learned how to delete

formulas. You can delete formulas from more

than one column at a time.

a. True

b. False

16.

You can use the fill handle to enter the exactsame text more than once.

a. True

b. False

17.A chart must always have a value (y) axis.

a. True

b. False

18.You can use the fill handle to enter the exact

same text more than once.

a. True

b. False

19.

To combine the text from cell A2 (Nancy) andcell B2 (Davolio), so that the name is

displayed in one cell as Nancy Davolio, you

would type this formula in another cell:

=A2&" "B2

a. True

b. False

20. In the practice, you learned how to reverse

name order, to combine text from cell A2

(Nancy) and cell B2 (Davolio), so that the

name is displayed in cell C2 as Davolio,Nancy.

You would type this formula: =B2&",&A2a. True

b. False

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III.

. WorkSheet (How to rename WorkSheet)?

. WorkSheet (How to delete WorkSheet)?. WorkSheet (How to insert WorkSheet)?

. WorkSheet (How to move WorkSheet)?. Category: GeneralNumber tab?. Category: Text Number tab?. Category: Custom Number tab?. Category: Number Number tab?

. Format

Ex1: #,###.00

Ex2: #,###.00 Riels

Ex3: #,###.00 Euro

Ex4: #,###.00 $

Ex5: dd/mm/yy

Ex6: ddd-mmm-yyyy

Ex7: dddd/ dd-mmmm-yyyy

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. Min ) ?. Max ) ?. Rank ) ?

. Sumif ) ?. Concatenate ) ?. Countif ) ?. Fill Handle Microsoft Excel?. Name Box Microsoft Excel?

. Formula Bar Microsoft Excel?