Module D

Decision Analysis with Spreadsheet Software

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet called?

A. Group

B. Block

C. Cell

D. Object

2. Which spreadsheet term defines a collection of information arranged in columns

and rows?

A. Catalog

B. Inventory

C. List

D. Directory
3. Which of the following is a characteristic that a list must possess?

A. Each row must have only one type of information.

B. The first column in the list must contain the labels or column headings.

C. The list must not contain any blank columns.

D. The list must be bordered on all four sides by blank rows and blank columns.

4. Which of the following is true of lists?

A. A list can only contain numerical information (except for labels).

B. A list does not usually contain a label for the first column.

C. A list does not require a blank line above it if it starts from the first row.

D. A list must not have a blank row unless it contains verbal information.

5. In a list made using spreadsheet software, which of the following would be a

label?

A. An entry made in the third row of the first column.

B. An entry made in the third row of the third column.

C. An entry made in the first row of the third column.

D. An entry made in the last row of the first column.

6. The administration department of a university makes a list of the professors
currently employed by the university (first column), the departments to which they
belong (second column), and their ages (last column). Which of the following
entries would most likely be contained in the fourth row of the third column?

A. Dr. Ridley Donovan

B. 46

C. 24 August, 1956

D. Psychology

7. A company makes a list of its customers using spreadsheet software. It has four
columns containing information on customer id (4-Digit), customer name, date of
most recent purchase, and address respectively. Which of the following represents
information stored in the third column of the list?

A. 7714, Wendy Dickens, 12/01/27, #17 Downing Street, Sacramento, CA.

B. 01/27/12, 04/13/09, 10/30/11, 09/12/10.

C. Helena Melton, Stefanie Czajkowski, Liz Thomas, Kristen Amato.

D. 7714, 8012, 0212, 1678.

8. Should a spreadsheet list contain any blank rows?

A. Yes, between groups of records.

B. Yes, blank rows should contain borders.

C. No, blank rows should only surround the list.

D. No, blank rows should be isolated to the definitions.

9. A _____ is a description of a list by column.

A. list definition table

B. pivot table

C. feature key

D. column definition

10. A list definition table:

A. filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those that match
criteria you specify.

B. creates sublists using exact match criteria.

C. highlights the information in a cell that meets some criteria you specify.

D. describes a list by column.

11. Which of the following spreadsheet features allows you to show only rows from a
list that meets a specific condition?

A. Filter

B. AutoMatch

C. Goal Seek

D. Group

12. If you were searching for a particular customer in a list and you knew, for instance,
the state the customer lived in, what spreadsheet feature should you use?

A. Goal Seeking

B. Filter

C. Sorting

D. Pivot Table
13. Using spreadsheet software, a company creates a list of its customers with the
following columns: customer's date of birth, customer location, and date of latest
purchase. If the company needs to find the exact number of individuals to whom
birthday wishes would need to be sent on a particular day, which function should it
use?

A. Basic Filter

B. Custom Filter

C. Pivot table

D. Goal Seek

14. Using spreadsheet software, a manager makes a list of the number of employees
in each department in his company. The team size column has the following
entries in each cell: 3, 3, 7, 13, 22, 15, 26, 4. If the manager uses a basic Filter, which
of the following can he accomplish?

A. Only hide all rows with a team size below 13.

B. Highlight all cells with a team size greater than 13.

C. Show only production departments with 3 people.

D. Show all management departments with 7 or more people.

15. A list maintained by doctors at a hospital contains the following patient
information columns: registration number, name, age, height, weight, and date of
admission. What information can be obtained by using the basic Filter function of
Excel?

A. The number of patients admitted after a certain date.

B. The heights of patients with weights below 125 pounds.

C. The names of patients who were underweight (below 100 pounds) at the time of
data collection.

D. The number of people admitted on a particular date.

16. A pediatrician creates a list, using spreadsheet software, of the ages of all the
children who had come to him suffering from acute pneumonia. If the doctor
wants to find the number of children aged 3 who had had pneumonia, from the
list, he must click on a cell in the list, click on Data (from the menu bar), and click
on Filter. Subsequently, he must:

A. click on the list box arrow next to "Age" and select 3.

B. click on Clear Filter from "Age."

C. select "Number Filters", click on "Greater Than" from the list of Boolean
operations, and select 3.

D. select "Number Filters", click on "Greater Than" from the list of Boolean
operations, and select 2.
17. Which spreadsheet feature allows you to hide rows in a list?

A. Conditional formatting

B. AutoFilter

C. Pivot table

D. Data analysis

18. Regardless of how one uses the Filter function, Excel _____ rows that one does not
want to see.

A. deletes

B. eliminates from the sublist

C. does not include in the new table

D. hides
19. A list is created by the sales manager of a firm, listing the number of sales per
week for the current financial quarter. The column for number of sales per week is
as follows: 25, 37, 34, 56, 44, 26, 35, 35, 37. The sales manager wants to find the
number of weeks where sales was above 37. Using Excel, he clicks on a cell in the
list, on Data (from the menu bar), and on Filter. Subsequently, he clicks on the list
box arrow next to the Sales/week column and selects 37. What will his answer be?

A. 37

B. 2

C. 4

D. 5

20. A company uses Excel to maintain a list of its customers. It maintains details of
customer name, id, age, and region of residence (East, West, North, and South). If
a manager wants a list of only those customers living in the North, which of the
following functions of Excel can the manager use?

A. Basic Filter

B. Custom Filter

C. Goal Seek

D. Conditional formatting
21. _____ allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those that match criteria,
besides "is equal to," you specify.

A. Goal Seek

B. Basic Filter

C. Custom Filter

D. Conditional formatting

22. The _____ function allows you to use criteria such as greater than, less than, and so
on, to create a sublist of required elements.

A. basic Filter

B. Custom Filter

C. Goal Seek

D. conditional formatting
23. A psychologist wants to find the prevalence of stress-related disorders in patients
between the ages of 30 to 55. He creates a list of all of his patients aged 55 or
below who came to him with symptoms of stress. Using Excel software's Custom
Filter function, he clicks on the "Age" column arrow box, and selects Number
Filters. Which of the following steps must he subsequently follow to answer his
question?

A. Click on the "Lesser Than" list of Boolean operations and type the number 55.

B. Click on the "Greater Than" list of Boolean operations and type the number 30.

C. Click on the "Lesser Than" list of Boolean operations and type the number 30.

D. Click on the "Greater Than" list of Boolean operations and type the number 55.

24. A sociologist wants to know what percent of a town's population earns between
$50,000 and $100,000 annually. He obtains an Excel sheet with income information
for the town's population from the U.S Census Bureau. If he uses the Custom Filter
function, which of the following values and Boolean operators must he enter and
select respectively to obtain the required information?

A. "Greater Than" $50,000 or "Lesser Than" $100,000

B. "Lesser Than" $50,000 or "Greater Than" $100,000

C. "Greater Than" $50,000 and "Lesser Than" $100,000

D. "Lesser Than" $50,000 and "Greater Than" $100,000

25. The results for a class of 10 after an examination are as follows: 56, 59, 64, 76, 78,
49, 62, 79, 86, 94. A teacher creates a list of students and their marks using
spreadsheet software. To find the number of students who scored between 65 and
75, he selects the Custom Filter function and enters "Greater Than" 65 or "Lesser
Than" 75 as his criteria. How many students will be selected?

A. 5

B. 3

C. 10

D. 0

26. The results for a class of 10 after an examination are as follows: 56, 59, 64, 76, 78,
49, 62, 79, 86, 94. A teacher creates a list of students and their marks using
spreadsheet software. To find the number of students who scored between 65 and
75, he selects the Custom Filter function and enters "Greater Than" 65 and "Lesser
Than" 75 as his criteria. How many students will be selected?

A. 5

B. 3

C. 10

D. 0
27. A shopkeeper wants to create a sublist of customers spending less than $50 and
customers spending more than $100 per purchase, out of a list of all customer-
purchase amounts. Which of the following combinations of values and Boolean
operators must be chosen?

A. "Greater Than" $50 or "Lesser Than" $100

B. "Lesser Than" $50 or "Greater Than" $100

C. "Greater Than" $50 and "Lesser Than" $100

D. "Lesser Than" $50 and "Greater Than" $100

28. If you wanted customers who earned an annual income of less than $25,000 to
appear in red, what spreadsheet feature would you use?

A. Data ordering

B. Goal Seeking

C. Data validation

D. Conditional formatting
29. Which of the following can be achieved using the conditional formatting function
of Excel?

A. Show only numbers in between 70 and 80 from a list of numbers from 1 to 100.

B. Remove all rows not corresponding to specified criteria from a list.

C. Calculate an unknown value from an objective specified in a worksheet.

D. Differentiate even numbers from a list of even and odd numbers.

30. _____ is an Excel function which allows you to view the entire list while having
certain information called to your attention.

A. Basic Filter

B. Custom Filter

C. Conditional formatting

D. Goal Seek

31. To highlight information that meets some criterion that you set, you could use
_____ formatting.

A. auto

B. restrictive

C. conditional

D. limited
32. _____ highlights the information in a cell that meets some criteria you specify.

A. Basic Filter

B. Custom Filter

C. Goal Seek

D. Conditional formatting

33. A list contains the names of members of a library, and the date of their joining.
Which of the following can be achieved using conditional formatting?

A. Hide all names who have been members for more than five years.

B. Create a sublist of members whose names began with an "A."

C. Highlight cells of members who became members in a particular month.

D. Hide rows containing joining details of members who joined after a specified
date.

34. Which of the following enables you to group and summarize information?

A. Pivot table

B. Conditional formatting

C. Basic Filter

D. Custom Filter
35. If you had a listing of customer information and you need to quickly group and
summarize this information, which spreadsheet feature would you use?

A. Goal Seeking

B. Data analysis

C. Data summary

D. Pivot table

36. Which of the following spreadsheet features allows you to quickly create a two-
dimensional table with totals for groups of information?

A. Goal Seeking

B. Pivot table

C. Forms

D. Groups

37. Which spreadsheet feature would allow one to find the total number of customers
in a certain region from a list containing details of all the customers of a
company?

A. Goal Seeking

B. Data analysis

C. Conditional formatting

D. Pivot table
38. When creating a ____, you create dimensions of information by specifying how
information is to be summarized by dimension.

A. list definition table

B. pivot table

C. worksheet

D. sublist

39. What is the difference between a Filter and a pivot table?

A. A Filter requires that rows are sorted by a column or group before they are
analyzed; a pivot table does not.

B. A Filter can analyze dissimilar information; a pivot table cannot.

C. A pivot table provides summary results on groups of information; a Filter shows

only rows in some group.

D. A pivot table provides more detailed information than a Filter.

40. In the skeletal structure of a pivot table, the _____ is the list of fields in the original
table that you can work with.

A. Filter Field Area

B. Column and Row Field List

C. PivotTable Field List

D. PivotTable Labels Area

41. In the skeletal structure of a pivot table, the _____ area is where you will drop a field
of information to create pages or layers.

A. PivotTable Field List

B. Report Filter

C. Column Labels

D. Row Labels

42. Which of the following elements of the skeletal structure of a pivot table provides a
three-dimensional aspect to the pivot table?

A. PivotTable Field List

B. "Report Filter" area

C. "Row Labels" area

D. "Column Labels" area

43. When you drop information into the "Values" area in the lower-right corner of the
skeletal structure of a pivot table, the default aggregation of summarization is
____.

A. summation

B. division

C. count

D. average
44. A list containing customer and customer purchase information has the following
columns: customer name, location (of the customer, i.e., North, South, East, and
West), customer income, customer age, and mode of payment during last
purchase (cash or card). A pivot table to find the number of customers in each
location and containing age, income, and purchase information of customers
needs to be created. Where must the "location" field be dropped in the pivot table
skeletal structure to create such a table?

A. Report Field

B. Column Labels

C. Row Labels

D. "Values" area

45. A list containing customer and customer purchase information has the following
columns: customer name, location (of the customer, i.e., North, South, East, and
West), customer income, customer age, and mode of payment during last
purchase (cash or card). A pivot table is created dividing the customers based on
their location. Where must the "mode of payment" field be dropped if information
on mode of payment based on region is required?

A. Report Field

B. Column Labels

C. Row Labels

D. "Values" area
46. A list consists of the following columns: customer id, customer income, total annual
expenditure, and annual expenditure on food. While creating a pivot table, which
of the following fields would require clicking on "Count" in the "Values" field
setting?

A. Customer id

B. Customer income

C. Total annual expenditure

D. Annual expenditure on food

47. A list containing customer and customer purchase information has the following
columns: customer name, location (of the customer, i.e., North, South, East, and
West), customer income, customer age, and mode of payment during last
purchase (cash or card). A pivot table is created dividing the customers based on
their location. Which of the following would result in the creation of a three-
dimensional pivot table?

A. Adding the age field to "Column Labels"

B. Adding the age field to the "Values" field

C. Adding customer income field to "Report Filter"

D. Adding customer id to the "Values" field

48. _____ is an Excel function that works backward from an objective to compute an
unknown value.

A. Pivot table

B. Basic Filter

C. Custom Filter

D. Goal Seek

49. Which of the following represents the steps for selecting the Goal Seek tool?

A. On the menu bar, click on Value Field Settings, click on Count, and select Goal
Seek.

B. On the menu bar, click on Insert, and select Goal Seek.

C. On the menu bar, click on Data, then click on What-if Analysis, and select Goal
Seek.

D. On the menu bar, click on Home, click on Conditional Formatting, and select
Goal Seek.
50. Which of the following is an action which needs to be performed before using the
Goal Seek tool?

A. Creation of a worksheet that includes an objective based on some unknown

value in a cell.

B. Creation of dimensions of information by specifying how information is to be

summarized by dimension.

C. Definitions of the dimensions of a list by dragging and dropping information

labels or column headings into the row and column areas of a pivot table.

D. Entering specific criteria by which a sublist can be created containing only

desired information.

51. A newly formed company producing glass paperweights creates a worksheet using
Excel for finding the number of units it has to sell to post a profit of $10,000 in the
first year. In the Goal Seek tool dialog box, where must the required profit be
entered?

A. In the "For set" field.

B. In the "To value" field.

C. In the "Time" field.

D. In the "By changing cell" field.

52. A worksheet, created by a company making toothbrushes, contains the following
information within specified cells (given in brackets): Number of toothbrushes sold
(K10), Sale price * number of toothbrushes sold (K11), Transportation cost per
toothbrush * number of toothbrushes sold (K12), the fixed cost (K13) involved in
manufacturing the toothbrushes, and the net profit (K14). If the company wants to
find the number of toothbrushes they have to sell to make a profit of $5,000, what
must they enter in the "By changing cell" in the Goal Seek Dialog box?

A. $5,000

B. K14

C. K10

D. $5,000*K13

53. A worksheet, created by a company making toothbrushes, contains the following

information within specified cells (given in brackets): Number of toothbrushes sold
(K10), Sale price * number of toothbrushes sold (K11), Transportation cost per
toothbrush * number of toothbrushes sold (K12), the fixed cost (K13) involved in
manufacturing the toothbrushes, and the net profit (K14). If the company wants to
find the number of toothbrushes they have to sell to make a profit of $5,000, what
must they enter in the "For set" field in the Goal Seek Dialog box?

A. $5,000

B. K14

C. K10

D. K13
54. A worksheet, created by a company making toothbrushes, contains the following
information within specified cells (given in brackets): Number of toothbrushes sold
(K10), Sale price * number of toothbrushes sold (K11), transportation cost per
toothbrush * number of toothbrushes sold (K12), the fixed cost (K13) involved in
manufacturing the toothbrushes, and the net profit (K14). If the company wants to
find the number of toothbrushes they have to sell to make a profit of $5,000, what
must they enter in the "To value" field in the Goal Seek Dialog box?

A. $5,000

B. K14

C. K10

D. $5,000*K13

55. A biscuit manufacturer sells 10 packets of biscuits for $50. The cost involved in
making 10 packets is $15, the cost of transporting 10 packets to the customers is
$20, and the fixed costs involved amount to $5. If this information is put into a
worksheet, what must one enter in the "To value" field of the Goal Seek dialog box
to find the number of packets that need to be sold to make a profit of $200?

A. $20+$5+$15

B. $50+$20

C. $15+$20

D. $200
True / False Questions

56. A cell is the intersection of a column and a row.

True False

57. Microsoft Word is spreadsheet software that allows you to analyze any kind of
information.

True False

58. A column in a list can display many different types of information.

True False

59. A list contains information displayed only in columns whereas a pivot table has
information in both rows and columns.

True False

60. The first row in a list usually contains labels or row headings.

True False
61. A list often contains blank rows to separate groups from other groups.

True False

62. A list often contains blank columns to separate categories from other categories.

True False

63. A list is bordered on all sides by blank rows and columns; this space identifies the
end of the list.

True False

64. A list definition table is a list of columns in a workbook with their descriptions.

True False

65. If you cannot create a list, then you probably cannot create a list definition table.

True False

66. The Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except
those that match criteria you specify.

True False
67. If you wanted to see a sublist of every student whose last name begins with "B"
from a list of all students, you could use the basic Filter function.

True False

68. Basic Filter allows you to choose to view only the information that you want; all
other information can be hidden.

True False

69. When using the basic Filter, you are limited to working with just one column or
category of information.

True False

70. The basic Filter function can only be used to sort numeric data.

True False

71. The basic Filter function allows you to use other criteria such as greater than, less
than, and so on to hide rows not meeting specific criteria.

True False
72. The Custom Filter function can create a sublist of people aged 45 and above from
a list of people of varying ages.

True False

73. The Custom Filter function allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those that
fit into a range of numbers.

True False

74. If you wanted to see a list of every student who scored greater than 85 percent on
a test, you would use the Custom AutoFilter function.

True False

75. If you wanted to see a list that displays all customers that have spent less than $20,
or more than $100, in the past six months, you would use the Custom AutoFilter
function.

True False

76. Entries in a list meeting some specific criteria can be identified using the Filter
function or the conditional formatting function in Excel.

True False
77. Conditional formatting highlights the information in a cell that does not meet the
criteria you specified.

True False

78. Conditional formatting only works for textual data.

True False

79. Conditional formatting from a list can be removed only from selected cells.

True False

80. A pivot table enables you to group and summarize information.

True False

81. A pivot table can be created for information obtained from a Word or Access
table.

True False

82. The default location of a pivot table is to place it in the same worksheet as that of
the list.

True False
83. Dragging a label from the PivotTable Field List to the area in the lower-right
portion of the screen marked "Values" makes it three dimensional.

True False

84. A pivot table can be two-or three-dimensional.

True False

85. By creating a two-dimensional pivot table in Excel, using rows and columns, you
can build a data warehouse.

True False

86. Goal Seek works backward from an objective to compute an unknown value.

True False

87. To use Goal Seek, one has to create a worksheet that includes an objective based
on some unknown value in a cell.

True False
88. In using Goal Seek to compute an unknown value, the first step is to click on the
"Value Fields" setting, then click on "Summarize Values By", and then select "Goal
Seek".

True False

Fill in the Blank Questions

89. _____ is Microsoft's spreadsheet software that allows you to work with and analyze
information.

________________________________________

90. A(n) _____ is the intersection of a row and column.

________________________________________

91. A(n) _____ is a spreadsheet function that summarizes information by category.

________________________________________

92. The first _____ in a list contains column headings or labels.

________________________________________
93. A(n) _____ is a collection of information arranged in columns and rows in which
each column displays one particular type of information.

________________________________________

94. A list is a collection of information arranged in _____ and _____ in which each
column displays one particular type of information.

________________________________________

95. In a list, each column has only _____ type(s) of information.

________________________________________

96. A list does not contain any _____ rows.

________________________________________

97. A(n) _____ is a description of a list by column.

________________________________________

98. The _____ quickly creates smaller lists out of a much larger list.

________________________________________
99. From a list of customers living in the North, the South, the East, and the West, in
order to get specific information to create a list of all customers living in the North,
the _____ function must be used.

________________________________________

100.The purpose of the AutoFilter function is to help you quickly focus on only the
information that is important by _____ the information that is not.

________________________________________

101.When using the Filter function, you are not limited to working with just one ____.

________________________________________

102.The basic AutoFilter function allows you to create sublists using _____ match
criteria.

________________________________________

103.The basic AutoFilter function creates _____ based on exact match criteria.

________________________________________
104.The _____ allows you to view rows in a list that meet a range of criterion that you
specify.

________________________________________

105.The Custom Filter function allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those
that match criteria, besides "_____," you specify.

________________________________________

106._____ highlights the information in a cell that meets some criteria you specify.

________________________________________

107.The Filter function _____ the information you want to see by hiding the information
you do not want to see.

________________________________________

108.Conditional formatting maintains the view of the _____ list of information but
highlights key pieces of information that you are looking for.

________________________________________
109.A(n) _____ takes the most steps to create, but yields highly valuable summary
information.

________________________________________

110.You need to have a(n) _____ before you can use a pivot table.

________________________________________

111. The default aggregation or summarization in a pivot table is by ____.

________________________________________

112.In the _____ area of a summary of a pivot table, you drop the fields of information
that you want in the interior of the pivot table.

________________________________________

113.The PivotTable _____ is the list of fields in the original table that you can work with.

________________________________________

114.In a pivot table, the _____ area is where you will drop a field of information to
create pages or layers.

________________________________________
115.A two-dimensional pivot table with another layer giving it more depth is a _____
pivot table.

________________________________________

116.A three-dimensional pivot table has rows, columns, and ____.

________________________________________

117.Goal Seek works backward from an objective to compute a(n) _____ value.

________________________________________
 Module D Decision Analysis with Spreadsheet Software Answer Key

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the intersection of a row and column in a spreadsheet called?

A. Group

B. Block

C. Cell

D. Object

A cell is the intersection of a row and column and is uniquely identified by its
column character and row number.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Introduction
2. Which spreadsheet term defines a collection of information arranged in columns
and rows?

A. Catalog

B. Inventory

C. List

D. Directory

A list is a collection of information arranged in columns and rows in which each

column displays one particular type of information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists
3. Which of the following is a characteristic that a list must possess?

A. Each row must have only one type of information.

B. The first column in the list must contain the labels or column headings.

C. The list must not contain any blank columns.

D. The list must be bordered on all four sides by blank rows and blank columns.

In spreadsheet software, one of the characteristics a list must possess is that it

must be bordered on all four sides by blank rows and blank columns.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Lists
4. Which of the following is true of lists?

A. A list can only contain numerical information (except for labels).

B. A list does not usually contain a label for the first column.

C. A list does not require a blank line above it if it starts from the first row.

D. A list must not have a blank row unless it contains verbal information.

A list must be bordered on all four sides by blank rows and blank columns,
though it may not have a blank line above it if it starts in the first row.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Lists
5. In a list made using spreadsheet software, which of the following would be a
label?

A. An entry made in the third row of the first column.

B. An entry made in the third row of the third column.

C. An entry made in the first row of the third column.

D. An entry made in the last row of the first column.

The first row in the list contains the labels or column headings.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Lists
6. The administration department of a university makes a list of the professors
currently employed by the university (first column), the departments to which
they belong (second column), and their ages (last column). Which of the
following entries would most likely be contained in the fourth row of the third
column?

A. Dr. Ridley Donovan

B. 46

C. 24 August, 1956

D. Psychology

The third column contains information on the ages of professors in the

university.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Lists
7. A company makes a list of its customers using spreadsheet software. It has four
columns containing information on customer id (4-Digit), customer name, date
of most recent purchase, and address respectively. Which of the following
represents information stored in the third column of the list?

A. 7714, Wendy Dickens, 12/01/27, #17 Downing Street, Sacramento, CA.

B. 01/27/12, 04/13/09, 10/30/11, 09/12/10.

C. Helena Melton, Stefanie Czajkowski, Liz Thomas, Kristen Amato.

D. 7714, 8012, 0212, 1678.

The third column contains information on the date of most recent purchase and
would contain entries of dates.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Lists
8. Should a spreadsheet list contain any blank rows?

A. Yes, between groups of records.

B. Yes, blank rows should contain borders.

C. No, blank rows should only surround the list.

D. No, blank rows should be isolated to the definitions.

A list does not contain any blank rows. A list is bordered on all four sides by
blank rows and blank columns.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Lists

9. A _____ is a description of a list by column.

A. list definition table

B. pivot table

C. feature key

D. column definition

A list definition table is a description of a list by column.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
 Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists

10. A list definition table:

A. filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those that
match criteria you specify.

B. creates sublists using exact match criteria.

C. highlights the information in a cell that meets some criteria you specify.

D. describes a list by column.

A list definition table is a description of a list by column.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Lists
11. Which of the following spreadsheet features allows you to show only rows from
a list that meets a specific condition?

A. Filter

B. AutoMatch

C. Goal Seek

D. Group

The Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except
those that match criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Basic Filter
12. If you were searching for a particular customer in a list and you knew, for
instance, the state the customer lived in, what spreadsheet feature should you
use?

A. Goal Seeking

B. Filter

C. Sorting

D. Pivot Table

The Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except
those that match criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Basic Filter
13. Using spreadsheet software, a company creates a list of its customers with the
following columns: customer's date of birth, customer location, and date of
latest purchase. If the company needs to find the exact number of individuals to
whom birthday wishes would need to be sent on a particular day, which
function should it use?

A. Basic Filter

B. Custom Filter

C. Pivot table

D. Goal Seek

The Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except
those that match criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Basic Filter
14. Using spreadsheet software, a manager makes a list of the number of
employees in each department in his company. The team size column has the
following entries in each cell: 3, 3, 7, 13, 22, 15, 26, 4. If the manager uses a basic
Filter, which of the following can he accomplish?

A. Only hide all rows with a team size below 13.

B. Highlight all cells with a team size greater than 13.

C. Show only production departments with 3 people.

D. Show all management departments with 7 or more people.

The basic Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list
except those that match criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Basic Filter
15. A list maintained by doctors at a hospital contains the following patient
information columns: registration number, name, age, height, weight, and date
of admission. What information can be obtained by using the basic Filter
function of Excel?

A. The number of patients admitted after a certain date.

B. The heights of patients with weights below 125 pounds.

C. The names of patients who were underweight (below 100 pounds) at the time
of data collection.

D. The number of people admitted on a particular date.

The basic Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list
except those that match criteria you specify. A list can be filtered using criteria in
multiple columns, according to the required output.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Basic Filter
16. A pediatrician creates a list, using spreadsheet software, of the ages of all the
children who had come to him suffering from acute pneumonia. If the doctor
wants to find the number of children aged 3 who had had pneumonia, from the
list, he must click on a cell in the list, click on Data (from the menu bar), and click
on Filter. Subsequently, he must:

A. click on the list box arrow next to "Age" and select 3.

B. click on Clear Filter from "Age."

C. select "Number Filters", click on "Greater Than" from the list of Boolean
operations, and select 3.

D. select "Number Filters", click on "Greater Than" from the list of Boolean
operations, and select 2.

For the basic Filter function, one has to click on any cell in the list, click on Data
(from the menu bar), and click on Filter. Subsequently, he must click on the list
box arrow next to the column of interest and select the type of filter.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Basic Filter
17. Which spreadsheet feature allows you to hide rows in a list?

A. Conditional formatting

B. AutoFilter

C. Pivot table

D. Data analysis

The AutoFilter function allows one to display only selected rows on a list while
hiding the other rows.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Basic Filter
18. Regardless of how one uses the Filter function, Excel _____ rows that one does
not want to see.

A. deletes

B. eliminates from the sublist

C. does not include in the new table

D. hides

No matter how you use the Filter function, Excel is simply hiding the rows you
do not want to see. It is not eliminating or deleting them.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Basic Filter
19. A list is created by the sales manager of a firm, listing the number of sales per
week for the current financial quarter. The column for number of sales per week
is as follows: 25, 37, 34, 56, 44, 26, 35, 35, 37. The sales manager wants to find
the number of weeks where sales was above 37. Using Excel, he clicks on a cell
in the list, on Data (from the menu bar), and on Filter. Subsequently, he clicks on
the list box arrow next to the Sales/week column and selects 37. What will his
answer be?

A. 37

B. 2

C. 4

D. 5

Since the manager used the process for the basic Filter function, he would have
found the number of weeks where sales was equal to 37, which is 2.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Basic Filter
20. A company uses Excel to maintain a list of its customers. It maintains details of
customer name, id, age, and region of residence (East, West, North, and South).
If a manager wants a list of only those customers living in the North, which of
the following functions of Excel can the manager use?

A. Basic Filter

B. Custom Filter

C. Goal Seek

D. Conditional formatting

The basic Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list
except those that match criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Basic Filter
21. _____ allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those that match criteria,
besides "is equal to," you specify.

A. Goal Seek

B. Basic Filter

C. Custom Filter

D. Conditional formatting

The Custom Filter function allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those
that match criteria, besides "is equal to," you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Custom Filter
22. The _____ function allows you to use criteria such as greater than, less than, and
so on, to create a sublist of required elements.

A. basic Filter

B. Custom Filter

C. Goal Seek

D. conditional formatting

The Custom Filter function allows you to use criteria such as greater than, less
than, and so on, to create a sublist of required elements.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Custom Filter
23. A psychologist wants to find the prevalence of stress-related disorders in
patients between the ages of 30 to 55. He creates a list of all of his patients
aged 55 or below who came to him with symptoms of stress. Using Excel
software's Custom Filter function, he clicks on the "Age" column arrow box, and
selects Number Filters. Which of the following steps must he subsequently
follow to answer his question?

A. Click on the "Lesser Than" list of Boolean operations and type the number 55.

B. Click on the "Greater Than" list of Boolean operations and type the number
30.

C. Click on the "Lesser Than" list of Boolean operations and type the number 30.

D. Click on the "Greater Than" list of Boolean operations and type the number
55.

Since the psychologist created a list of patients aged 55 or below, selecting

"Greater Than" on the Boolean operations and entering the number 30 would
give him the required information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Custom Filter
24. A sociologist wants to know what percent of a town's population earns between
$50,000 and $100,000 annually. He obtains an Excel sheet with income
information for the town's population from the U.S Census Bureau. If he uses
the Custom Filter function, which of the following values and Boolean operators
must he enter and select respectively to obtain the required information?

A. "Greater Than" $50,000 or "Lesser Than" $100,000

B. "Lesser Than" $50,000 or "Greater Than" $100,000

C. "Greater Than" $50,000 and "Lesser Than" $100,000

D. "Lesser Than" $50,000 and "Greater Than" $100,000

Selecting "Greater Than" $50,000 or "Lesser Than" $100,000, would give the
sociologist the population of people whose income was between $50,000 and
$100,000.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Custom Filter
25. The results for a class of 10 after an examination are as follows: 56, 59, 64, 76,
78, 49, 62, 79, 86, 94. A teacher creates a list of students and their marks using
spreadsheet software. To find the number of students who scored between 65
and 75, he selects the Custom Filter function and enters "Greater Than" 65 or
"Lesser Than" 75 as his criteria. How many students will be selected?

A. 5

B. 3

C. 10

D. 0

Since the teacher entered "Greater Than" 65 or "Lesser Than" 75 as his criteria,
all the entries will remain.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Custom Filter
26. The results for a class of 10 after an examination are as follows: 56, 59, 64, 76,
78, 49, 62, 79, 86, 94. A teacher creates a list of students and their marks using
spreadsheet software. To find the number of students who scored between 65
and 75, he selects the Custom Filter function and enters "Greater Than" 65 and
"Lesser Than" 75 as his criteria. How many students will be selected?

A. 5

B. 3

C. 10

D. 0

Since the teacher entered "Greater Than" 65 or "Lesser Than" 75 as his criteria,
all the entries will be hidden.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Custom Filter
27. A shopkeeper wants to create a sublist of customers spending less than $50 and
customers spending more than $100 per purchase, out of a list of all customer-
purchase amounts. Which of the following combinations of values and Boolean
operators must be chosen?

A. "Greater Than" $50 or "Lesser Than" $100

B. "Lesser Than" $50 or "Greater Than" $100

C. "Greater Than" $50 and "Lesser Than" $100

D. "Lesser Than" $50 and "Greater Than" $100

Choosing "Lesser Than $50 or Greater Than $100" would hide all entries except
those of customers spending less than $50 and entries of customers spending
more than $100.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Custom Filter
28. If you wanted customers who earned an annual income of less than $25,000 to
appear in red, what spreadsheet feature would you use?

A. Data ordering

B. Goal Seeking

C. Data validation

D. Conditional formatting

Conditional formatting highlights the information in a cell that meets some

criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Conditional Formatting
29. Which of the following can be achieved using the conditional formatting
function of Excel?

A. Show only numbers in between 70 and 80 from a list of numbers from 1 to

100.

B. Remove all rows not corresponding to specified criteria from a list.

C. Calculate an unknown value from an objective specified in a worksheet.

D. Differentiate even numbers from a list of even and odd numbers.

Conditional formatting highlights the information in a cell that meets some

criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Conditional Formatting
30. _____ is an Excel function which allows you to view the entire list while having
certain information called to your attention.

A. Basic Filter

B. Custom Filter

C. Conditional formatting

D. Goal Seek

Conditional formatting is an Excel function which allows you to view the entire
list while having certain information called to your attention.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Conditional Formatting
31. To highlight information that meets some criterion that you set, you could use
_____ formatting.

A. auto

B. restrictive

C. conditional

D. limited

To highlight information that meets some criterion that you set, you could use
conditional formatting.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Conditional Formatting
32. _____ highlights the information in a cell that meets some criteria you specify.

A. Basic Filter

B. Custom Filter

C. Goal Seek

D. Conditional formatting

Conditional formatting highlights the information in a cell that meets some

criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Conditional Formatting
33. A list contains the names of members of a library, and the date of their joining.
Which of the following can be achieved using conditional formatting?

A. Hide all names who have been members for more than five years.

B. Create a sublist of members whose names began with an "A."

C. Highlight cells of members who became members in a particular month.

D. Hide rows containing joining details of members who joined after a specified
date.

Conditional formatting highlights the information in a cell that meets some

criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Conditional Formatting
34. Which of the following enables you to group and summarize information?

A. Pivot table

B. Conditional formatting

C. Basic Filter

D. Custom Filter

A pivot table enables you to group and summarize information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pivot Tables

35. If you had a listing of customer information and you need to quickly group and
summarize this information, which spreadsheet feature would you use?

A. Goal Seeking

B. Data analysis

C. Data summary

D. Pivot table

A pivot table provides summary results on groups of information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
 Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables

36. Which of the following spreadsheet features allows you to quickly create a two-
dimensional table with totals for groups of information?

A. Goal Seeking

B. Pivot table

C. Forms

D. Groups

A pivot table is a spreadsheet features which allows you to quickly create a two-
dimensional table with totals for groups of information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pivot Tables
37. Which spreadsheet feature would allow one to find the total number of
customers in a certain region from a list containing details of all the customers
of a company?

A. Goal Seeking

B. Data analysis

C. Conditional formatting

D. Pivot table

A pivot table is a spreadsheet feature which allows you to quickly create a two-
dimensional table with totals for groups of information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables
38. When creating a ____, you create dimensions of information by specifying how
information is to be summarized by dimension.

A. list definition table

B. pivot table

C. worksheet

D. sublist

When creating pivot table, you create dimensions of information by specifying

how information is to be summarized by dimension.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pivot Tables
39. What is the difference between a Filter and a pivot table?

A. A Filter requires that rows are sorted by a column or group before they are
analyzed; a pivot table does not.

B. A Filter can analyze dissimilar information; a pivot table cannot.

C. A pivot table provides summary results on groups of information; a Filter

shows only rows in some group.

D. A pivot table provides more detailed information than a Filter.

The Filter function allows one to display only selected rows on a list while hiding
the other rows, whereas a pivot table provides summary results on groups of
information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Pivot Tables
40. In the skeletal structure of a pivot table, the _____ is the list of fields in the
original table that you can work with.

A. Filter Field Area

B. Column and Row Field List

C. PivotTable Field List

D. PivotTable Labels Area

The PivotTable Field List is the list of fields in the original table that you can work
with.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pivot Tables
41. In the skeletal structure of a pivot table, the _____ area is where you will drop a
field of information to create pages or layers.

A. PivotTable Field List

B. Report Filter

C. Column Labels

D. Row Labels

The Report Filter area is where you will drop a field of information to create
pages or layers.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables
42. Which of the following elements of the skeletal structure of a pivot table
provides a three-dimensional aspect to the pivot table?

A. PivotTable Field List

B. "Report Filter" area

C. "Row Labels" area

D. "Column Labels" area

The Report Filter area is where you will drop a field of information to create
pages or layers. This provides a three-dimensional aspect to the pivot table.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables
43. When you drop information into the "Values" area in the lower-right corner of
the skeletal structure of a pivot table, the default aggregation of summarization
is ____.

A. summation

B. division

C. count

D. average

When you drop information into the "Values" area in the lower-right corner of
the skeletal structure of a pivot table, the default aggregation of summarization
is summation.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pivot Tables
44. A list containing customer and customer purchase information has the following
columns: customer name, location (of the customer, i.e., North, South, East, and
West), customer income, customer age, and mode of payment during last
purchase (cash or card). A pivot table to find the number of customers in each
location and containing age, income, and purchase information of customers
needs to be created. Where must the "location" field be dropped in the pivot
table skeletal structure to create such a table?

A. Report Field

B. Column Labels

C. Row Labels

D. "Values" area

Since a pivot table needs to be created summarizing information on the basis of

customer region, the "location" field must be dropped in the "Row Labels"
region of the skeletal structure.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Pivot Tables
45. A list containing customer and customer purchase information has the following
columns: customer name, location (of the customer, i.e., North, South, East, and
West), customer income, customer age, and mode of payment during last
purchase (cash or card). A pivot table is created dividing the customers based
on their location. Where must the "mode of payment" field be dropped if
information on mode of payment based on region is required?

A. Report Field

B. Column Labels

C. Row Labels

D. "Values" area

In the "Column Labels" area, you drop the field of information that you want for
the columns of information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables
46. A list consists of the following columns: customer id, customer income, total
annual expenditure, and annual expenditure on food. While creating a pivot
table, which of the following fields would require clicking on "Count" in the
"Values" field setting?

A. Customer id

B. Customer income

C. Total annual expenditure

D. Annual expenditure on food

When you drop information into the "Values" area in a skeletal structure of a
pivot table, the default aggregation is by summation. This has to be changed to
"Count" for information that does not require summation.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Pivot Tables
47. A list containing customer and customer purchase information has the following
columns: customer name, location (of the customer, i.e., North, South, East, and
West), customer income, customer age, and mode of payment during last
purchase (cash or card). A pivot table is created dividing the customers based
on their location. Which of the following would result in the creation of a three-
dimensional pivot table?

A. Adding the age field to "Column Labels"

B. Adding the age field to the "Values" field

C. Adding customer income field to "Report Filter"

D. Adding customer id to the "Values" field

Adding the customer income label to the Report Filter area would result in the
formation of a three-dimensional table with information filtered according to
specifications.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Pivot Tables
48. _____ is an Excel function that works backward from an objective to compute an
unknown value.

A. Pivot table

B. Basic Filter

C. Custom Filter

D. Goal Seek

Goal Seek works backward from an objective to compute an unknown value.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Goal Seek
49. Which of the following represents the steps for selecting the Goal Seek tool?

A. On the menu bar, click on Value Field Settings, click on Count, and select
Goal Seek.

B. On the menu bar, click on Insert, and select Goal Seek.

C. On the menu bar, click on Data, then click on What-if Analysis, and select
Goal Seek.

D. On the menu bar, click on Home, click on Conditional Formatting, and select
Goal Seek.

The Goal Seek dialog box can be brought up by clicking Data from the menu
bar, then clicking on What-If Analysis, and finally selecting Goal Seek.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Goal Seek
50. Which of the following is an action which needs to be performed before using
the Goal Seek tool?

A. Creation of a worksheet that includes an objective based on some unknown

value in a cell.

B. Creation of dimensions of information by specifying how information is to be

summarized by dimension.

C. Definitions of the dimensions of a list by dragging and dropping information

labels or column headings into the row and column areas of a pivot table.

D. Entering specific criteria by which a sublist can be created containing only

desired information.

Before using the Goal Seek tool, one has to create a worksheet that includes an
objective based on some unknown value in a cell.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Goal Seek
51. A newly formed company producing glass paperweights creates a worksheet
using Excel for finding the number of units it has to sell to post a profit of
$10,000 in the first year. In the Goal Seek tool dialog box, where must the
required profit be entered?

A. In the "For set" field.

B. In the "To value" field.

C. In the "Time" field.

D. In the "By changing cell" field.

In the Goal Seek dialog box, the "To value" refers to the value of the objective
we want to achieve. In this case, the objective is posting a profit of $10,000.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Goal Seek
52. A worksheet, created by a company making toothbrushes, contains the
following information within specified cells (given in brackets): Number of
toothbrushes sold (K10), Sale price * number of toothbrushes sold (K11),
Transportation cost per toothbrush * number of toothbrushes sold (K12), the
fixed cost (K13) involved in manufacturing the toothbrushes, and the net profit
(K14). If the company wants to find the number of toothbrushes they have to sell
to make a profit of $5,000, what must they enter in the "By changing cell" in the
Goal Seek Dialog box?

A. $5,000

B. K14

C. K10

D. $5,000*K13

The objective of the company is to make a profit of $5,000 and the unknown
value is the number of toothbrushes they have to sell (K10) to make a profit of
$5,000.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Goal Seek
53. A worksheet, created by a company making toothbrushes, contains the
following information within specified cells (given in brackets): Number of
toothbrushes sold (K10), Sale price * number of toothbrushes sold (K11),
Transportation cost per toothbrush * number of toothbrushes sold (K12), the
fixed cost (K13) involved in manufacturing the toothbrushes, and the net profit
(K14). If the company wants to find the number of toothbrushes they have to sell
to make a profit of $5,000, what must they enter in the "For set" field in the Goal
Seek Dialog box?

A. $5,000

B. K14

C. K10

D. K13

The "Set cell" refers to the cell where the required input is the objective (a profit
of $5,000). This cell corresponds to K14.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 3 Hard
Topic: Goal Seek
54. A worksheet, created by a company making toothbrushes, contains the
following information within specified cells (given in brackets): Number of
toothbrushes sold (K10), Sale price * number of toothbrushes sold (K11),
transportation cost per toothbrush * number of toothbrushes sold (K12), the
fixed cost (K13) involved in manufacturing the toothbrushes, and the net profit
(K14). If the company wants to find the number of toothbrushes they have to sell
to make a profit of $5,000, what must they enter in the "To value" field in the
Goal Seek Dialog box?

A. $5,000

B. K14

C. K10

D. $5,000*K13

In the Goal Seek dialog box, the "To value" refers to the value of the objective
we want to achieve. In this case, the objective is posting a profit of $5,000.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Goal Seek
55. A biscuit manufacturer sells 10 packets of biscuits for $50. The cost involved in
making 10 packets is $15, the cost of transporting 10 packets to the customers is
$20, and the fixed costs involved amount to $5. If this information is put into a
worksheet, what must one enter in the "To value" field of the Goal Seek dialog
box to find the number of packets that need to be sold to make a profit of
$200?

A. $20+$5+$15

B. $50+$20

C. $15+$20

D. $200

In the Goal Seek dialog box, the "To value" refers to the value of the objective
we want to achieve. In this case, the objective is posting a profit of $200.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Goal Seek

True / False Questions

56. A cell is the intersection of a column and a row.

TRUE

A cell is the intersection of a column and a row.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Introduction

57. Microsoft Word is spreadsheet software that allows you to analyze any kind of
information.

FALSE

Microsoft Excel is spreadsheet software that allows you to analyze any kind of
information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Introduction
58. A column in a list can display many different types of information.

FALSE

Each column in a list can have only one type of information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists

59. A list contains information displayed only in columns whereas a pivot table has
information in both rows and columns.

FALSE

A list is a collection of information arranged in columns and rows in which each

column displays one particular type of information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Lists
60. The first row in a list usually contains labels or row headings.

FALSE

The first row in a list contains the labels or column headings.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists

61. A list often contains blank rows to separate groups from other groups.

FALSE

A list cannot contain any blank rows.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists
62. A list often contains blank columns to separate categories from other
categories.

FALSE

A list cannot contain any blank rows.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists

63. A list is bordered on all sides by blank rows and columns; this space identifies
the end of the list.

TRUE

A list is bordered on all four sides by blank rows and blank columns (it may not
have a blank line above it, if it starts in the first row).

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists
64. A list definition table is a list of columns in a workbook with their descriptions.

TRUE

A list definition table is a list of columns in a workbook with their descriptions.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists

65. If you cannot create a list, then you probably cannot create a list definition
table.

TRUE

A list definition table is a description of a list by column. Without a list, there

would be no list definition table.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Lists
66. The Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except
those that match criteria you specify.

TRUE

The Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except
those that match criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Basic Filter

67. If you wanted to see a sublist of every student whose last name begins with "B"
from a list of all students, you could use the basic Filter function.

TRUE

The Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except
those that match criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Basic Filter
68. Basic Filter allows you to choose to view only the information that you want; all
other information can be hidden.

TRUE

The Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except
those that match criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Basic Filter

69. When using the basic Filter, you are limited to working with just one column or
category of information.

FALSE

When using the Filter function, you are not limited to working with just one
column.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Basic Filter
70. The basic Filter function can only be used to sort numeric data.

FALSE

The basic Filter function can be used to sort numeric as well as other types of
information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Basic Filter

71. The basic Filter function allows you to use other criteria such as greater than,
less than, and so on to hide rows not meeting specific criteria.

FALSE

The basic Filter function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list
except those that match criteria you specify. The Custom Filter function allows
you to hide all the rows in a list except those that match criteria, besides "is
equal to," you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Basic Filter
72. The Custom Filter function can create a sublist of people aged 45 and above
from a list of people of varying ages.

TRUE

The Custom Filter function allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those
that match criteria, besides "is equal to," you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Custom Filter

73. The Custom Filter function allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those
that fit into a range of numbers.

TRUE

The Custom Filter function allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those
that match criteria, besides "is equal to," you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Custom Filter
74. If you wanted to see a list of every student who scored greater than 85 percent
on a test, you would use the Custom AutoFilter function.

TRUE

The Custom Filter function allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those
that match criteria, besides "is equal to," you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Custom Filter

75. If you wanted to see a list that displays all customers that have spent less than
$20, or more than $100, in the past six months, you would use the Custom
AutoFilter function.

TRUE

The Custom Filter function allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those
that match criteria, besides "is equal to," you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Apply
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Custom Filter
76. Entries in a list meeting some specific criteria can be identified using the Filter
function or the conditional formatting function in Excel.

TRUE

Conditional formatting highlights the information in a cell that meets some

criteria you specify, but displays all the cells in a list.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Conditional Formatting

77. Conditional formatting highlights the information in a cell that does not meet
the criteria you specified.

FALSE

Conditional formatting highlights the information in a cell that meets some

criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Conditional Formatting
78. Conditional formatting only works for textual data.

FALSE

Conditional formatting can be used to highlight textual and numeric information

in cells.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Conditional Formatting

79. Conditional formatting from a list can be removed only from selected cells.

FALSE

Rules for conditional formatting can be removed from the entire sheet or from
selected cells only.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Conditional Formatting
80. A pivot table enables you to group and summarize information.

TRUE

A pivot table enables you to group and summarize information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pivot Tables

81. A pivot table can be created for information obtained from a Word or Access
table.

TRUE

You can choose to use an external data source, such as a Word or Access table,
for the creation of a pivot table.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables
82. The default location of a pivot table is to place it in the same worksheet as that
of the list.

FALSE

The default location of a pivot table is to place it in a new worksheet as that of

the list.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables

83. Dragging a label from the PivotTable Field List to the area in the lower-right
portion of the screen marked "Values" makes it three dimensional.

FALSE

Dragging a label from the PivotTable Field List to the area in the lower-right
portion of the screen marked "Report Filter" makes it three dimensional.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables
84. A pivot table can be two-or three-dimensional.

TRUE

A pivot table can be two-or three-dimensional, depending on whether or not

data is dropped in the report.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables

85. By creating a two-dimensional pivot table in Excel, using rows and columns, you
can build a data warehouse.

FALSE

A data warehouse can be built with rows, columns, and layers by simply creating
a three-dimensional pivot table in Excel.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables
86. Goal Seek works backward from an objective to compute an unknown value.

TRUE

Goal Seek works backward from an objective to compute an unknown value.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Goal Seek

87. To use Goal Seek, one has to create a worksheet that includes an objective
based on some unknown value in a cell.

TRUE

To use Goal Seek, one has to create a worksheet that includes an objective
based on some unknown value in a cell.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Goal Seek
88. In using Goal Seek to compute an unknown value, the first step is to click on the
"Value Fields" setting, then click on "Summarize Values By", and then select
"Goal Seek".

FALSE

In using Goal Seek to compute an unknown value, one has to click on "Data"
from the menu bar, and then click on "What-If Analysis" and select "Goal Seek".

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Understand
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Goal Seek

Fill in the Blank Questions

89. _____ is Microsoft's spreadsheet software that allows you to work with and
analyze information.

Excel

Excel is Microsoft's spreadsheet software that allows you to work with and
analyze information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
 Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Introduction

90. A(n) _____ is the intersection of a row and column.

cell

A cell is the intersection of a row and column.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Introduction

91. A(n) _____ is a spreadsheet function that summarizes information by category.

pivot table

A pivot table is a spreadsheet function that summarizes information by

category.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists
92. The first _____ in a list contains column headings or labels.

row

The first row in a list contains column headings or labels.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists

93. A(n) _____ is a collection of information arranged in columns and rows in which
each column displays one particular type of information.

list

A list is a collection of information arranged in columns and rows in which each

column displays one particular type of information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists
94. A list is a collection of information arranged in _____ and _____ in which each
column displays one particular type of information.

columns; rows

A list is a collection of information arranged in columns and rows in which each

column displays one particular type of information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists

95. In a list, each column has only _____ type(s) of information.

one

In a list, each column has only one type of information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists
96. A list does not contain any _____ rows.

blank

A list does not contain any blank rows.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists

97. A(n) _____ is a description of a list by column.

list definition table

A list definition table is a description of a list by column.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-01 Define a list and a list definition table within the context of spreadsheet software and describe the
importance of each.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Lists
98. The _____ quickly creates smaller lists out of a much larger list.

basic Filter

The Filter function quickly creates smaller lists out of a much larger list.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Basic Filter

99. From a list of customers living in the North, the South, the East, and the West, in
order to get specific information to create a list of all customers living in the
North, the _____ function must be used.

basic Filter

The Filter function quickly creates smaller lists out of a much larger list. The Filter
function filters a list and allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those that
match criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Basic Filter
100. The purpose of the AutoFilter function is to help you quickly focus on only the
information that is important by _____ the information that is not.

hiding

The purpose of the AutoFilter function is to help you quickly focus on only the
information that's important by hiding the information that is not.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Basic Filter

101. When using the Filter function, you are not limited to working with just one
____.

column

When using the Filter function, you are not limited to working with just one
column.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Basic Filter
102. The basic AutoFilter function allows you to create sublists using _____ match
criteria.

exact

The basic AutoFilter function allows you to create sublists using exact match
criteria.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Custom Filter

103. The basic AutoFilter function creates _____ based on exact match criteria.

sublists

The basic AutoFilter function creates sublists based on exact match criteria.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Custom Filter
104. The _____ allows you to view rows in a list that meet a range of criterion that you
specify.

Custom Filter function

The Custom Filter function allows you to view rows in a list that meet a range of
criterion that you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Custom Filter

105. The Custom Filter function allows you to hide all the rows in a list except those
that match criteria, besides "_____," you specify.

is equal to

The Custom AutoFilter function allows you to hide all the rows in a list except
those that match criteria, besides "is equal to," you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Custom Filter
106. _____ highlights the information in a cell that meets some criteria you specify.

Conditional formatting

Conditional formatting highlights the information in a cell that meets some

criteria you specify.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Conditional Formatting

107. The Filter function _____ the information you want to see by hiding the
information you do not want to see.

highlights

The Filter function highlights the information you want to see by hiding the
information you do not want to see.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-02 Compare and contrast the Filter function and Custom Filter function in spreadsheet software.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Conditional Formatting
108. Conditional formatting maintains the view of the _____ list of information but
highlights key pieces of information that you are looking for.

entire

Conditional formatting maintains the view of the entire list of information but
highlights key pieces of information that you are looking for.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-03 Describe the purpose of using conditional formatting.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Conditional Formatting

109. A(n) _____ takes the most steps to create, but yields highly valuable summary
information.

pivot table

A pivot table takes the most steps to create, but yields highly valuable summary
information.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pivot Tables
110. You need to have a(n) _____ before you can use a pivot table.

list

A pivot table summarizes information present in a list.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pivot Tables

111. The default aggregation or summarization in a pivot table is by ____.

summation

The default aggregation or summarization in a pivot table is by summation.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables
112. In the _____ area of a summary of a pivot table, you drop the fields of
information that you want in the interior of the pivot table.

Values

In the "Values" area of a summary of a pivot table, you drop the fields of
information that you want in the interior of the pivot table.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables

113. The PivotTable _____ is the list of fields in the original table that you can work
with.

Field List

The PivotTable Field List is the list of fields in the original table that you can work
with.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Pivot Tables
114. In a pivot table, the _____ area is where you will drop a field of information to
create pages or layers.

Report Filter

In a pivot table, the Report Filter area is where you will drop a field of
information to create pages or layers.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables

115. A two-dimensional pivot table with another layer giving it more depth is a _____
pivot table.

three-dimensional

A two-dimensional pivot table with another layer giving it more depth is a

three-dimensional pivot table.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables
116. A three-dimensional pivot table has rows, columns, and ____.

layers

The three-dimensional pivot table feature in Excel is a powerful one. You can
actually build a data warehouse with rows, columns, and layers by simply
creating a three-dimensional pivot table in Excel.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-04 Define a pivot table and describe how you can use it to view summarized information by dimension.
Level of Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Pivot Tables

117. Goal Seek works backward from an objective to compute a(n) _____ value.

unknown

Goal Seek works backward from an objective to compute an unknown value.

AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Remember
Learning Objective: D-05 Describe the purpose of using Goal Seek.
Level of Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Goal Seek