Likely Questions on GNS311 By Breezy Moore Topic 1-5

1). An Excel Workbook is a collection of -------------------------------?

a.
Workbooks

b.
Worksheets and charts

c.
Worksheets

d.
Charts

Ans-B

2). Tab scroll buttons are place on Excel screen?

a.
towards the top left corner

b.
towards the bottom left corner

c.
towards the bottom right corner

d.
towards the top right corner

Ans -C

3). A -------------- is a grid with labelled columns and rows?

a.
Dialog box

b.
Worksheet

c.
Clipboard
d.
Tool bar

Ans:B

4). The software which contains rows and columns is called …………………….?

a.
Drawing

b.
Database

c.
Spreadsheet

d.
Word processing

Ans:C

5). In Excel the --------------------------- displays the content of the active cell?

a.
Name box

b.
Status bar

c.
Formula bar

d.
Title bar

Ans:C

6). To add a new worksheet in Excel, click the -----------------------------------button at the right edge
of the sheets tab?

a.
View tab
b.
Format tab

c.
Add sheet tab

d.
Insert Worksheet tab

Ans:D

7). Which of the following you can paste selectively using Paste Special command?

a.
Validation.

b.
All of the above.

c.
Formats.

d.
Formulas.

Ans:B

8). In Excel, you can sum a large range of data by simply selecting a tool button called?

a.
auto sum

b.
auto fill

c.
auto format

d.
auto correct

Ans-A
9). Which of the following is not a term of MS Excel?

a.
columns

b.
rows

c.
documents

d.
cells

Ans:C

10). In Excel, Columns are labelled as _______________?

a.
$A$1, $A$2, etc

b.
1,2,3 etc

c.
A1, A2, etc

d.
A, B, C, etc

Ans:D

11). A group of cells is called a?

a.
cell cluster

b.
cell range

c.
multicell

d.
chart

Ans:B

12). By default, each workbook in MS Excel contains ____________ number of worksheets?

a.
3

b.
7

c.
1

d.
5

Ans:A

13). How many worksheets can a workbook have in MS Excel?

a.
none of these

b.
255

c.
8

d.
3

Ans:B

14). Each excel file is called a workbook because?

a.
It can be modified

b.
It can contain many sheets including worksheets and chart sheets
c.
You have to work hard to create it

d.
It can contain text and dat

Ans:B

15). To select an entire column in MS excel?

a.
ctrl + c

b.
ctrl + s

c.
none of these

d.
ctrl + arrow key

Ans-C

16). The active cell?

a.
Only A and B.

b.
is defined by a bold border around the cell:

c.
Receives the data the user enters:

d.
It is the formula bar:

Ans:B

17). What is the name for routines built into the excel spreadsheet application?

a.
formula

b.
argument

c.
function

d.
None of these

Ans:C

18). The default name for a new excel work book begins with?

a.
worksheet

b.
sheet

c.
book

d.
workbook

Ans:C

19). In MS Excel, by default numeric values appears in __________________?

a.
Center aligned

b.
Left aligned

c.
Justify aligned

d.
Right aligned
Ans:D

20). Which tool you will use to join some cells and place the content at the middle of joined cell?

a.
From Format Cells dialog box click on Merge Cells check box

b.
Click on Merge and Center tool on formatting toolbar

c.
From Format Cells dialog box choose on Merge and Center check box

d.
From Format Cells dialog box select the Centred alignment

Ans:C

21). The order of evaluating a formula in Excel is from left to right?

a.
true

b.
false

Ans:.A

22). In MS Excel 2007, a worksheet can have a maximum of …..…… number of rows?

a.
16384

b.
245789

c.
256

d.
1048576

Ans:D
23). MS EXCEL can be used to automate?

a.
Transaction registers, inventory control

b.
Financial statements, Business forecasting

c.
Any of the above

d.
Accounts receivable, accounts payable

Ans:C

24). Three types of data that can be entered in a worksheet are?

a.
values(number), document and labels

b.
labels, document and values

c.
values, labels(text) and formulae

d.
formulae, values and document

Ans:

Ans:C

25). In the order of operations, which of the following comes first?

a.
Operations involving large numbers

b.
Exponential calculations
c.
Multiplication

d.
Operations enclosed in parenthese

Ans:D

26). This type of software is similar to an accountant’s worksheet?

a.
Database

b.
Word processing

c.
Graphics

d.
Spreadsheet

Ans:D

27). Portrait and Landscape are?

a.
Page Layout

b.
All of the above

c.
Page Orientation

d.
Paper size

Ans:C

28) MS Excel is based on?

a.
Windows
b.
DOS

c.
UNIX

d.
OS/2

Ans:A

29). are defined by the user in MS excel?

a.
function

b.
None of these

c.
formula

d.
argument

Ans:C

30). MS Excel is a powerful?

a.
DBMS package

b.
Spreadsheet package

c.
communication software package

d.none of the above

Ans:B

31). The cell reference for cell range of A2 to A12 is _______________________?

b.
A2:A12

c.
A2-A12

d.
A2; A12

Ans:B

32). Which one is the last column header in MS Excel 2007?

a.
XFL

b.
XFT

c.
XFX

d.
XFD

Ans:D

33). What happens when you press Ctrl + X after selecting some cells in Excel?

a.
The selected cells are deleted and cells are shifted up

b.
The cells selected are marked for cutting

c.
The selected cells are deleted and the cells are shifted left

d.
The cell content of selected cells disappear from cell and stored in clipboard
Ans:B

34). The cell that denotes the current position of the insertion point is known as ------------ ?

a.
Main cell

b.
Actual cell

c.
Active cell

d.
Action Cell

Ans:C

35). Which of the following is not a valid data type in excel?

a.
Number

b.
Character

c.
Date/time

d.
Label

Ans:B

36). You can group non-contiguous worksheets with ……………………..?

a.
The group button on the standard toolbar

b.
The alt + enter key

c.
The shift key and mouse

d.
The ctrl key and mouse

Ans:D

37). Each excel file is a workbook that contains different sheets: Which of the following cannot be a
sheet in workbook?

a.
work sheet

b.
chart sheet

c.
data sheet

d.
module sheet

Ans:C

38) Which of the following formulas is not entered correctly?

a.
=B7*B1

b.
=B7+14

c.
=10+50

d.
10+50

Ans:D

39). What type of chart is most appropriate when a user wants to emphasize change over time in
MS Excel?

a.
area chart

b.
pie chart

c.
bar chart

d.
column chart

Ans:D

40). Workbook is a collection of -----------------------------------------------------------?

a.
Sheet tabs

b.
Column and Rows

c.
Worksheets

d.
Files

Ana:C

41). In Excel the ------------------------------------displays the address of the active cell?

a.
Name box

b.
Title bar

c.
Formula bar

d.
Status bar
Ans:C

42). Borders can be applied to ………………….?

a.
Paragraph

b.
Text

c.
Cells

d.
All of above

Ans:D

43). Background colour or effects applied on a document is not visible in …………………?

a.
Reading view

b.
Print layout view

c.
Print preview

d.
Web layout vi

Ans:C

44). The intersection of a row and column in excel is called?

a.
cell

b.
joint

c.
none of these
d.
conjugate

Ans:A

45). The order of evaluating a formula in Excel is from left to right?

a.
false

b.
true

Ans:B

46). Which function in Excel checks whether a condition is true or not?

a.
IF

b.
AVERAGE

c.
SUM

d.
COUNT

Ans:A

47). To return the remainder after a number is divided by a divisor in EXCEL we use the function?

a.
None of the above

b.
MOD egg

c.
FACT egg

d.
ROUND egg

Ans:B

48). A function inside another function is called _______?

a.
Round function

b.
Inner function

c.
None of the above

d.
Nested function

Ans:D

49).Which formula would you use to calculate how many sales are over $20 from a series?

a.
countif

b.
sumif

c.
sum

d.
count

Ans-A

50). What would be a correct formula for SUM in excel?

a.
=ADD(B3:B9)

b.
SUM(B3:B9)
c.
=SUM(B3:B9)

d.
=SUMB3+B9

Ans:B

51). Which symbol must all formula begin with?

a.
(

b.
=

c.
+

d.
@

Ans:B

52). What is entered by the function =today()?

a.
None of the above

b.
The time value according to system clock

c.
The date value for the day according to system clock

d.
Today’s date as Text format

Ans:A

53). Excel will always tell you if there is a problem with a formula you’ve created and the values 75
and 75% are equivalent?
a.
True, False

b.
False, False

c.
True, True

d.
False, True

Ans:D