Week 1 Quiz 1. Question : (TCO 1) An Input Area (as it applies to Excel 2010) is defined as______. Student Answer: a range of cells containing results based on the output area displays the name of a worksheet within a workbook a range of cells containing values for variables used in formulas displays the content of the active cell Question 2. Question : (TCO 1) In Excel 2010, a cell is best described by which of the following? Student Answer: Must have formulas entered into it Cannot be used for labels or headings Must have text entered into it Is the intersection of a column and a row Question 3. Question : (TCO 1) If you wanted to insert the current date into an active cell, which of the following would you use? Student Answer: F4 Ctrl + Alt + Delete The Ctrl + D key combination The Ctrl and semicolon key combination Question 4. Question : (TCO 1) Which of the following best describes the order of precedence as it applies to math operations in Excel? Student Answer: Includes letters, numbers, and spaces Controls the sequence in which Excel performs arithmetic operations Is a software application used to create and modify business communications Includes formulas, functions, and formatting Question 5. Question : (TCO 1) Which of the following best describes the result of using the fill handle on a cell containing a formula? Student Answer: Cannot complete a sequence of dates in a column Changes the background color of the selected cells to yellow Copies the formula in the active cell to other cells and adapts it based upon the type of cell references in the original formula Has two or more sub-commands related to the command Question 6. Question : (TCO 1) Which of the following would allow you to adjust the column width and/or row height of many cells at once? Student Answer: Just type longer or taller formulas in some of them Click and drag across the cells to select them and use any sizing method you choose Drag the fill handle across the cells Type A1 in the Go To dialog box Question 7. Question : (TCO 1) The three types of data that can be entered in a cell in an Excel worksheet are ________________. Student Answer: columns, rows, and fields numbers, fonts, and styles functions, comments, and macros text, values, and formulas Question 8. Question : (TCO 1) When you paste copied data, Excel displays the Paste Options button: Stu
dent Answer: in the status bar at the left of the screen. in the next set of nonadjacent ranges. on the toolbar. in the bottom right corner of the pasted data. Question 9. Question : (TCO 3) A data series is a group of related ____________. Student Answer: charts on a worksheet category labels on a horizontal axis data points on a chart numerical values on a vertical axis Question 10. Question : (TCO 3) Which best describes a data point? Student Answer: A numeric value that describes a single value on a chart A group of related data points Displays data comparisons vertically in columns Text that describes a collection of data points in a chart Question 11. Question : (TCO 3) When creating a chart in Excel, the plot area ________. Student Answer: contains graphical representation of values in data series is a vertical line that borders the plot area to provide a frame of reference for measurement is a horizontal line that borders the plot area to provide a frame of reference for measurement provides descriptive group names for subdividing the data series Question 12. Question : (TCO 3) When creating a chart in Excel, a multiple data series _______. Student Answer: groups or clusters similar data in columns to compare values across categories compares two or more sets of data in one chart is a key that identifies the color, gradient, picture, texture, or pattern fill assigned to each data series in a chart places stacks of data in segments on top of each other in one column, with each category in the data series represented by a different color Question 13. Question : (TCO 3) A pie chart with one or more slices separated for emphasis is called a(n) ____________ pie chart. Student Answer: expanded exploded displaced clustered Question 14. Question : (TCO 3) In Excel, an area chart _______. Student Answer: shows the high, low, and close prices for individual stocks over time trends using two dimensions on a continuous curve emphasizes the magnitude of changes over time by filling in the space between lines with a color shows a relationship between two variables Question 15. Question : (TCO 3) Which of the following best describes a trendline? Student Answer: A line used to depict trends and forecast future data Text that describes a collection of data points in a chart A group of related data points Displays data comparisons vertically in columns