Excel Test Questions

Excel 2010 Test Questions

1. Which of the following software programs is a powerful spreadsheet program that allows users to organize data, complete calculations, and graph data?

A. Office 2010B. Windows C. Excel 2010D. Calc

Answer: C

2. Which of the following notebook- like features organizes the sheets for use in Excel?

A. WorkbookB. WorksheetC. NotepadD. Folder

Answer: A

3. Which of the following would you use to enter, calculate, manipulate, and analyze data such as numbers and text in Excel?

A. WorkbookB. WorksheetC. NotepadD. Folder

Answer: B

4. What is immediately visible on screen when you open Excel 2010?

A. Create new workbook dialog boxB. Open a workbook dialog boxC. A new workbookD. The File panel

Answer: C

5. What do you use to navigate and display different portions of a worksheet in the worksheet window?

A. Arrow keysB. Page Up or Page Down keyC. Slider barsD. Scroll bars

Answer: D

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6. What item at the bottom of an Excel worksheet window presents information about the worksheet, the progress of current tasks, and controls for viewing the worksheet?

A. Scroll barB. Navigation windowC. Status barD. Title bar

Answer: C

7. What is considered the control center in Excel and many other Office programs?

A. Title barB. RibbonC. Status barD. Menu

Answer: B

8. Which Microsoft Office object would you use for quick, convenient, one-click access to frequently used Excel commands?

A. Quick Access ToolbarB. Title barC. Status barD. Mini Toolbar

Answer: A

9. What feature was created for users who prefer to use the keyboard rather than the mouse, and provides keyboard code icons that may be used in conjunction with the ALT key?

A. Quick Access ToolbarB. ScreenTipsC. Mini ToolbarD. KeyTips

Answer: B

10. What is the name of the list of frequently used Excel commands available when a user right-clicks an item in the worksheet?

A. Mini ToolbarB. Quick Access ToolbarC. Shortcut MenuD. Shortcut Toolbar

Answer: C


11. What is the intersection of a row and a column in a worksheet called?

A. CellB. TableC. CubeD. Block

Answer: A

12. What occurs when the cursor is moved over a cell and a user clicks?

A. The row is selectedB. The cell is selectedC. The column is selectedD. The worksheet is selected

Answer: B

13. What do you use to place worksheet titles, column titles, and row titles in a worksheet?

A. DataB. InformationC. TextD. Numbers

Answer: C

14. When you enter text into a cell, which Excel feature works behind the scenes to recognize and correct common mistakes?

A. AutoChangeB. AutoTextC. Spelling & Grammar CheckD. AutoCorrect

Answer: D

15. Which of the following do you use to move one cell to the right in an Excel 2010 worksheet?

A. Right arrow keyB. Enter keyC. Page Up keyD. Home key

Answer: A 16. Which of the following do you use to move down one cell in an Excel 2010 worksheet?


A. Right arrow keyB. Enter keyC. Page Up keyD. Home key

Answer: B

17. Which of the following causes Excel 2010 to recognize data entered into a cell as text rather than number format?

A. Parentheses ( )B. Forward Slash (/)C. A spaceD. Percent sign (%)

Answer: C

18. What is a series of two or more adjacent cells in a column or row or a rectangular group of cells called?

A. GroupB. ArrayC. RangeD. Series

Answer: C

19. What function adds all of the numbers in a range of cells?

A. CalculateB. SumC. ComputeD. Add

Answer: B

20. In Excel 2010, which feature makes an exact replica of the cell data and format while keeping the original cell intact?

A. RepeatB. MoveC. CutD. Copy

Answer: D

21. In Excel 2010, what is the name of the command that relocates a cell’s data and its format, then clears the data from the original cell and resets the original cell's format to default?


A. RepeatB. MoveC. CutD. Copy

Answer: B

22. What is the name of the small black square in the lower-right corner of the heavy border of an active cell that repeats a cell's value in adjacent cells?

A. Fill handleB. FillerC. Copy handleD. Copy box

Answer: A

23. When copying values in Excel 2010, which feature automatically adjusts cell references for the new copy location?

A. Absolute referenceB. Certain referenceC. Variable referenceD. Relative reference

Answer: D

24. Which command on the Home Tab displays the total of the selected cells directly after the selected cells?

A. SumB. AddC. TotalD. Calculate

Answer: A

25. What is the name of the on-screen command that appears in a worksheet when you copy one range to another range?

A. Copy optionsB. Auto fill optionsC. Reference optionsD. Cell options

Answer: B


26. Which command enables a user to save an existing worksheet with a new name or save the worksheet in a new location?

A. CloseB. SaveC. Save AsD. Exit

Answer: C

27. Which command do you use to save a new worksheet in Excel 2010?

A. CloseB. SaveC. Save AsD. Exit

Answer: B

28. In Excel 2010, what do you use to emphasize certain entries and make the worksheet easier to read and understand?

A. FormattingB. PrintingC. ArrangingD. Configuring

Answer: A

29. Which defines the appearance and shape of the letters, numbers, and special characters in Excel 2010?

A. FormatB. FontC. SizeD. Effects

Answer: B

30. Which term indicates how characters in an Excel 2010 worksheet are emphasized?

A. Font sizeB. Cell styleC. Font styleD. Alignment


Answer: C

31. What defines the color of the characters in an Excel 2010 worksheet?

A. Font sizeB. Font colorC. Cell colorD. Background

Answer: B

32. Which term describes how fonts are measured, and is approximately 1/72 of an inch?

A. Character sizeB. Font weightC. Style sizeD. Point size

Answer: D

33. What button on the Home Ribbon automatically enlarges a selected cell’s font size with one click?

A. ItalicB. Increase font sizeC. Decrease font sizeD. Bold

Answer: B

34. What command on the Home Ribbon applies a thick, dark style to characters in the selected cell?

A. ItalicB. UnderlineC. BoldD. Superscript

Answer: C

35. On the Home Ribbon, what do you use to change the font face used in the worksheet?

A. Font drop-down listB. Font Size drop-down listC. Increase Font SizeD. Cell Styles drop-down list

Answer: A


36. On the Home Ribbon, what do you use to change the font size of characters in a cell?A. Font drop-down listB. Font Size drop-down listC. Increase Font SizeD. Cell Styles drop-down list

Answer: B

37. On the Home Ribbon, what do you use to change the text color of characters in a cell?

A. Font Color drop-down listB. Font Size drop-down listC. Fill Color drop-down listD. Cell Styles drop-down list

Answer: A

38. Which command on the Home Ribbon joins selected cells into one larger cell and centers that content in the new cell?

A. Wrap TextB. Group CellsC. Cell StylesD. Merge & Center

Answer: D

39. Which quick-number style button formats numbers to display as currency in the worksheet?

A. PercentB. AccountingC. CommaD. Dollar

Answer: B

40. Which quick-number style button formats numbers to display as percentages in the worksheet?

A. PercentB. AccountingC. CommaD. Dollar

Answer: A

41. How do you adjust column width in a worksheet so that the column will accommodate greater amounts of text?


A. Double-click the column letterB. Click and drag the split double arrow on the right of the selected columnC. Triple-click the column letterD. Choose increase column width button on the Home Ribbon

Answer: B

42. What symbol appears in place of text when a column is too narrow to accommodate the text?

A. Question mark (?)B. Dollar sign ($)C. Ampersand (&)D. Number sign (#)

Answer: D

43. Which area, on the left side of the formula bar, can you look at to determine the cell address of a selected cell?

A. Cell boxB. Address boxC. Name boxD. Formula box

Answer: C

44. In Excel 2010, which term refers to a chart created on the same worksheet as the data?

A. In-place chartB. Embedded chartC. Inside chartD. Linked chart

Answer: B

45. In a chart, what is data that appears along the vertical scale of the chart called?

A. Y-axis dataB. X-axis dataC. Vertical dataD. Horizontal data

Answer: A

46. In a chart, what is data that appears along the horizontal scale of the chart called?

A. Y-axis data


B. X-axis dataC. Vertical dataD. Horizontal data

Answer: B

47. What is the name of the zone on the worksheet where the chart appears?

A. Chart regionB. Chart sectorC. Chart locationD. Chart position

Answer: C

48. What ribbon contains the commands used to create a chart in Excel?

A. Home RibbonB. Insert RibbonC. Formulas RibbonD. Data Ribbon

Answer: B

49. What is typically included in the range of data selected to create a chart?

A. Numeric data onlyB. Numeric data and totals onlyC. Numeric data, totals, and titlesD. Numeric data and titles

Answer: D

50. What appears at the bottom of an Excel 2010 workbook to distinguish individual worksheets?

A. Worksheet linksB. Worksheet handlesC. Sheet tabsD. Sheet buttons

Answer: C

51. To help organize and identify Excel 2010 files by providing details about the files, which of the following would you use?

A. File detailsB. Document properties


C. File factsD. Document options

Answer: B

52. Which panel contains areas where a user can view and enter document properties for Excel 2010 files?

A. Document informationB. File DetailsC. File Save AsD. File information

Answer: A

53. Which tab do you use to display the area that contains the print command?

A. HomeB. Page LayoutC. ViewD. File

Answer: D

54. Which command do you use to close an open file and completely exit the Excel 2010 program?

A. CloseB. Save AsC. ExitD. Quit

Answer: C

55. In a range of cells, which area in the status bar quickly provides a total, average, or other information about numbers?

A. Sheet tabs areaB. AutoCalculate areaC. Zoom slider areaD. View area

Answer: B

56. Which key on the keyboard do you use to correct errors by deleting incorrect characters to the left of the insertion point?


A. EndB. DeleteC. BackspaceD. Enter

Answer: C

57. Which key on the keyboard do you use to correct errors by deleting incorrect characters to the right of the insertion point?

A. EndB. DeleteC. BackspaceD. Enter

Answer: B

58. Which Excel 2010 mode displays active cell entries in the formula bar and a flashing insertion point in the active cell?

A. Data entryB. ToggleC. OvertypeD. Edit

Answer: D

59. Which Excel 2010 mode replaces characters to the right of the insertion point as you type?

A. Data entryB. ToggleC. OvertypeD. Edit

Answer: C

60. Where is the command to undo the last cell entry in an Excel 2010 worksheet located?

A. Shortcut menuB. Quick Access ToolbarC. Home RibbonD. Review Ribbon

Answer: B

61. In Excel 2010, which of the following can you use to erase or clear a cell or range of cells?

A. Cell Styles Button, Shortcut menu, and Fill Handle


B. Quick Access Toolbar, Shortcut menu, and Cell Styles buttonC. Fill Handle, Delete Key, and Quick Access ToolbarD. Cell Styles Button, Shortcut menu, and Undo button

Answer: A

62. What is a prewritten formula that is built into Excel 2010 called?

A. UtilityB. Procedure C. FunctionD. Statement

Answer: C

63. Where can you find the Insert Function button in Excel 2010?

A. Quick Access ToolbarB. Formula barC. Status barD. Shortcut menu

Answer: B

64. Which of the following always begins with an equal sign (=) and performs calculations or other actions using the data in a worksheet?

A. FormulaB. ArrayC. RangeD. Series

Answer: A

65. How often does Excel 2010 automatically recalculate formulas in a worksheet?

A. Every 5 minutesB. Each time you click on a cellC. Each time you enter a value into a cellD. Each time the worksheet is opened or closed

Answer: C

66. What is the basic mathematical order that Excel 2010 follows when more than one arithmetic operator is involved in a formula?

A. Numerical progressionB. Order of operation


C. Process of eliminationD. Mathematical method

Answer: B

67. Which mode enables you to use the mouse to select cells for use in a formula?

A. Edit modeB. Selection modeC. Formula modeD. Point mode

Answer: D

68. How are a cell reference in a formula and its corresponding location in a worksheet identified?

A. Arrows pointing from the formula to the locationB. Cell reference and cell location are circledC. Cell reference and cell location are outlined in matching colorsD. Lines connect from the formula to the location

Answer: C

69. What method is the most efficient way to copy five separate formulas to adjacent cells simultaneously?

A. Copy method from Shortcut MenuB. Copy using the Fill HandleC. Copy from the Home RibbonD. Copy using the Quick Access Toolbar

Answer: B

70. Which option button enables a user to fill cells following a fill operation?

A. AutoCorrectB. InsertC. PasteD. Auto Fill

Answer: D

71. Which option button provides formatting options following the insertion of cells, rows, or columns in a worksheet?

A. AutoCorrectB. Insert


C. PasteD. Auto Fill

Answer: B

72. Which option button provides a list of error-checking options following the assignment of an invalid formula to a cell?

A. Trace ErrorB. AutoCorrectC. PasteD. Auto Fill

Answer: A

73. Which of the following is a valid Excel 2010 function?

A. AVERAGE, MAX, and NUMB. MAX, MIN, and WEEKC. AVERAGE, MAX, and MIND. WEEKDAY, MAX, and CLOSE

Answer: C

74. When typing a function directly into a worksheet cell, what provides a description of currently selected functions?

A. ScreenshotB. Description boxC. Function boxD. Screen Tip

Answer: D

75. Which is the valid function for displaying the highest value in a range of values?

A. MaxB. HighC. UpperD. Top

Answer: A

76. What tool do you use to check which cells are referenced in formulas that are assigned to the active cell?

A. Reference FinderB. Range Finder


C. Reference CheckerD. Address Finder

Answer: B

77. Which set of formatting choices includes a set of colors, fonts, and effects that you can apply to a worksheet to enhance its appearance?

A. LayoutB. TemplateC. ThemeD. Design

Answer: C

78. Which ribbon contains the command to apply a theme to a worksheet in Excel 2010?

A. HomeB. Page LayoutC. DataD. View

Answer: B

79. Where can you find the command to apply a background color to a cell or range of cells in a worksheet?

A. Home RibbonB. Insert Ribbon C. Page Layout RibbonD. View Ribbon

Answer: A

80. Which dialog box contains the commands to specify an exact date and time format to use for a selected cell in a worksheet?

A. NumberB. FontC. ParagraphD. Format Cells

Answer: D

81. What type of formatting appears only when the value in a cell meets conditions specified by a user?

A. CriterionB. Conditional


C. LogicalD. Restrictive

Answer: B

82. Which of the following is made up of two values and a relational operator, and is true or false for each cell in the range?

A. ConditionB. StateC. RestrictionD. Logic

Answer: A

83. In an Excel 2010 worksheet, how do you change the width of a column so that the widest entry will fit?

A. Smart FitB. AutoFitC. Best FitD. True Fit

Answer: C

84. What is the term used to refer to a dot on a computer monitor that contains color?

A. MarkB. PointC. IconD. Pixel

Answer: D

85. Where is the spellchecker located?

A. Home RibbonB. Page Layout RibbonC. Review RibbonD. View Ribbon

Answer: C

86. Which view enables a user to create or modify a worksheet while seeing how it will look in printed format?

A. Page LayoutB. Print


C. NormalD. Web

Answer: A

87. Which view is the default view used in Excel 2010?

A. Page LayoutB. PrintC. NormalD. Web

Answer: C

88. Which term describes the blank portions of a page that fall outside the main body of the printed document?

A. BordersB. EdgesC. FramesD. Margins

Answer: D

89. What area contains the command used to print a worksheet in Excel 2010?

A. Home RibbonB. Page Layout RibbonC. File TabD. Quick Access Toolbar

Answer: C

90. What is the name of the process of finding and correcting errors in a worksheet?

A. RestoringB. DebuggingC. RepairingD. Servicing

Answer: B

91. What is the quick keyboard command for converting a worksheet to formulas version so that all worksheet formulas may be see on screen or printed?

A. Ctrl + ‘ (accent mark)B. Ctrl + “ (quotation)C. Alt + ‘ (accent mark)


D. Shift + “ (quotation)

Answer: A

92. Which command on the Home Ribbon do you use to rotate text to a vertical or diagonal angle in a worksheet?

A. FontB. OrientationC. Wrap TextD. Merge & Center

Answer: B

93. What Home Ribbon group contains the command used for quickly converting selected cells to a table by choosing a table style?

A. StylesB. AlignmentC. EditingD. Font

Answer: A

94. Which command do you use to format a cell or selected cells quickly by choosing from a defined list of styles?

A. Format as TableB. Cell StyleC. Format CellsD. Form

Answer: B

95. Which command on the Home Ribbon do you use to format row height and column width, organize sheets, and protect or hide cells in a worksheet?

A. Cell StylesB. FormC. Sort & Filter D. Format

Answer: D

96. Which group on the Home Ribbon contains the command to continue a pattern into one or more adjacent cells?

A. Editing


B. AlignmentC. StylesD. Cells

Answer: A

97. What group contains a command to delete everything from a cell or selectively remove content, formatting, or comments from a cell?

A. EditingB. AlignmentC. StylesD. Cells

Answer: A

98. Which command on the Home Ribbon do you use to replace information in a selected cell with new information or new formatting?

A. FontB. Format CellC. Cell StylesD. Find & Select

Answer: D

99. Which command on the Home Ribbon do you use to organize data in ascending or descending order?

A. Find & SelectB. Format CellC. Sort & FilterD. Organize

Answer: C

100. Which command on the Home Ribbon do you use to remove cells, rows, or columns from a worksheet or table?

A. DeleteB. RemoveC. FormatD. Format as Table

Answer: A

101. Which dialog box in Excel 2010 do you use to set the rotation of text in a cell to a specific degree?


A. OrientationB. Format CellsC. Format TextD. Alignment

Answer: B

102. Which ribbon option opens a related dialog box?

A. EllipseB. Drop-down ArrowC. LauncherD. Slider

Answer: C

103. Which command on the Auto Fill Options dialog box is the default option?

A. Copy CellsB. Fill Formatting OnlyC. Fill without FormattingD. Fill Series

Answer: D

104. Which command do you use to reduce the margin between the border and the text in the cell?

A. OrientationB. Decrease IndentC. Column WidthD. Alignment

Answer: B

105. In Excel 2010, which place is reserved in the computer’s memory for the collection of text and graphics that may be pasted into a new location later?

A. NotebookB. WorkbookC. ClipboardD. ClipSaver

Answer: C

106. After you paste an item into a cell in a worksheet, what menu appears?


A. AutoCorrect OptionsB. Paste OptionsC. Quick Access MenuD. Shortcut Menu

Answer: B

107. What is the process of using the mouse to move or copy cells called?

A. Click and pasteB. Drag and moveC. DraggingD. Drag and drop

Answer: D

108. What message does Excel display to indicate a cell reference error?

A. #REF!B. ERROR!C. #CELL!D. #NAME?

Answer: A

109. What type of formula cell reference instructs Excel 2010 to keep the cell reference constant in the formula as it copies it to the destination area?

A. RelativeB. MixedC. AbsoluteD. Unconditional

Answer: C

110. Which function do you use along with logical operators such as AND, OR, and NOT to make decisions based upon a condition?

A. CleanB. IfC. StipulationD. What-If

Answer: B

111. What feature of Excel 2010 keeps a portion of a worksheet visible while the other portion scrolls?


A. ZoomB. SelectC. Freeze PanesD. Rotate

Answer: C

112. What command do you use to increase or decrease the size of a selected cell or range of cells to fill the Excel Window area for better visibility?

A. Magnify AreaB. Enlarge Selected AreaC. Amplify RangeD. Zoom to Selection

Answer: D

113. What command will tile Excel 2010 windows and all other open program windows so that they appear side by side on the screen?

A. Zoom to SelectionB. New WindowC. Arrange AllD. Freeze Panes

Answer: C

114. Which command creates a new view of the current document in a separate window?

A. Zoom to SelectionB. New WindowC. Arrange AllD. Freeze Panes

Answer: B

115. Which command separates a worksheet window into four individual panes?

A. Arrange AllB. Freeze PanesC. New WindowD. Split

Answer: D

116. Which group on the View Ribbon enables a user to show or hide the ruler, gridlines, Formula Bar, or headings?


A. Workbook viewsB. ShowC. ZoomD. Window

Answer: B

117. Which command on the Page Layout Ribbon enables a user to specify the rows or columns to repeat on each printed page of the worksheet?

A. Print AreaB. MarginsC. OrientationD. Print Titles

Answer: D

118. Which command on the Page Layout Ribbon enables a user to mark the exact area of the worksheet to print?

A. Print AreaB. MarginsC. OrientationD. Print Titles

Answer: A

119. Which command on the Page Layout Ribbon enables a user to mark where a new page will begin on the printed copy?

A. Print AreaB. BreaksC. BackgroundD. Effects

Answer: B

120. Which command on the Page Layout Ribbon enables a user to choose an image to display behind the data in a worksheet?

A. Print AreaB. BreaksC. BackgroundD. Effects

Answer: C


121. Which group on the Page Layout Ribbon contains commands used to organize objects placed in the worksheet?

A. Page SetupB. Scale to FitC. Sheet OptionsD. Arrange

Answer: D

122. What term refers to an Excel Chart with offset pieces?

A. ExplodedB. ShatteredC. SeparatedD. Detached

Answer: A

123. What two options are offered when a user elects to move a chart?

A. New Sheet or Delete SheetB. New Sheet or Object inC. New Sheet or New WorkbookD. New Workbook or Object in

Answer: B

124. What ribbon contains the commands for creating charts in Excel 2010?

A. HomeB. Page LayoutC. InsertD. Data

Answer: C

125. By default, how many chart types buttons are offered in the Charts group?

A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six

Answer: D

126. Which is a tiny chart that provides a visual representation of data in a worksheet cell?


A. TrendlineB. SparklineC. DatalineD. FlashPoint

Answer: B

127. What can you use to easily filter pivot tables and cube functions interactively in a worksheet?

A. SlicerB. CutterC. DivisionD. Sliver

Answer: A

128. Which Chart Tools Ribbon tab allows a user to select from a gallery of chart styles?

A. StyleB. DesignC. LayoutD. Format

Answer: B

129. Which command on the Chart Tools Ribbon do you use to swap data over the axis in a chart?

A. Select DataB. Swap DataC. Switch Row/ColumnD. Switch Data

Answer: C

130. Which Chart Tools Ribbon tab allows a user to insert various labels on the chart?


Answer: C

131. What graphically represents changes in a data series over time?

A. Sparkline


B. TrendlineC. ChartlineD. Error bar

Answer: B

132. Which is a graphical representation used in statistical or scientific data to show the degree of uncertainty relative to each data marker in a series?

A. SparklineB. TrendlineC. ChartlineD. Error bars

Answer: D

133. Which Chart Tools Ribbon tab enables a user to add pictures, shapes, or textboxes to a chart area?


Answer: C

134. Which Chart Tools Ribbon tab enables a user to apply a style to the selected chart?


Answer: D

135. Which dialog box contains commands to rotate the chart area on 3-D charts?

A. Format Chart AreaB. Chart StylesC. Format Data PointD. Chart Position

Answer: A

136. How would you move sheet tabs to a new position in the workbook?

A. Choose Move on the Home RibbonB. Click and drag the sheet tab to the new location


C. Choose Move on the Insert RibbonD. Choose Relocate on the Quick Access Toolbar

Answer: B

137. How do you move from one worksheet to another within the same workbook?

A. Right-click and choose the new worksheet nameB. Open the new worksheet C. Click on the sheet tabD. Ctrl + Tab to move to a new worksheet

Answer: C

138. What command do you use to copy cell formatting from one cell to another in a worksheet?

A. Format cellB. Format PainterC. CopyD. Cut

Answer: B

139. Which command on the Home Ribbon do you use to apply a border to selected cells?

A. UnderlineB. LinesC. DrawingD. Format Cells

Answer: D

140. What command do you use to apply a background color to cells in a worksheet?

A. DrawingB. Fill ColorC. Borders & ShadingD. Highlight

Answer: B

141. What command do you use to insert information into a worksheet that will display at the top and bottom edges of the printed page?

A. MarginsB. Print titlesC. Header & FooterD. Page Setup


Answer: C

142. What is the name of the dialog box that contains the commands to center a worksheet on the page both vertically and horizontally?

A. Page SetupB. Format CellsC. Print SetupD. Format Styles

Answer: A

143. How would a user hide a row or column from view without permanently deleting the information?

A. Choose the Disappear command on the Shortcut menuB. Choose the Hide command on the Quick Access ToolbarC. Choose the Show/Hide command on the Home RibbonD. Choose the Hide command on the Shortcut menu

Answer: D

144. How is an exact copy of a worksheet created within the same workbook?

A. While pointing to the sheet tab, choose Copy from the Shortcut MenuB. Right-click the sheet tab, then choose Move or Copy from the Shortcut MenuC. While pointing to the Select All button, choose Move or Copy from the Shortcut

MenuD. Choose Move or Copy from the Quick Access Toolbar

Answer: B

145. Which command on the Home Ribbon do you use to temporarily hide specific values on a worksheet based on a criterion?

A. Find & SelectB. Format CellC. Sort & FilterD. Organize

Answer: C

146. Which function do you use to insert today’s date in a worksheet so that it automatically updates each time the worksheet is opened?

A. TodayB. Weekday


C. DateD. CurrentDate

Answer: A

147. Which command do you use to remove manual page breaks from a worksheet area?

A. Select break, press Delete on keyboardB. Select Remove Page Break from the Breaks drop-down areaC. Select break, press Backspace on keyboardD. Select break, press Remove Page Break from Shortcut Menu

Answer: B

148. What is the name of the technique of entering a number once and copying it so that it is entered in the same cell on all selected worksheets?

A. PushingB. Forcing throughC. Drilling an entryD. Entry Demand

Answer: C

149. What do you call it when you reference cells in other sheets in a workbook formula using the sheet name as the reference rather than the cell address?

A. Calling the SheetB. Name referenceC. Sheet NameD. Sheet Reference

Answer: D

150. What is a range that spans two or more sheets in a workbook?

A. Wide rangeB. 3-D rangeC. Workbook rangeD. Sheet range

Answer: B

151. Which term describes the process of creating a formula that refers to a cell in the same location but on separate sheets in a workbook?

A. 3-D rangeB. 3-D formula


C. 3-D referenceD. Wide range

Answer: C

152. What is an organized collection of data called?

A. Table or listB. Table or databaseC. Database or listD. Table or field

Answer: B

153. What are the individual data items that make up a record in a table called?

A. ColumnB. RecordsC. FieldD. Table

Answer: C

154. Which ribbon includes the commands to apply a quick table style to a range of cells?

A. HomeB. InsertC. Page LayoutD. Data

Answer: A

155. Which dialog box allows a user to select the first row as the table’s header row?

A. FormatB. Table StyleC. Format StyleD. Format as Table

Answer: D

156. How do you quickly modify a table style to meet user preferences?

A. Right-click on a style and choose ModifyB. Right-click on a style and choose DuplicateC. Double-click a style from the Table Quick Styles GalleryD. Choose Modify from the Styles Group on the Home Ribbon


Answer: B

157. When sorting data in a table, which fields are selected as fields to sort by?

A. Field keysB. Table keysC. Sort keysD. Sequence keys

Answer: C

158. Which technique uses the table column heading arrows to narrow data in a table to show only specific items meeting a desired criterion?

A. AutoFilterB. AutoSortC. OrganizeD. Filter

Answer: A

159. What is a visual way to show how two variables relate to each other in a table?

A. SparklineB. DatalineC. Data trendD. Trendline

Answer: D

160. Which is an interactive view of worksheet data that gives a user the ability to summarize the data by selecting categories in which to group the data?

A. PivotChartB. PivotTableC. PivotDateD. RotateTable

Answer: B

161. Which is the name of an interactive graphical representation of data that allows a user to change the groupings?

A. PivotChartB. PivotTableC. PivotDateD. RotateTable


Answer: A

162. What are graphical objects that contain buttons a user can click to filter the data in PivotTables and PivotCharts?

A. SliversB. PartialsC. SlicersD. Movers

Answer: C

163. When creating a PivotTable, which are drawn in columns in the worksheet data?

A. RecordsB. FieldsC. CellsD. Ranges

Answer: B

164. What is the process of viewing a PivotTable report for a subset that meets the criterion only?

A. FilteringB. SortingC. PositioningD. Arranging

Answer: A

165. Which ribbon is visible when a PivotTable is selected, and allows a user to apply various styles to the PivotTable?

A. LayoutB. OptionsC. DesignD. Format

Answer: C

166. Which of the following is the default method for summarizing data in a PivotTable?

A. CountB. AverageC. MaxD. Sum


Answer: D

167. What is the purpose of the -/+ buttons that appear across the categories on a PivotTable?

A. Decrease/IncreaseB. Collapse/ExpandC. Reduce/AddD. Subtract/Add

Answer: B

168. In order to directly report the data, what must a PivotChart always be associated with?

A. TableB. RangeC. PivotTableD. Worksheet

Answer: C

169. Which tab in the PivotChart Tools Ribbon allows a user to apply a chart style to the PivotChart?

A. DesignB. LayoutC. FormatD. Analyze

Answer: A

170. Which tab in the PivotChart Tools Ribbon allows a user to apply chart titles to the PivotChart?

A. DesignB. LayoutC. FormatD. Analyze

Answer: B

171. On a PivotTable, what is a field with values not entered as data but determined by a computation involving data in other fields called?

A. Total fieldB. AutoSumC. Calculated fieldD. Analyzed field


Answer: C

172. Which is a special workbook a user can create and then use as a pattern to create new, similar workbooks or worksheets?

A. FormB. BoilerplateC. SmartSheetD. Template

Answer: D

173. What is the process of bringing data containing text fields separated by commas into Excel called?

A. Importing dataB. Data collectionC. Data integrationD. Data migration

Answer: A

174. Which file contains data fields separated by a special character such as a comma?

A. Text fileB. Delimited fileC. Import fileD. Data file

Answer: B

175. Which is a way to qualify data by specifying a matching condition or asking a question of the data?

A. FilterB. SortC. QueryD. Probe

Answer: C

176. What technique selects data from the Internet to add to an Excel worksheet?

A. Web searchB. Web filterC. Internet probeD. Web query


Answer: D

177. What is a single character, word, or phrase in a cell on a worksheet that is typically used in searches?

A. TextB. StringC. ThreadD. Key

Answer: B

178. Which command on the Insert Ribbon enables a user to insert a picture of a program window into a worksheet?

A. ShapesB. PictureC. SmartArtD. Screenshot

Answer: D

179. Which command on the Insert Ribbon enables a user to insert a picture of a part of a screen into a worksheet?

A. ShapesB. Picture CroppingC. Screen ClippingD. Screenshot

Answer: C

180. Which command on the Insert Ribbon creates a link to a web page, picture, email address, or program in a worksheet?

A. HyperlinkB. Web linkC. LinkupD. Text link

Answer: A

181. Which command creates decorative text in a worksheet?

A. SmartArtB. WordArtC. DrawD. Shape


Answer: B

182. Which command on the Insert Ribbon creates a graphic that communicates information to the user?


Answer: C

183. Which command on the Insert Ribbon inserts a graphic from a file into a worksheet?


Answer: B

184. Which command on the Insert Ribbon inserts a graphic from the Microsoft Office collection into a worksheet?

A. Clip ArtB. PictureC. SmartArtD. Instant Art

Answer: A

185. Which command group on the Page Layout Ribbon controls the presence of gridlines and headings on a worksheet?

A. ThemesB. Page SetupC. Sheet OptionsD. Arrange

Answer: C

186. Which command on the Page Layout Ribbon enables a user to flip objects on a worksheet?

A. AlignB. ArrangeC. GroupD. Rotate


Answer: D

187. Which command group on the Formulas Ribbon allows a user to choose from various categories of functions to use in a worksheet?

A. Function LibraryB. Defined NamesC. Formula AuditingD. Calculation

Answer: A

188. Which group on the Formulas Ribbon contains a command that allows a user to create names for cells to use in a formula?


Answer: B

189. Which group on the Formulas Ribbon contains the command that checks for common errors found in a formula?


Answer: C

190. Which command on the Formulas Ribbon enables a user to specify when a formula is computed?


Answer: D

191. What command specifies complex criteria to limit which records are included in the result set of a query?

A. SortB. Advanced Filter


C. FilterD. Screen

Answer: B

192. What command totals related data in several rows by inserting totals for selected cells?

A. SubtotalsB. GroupC. TotalsD. Calculate

Answer: A

193. In a worksheet, which command suggests other words with a similar meaning that can be used?

A. SpellingB. ResearchC. ThesaurusD. Language

Answer: C

194. Which ribbon contains commands to add a comment about a selected cell in a worksheet?

A. HomeB. InsertC. DataD. Review

Answer: D

195. What command prevents unwanted changes to data in a worksheet by specifying exactly what information may be changed?

A. Protect WorkbookB. Protect SheetC. ShareD. Protection

Answer: B

196. What command limits structural changes, such as adding, deleting, or moving sheets, that can be made in a workbook?

A. Protect WorkbookB. Protect Sheet


C. ShareD. Protection

Answer: A

197. Which function key quickly opens the Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Online Help window?

A. F1B. F2C. F3D. F4

Answer: A

198. What keyboard shortcut automatically saves a worksheet with the current name and in the current location?

A. Ctrl + VB. Ctrl + SC. Alt + SD. Alt + V

Answer: B

199. What keyboard shortcut will undo the last action in a worksheet?

A. Ctrl + XB. Ctrl + UC. Ctrl + ZD. Alt + U

Answer: C

200. Which area on the title bar contains a command that will save a workbook with changes and close the Excel Program Window?

A. Window Control ButtonsB. Quick Access ToolbarC. Shortcut MenuD. Excel Quick keys

Answer: A


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