oDesk Answer Test (Microsoft Execl 2000/ 2003/ 2010 Test)

oDesk Answer Test (Microsoft Execl 2000/ 2003/ 2010 Test)

01. What Function does the ‘Compare Side by Side With’ command on the window menu perform?

Ans: It allows you to scroll through two or more workbooks simultaneously

02. Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?

Ans: round(8.4999,0)
 

03. What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given bellow?

B1:27

B2:22

B3:28

B4:21

Ans: 0

04. How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?

Ans: Choose blank in the Edit->Go to->special Menu option

The question is based upon the figure shown

05. The figure shows a view of the standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button Marked by the letter Y?

Ans:  Its adds up the values in the selected cells

06. You have entered test in a cell which is too big for the cell. You want the text to appear in multiple lines inside the same cell. What will you do?

Ans:  Use the wrap txt option in the Format->Cells>Alignment Menu

07. Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?

Ans:  #N/A

08. Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get John_Smith in Cell C1?

Ans:  = A1&”_”&B1

09. Which of the following date and time function will you use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after specified number of months?

Ans: EOMONTH

10. Which of the following shortcuts can be used to insert a new line in the same cell?

Ans: Alt+Enter

11. Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?

Ans: MAX(B1:B3)

12. State Whether True or false.

Ans: True

13. This question is based upon the figure bellow

What does the purple triangle at the bottom right corner of the cell signify?

Ans: Smart Tag

14. You have created a worksheet which consists a confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

15. This question is based upon the figure shown bellow

The figure shows an Excel worksheet. What does the read triangle in C2 signify?

Ans: There is a comment associated with the cell

16. You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?

Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9

17. The figure shows the calculation tab under the Tools->options menu. The option under Calculation has been checked as Automatic. What does this mean?

Ans:

18. Which of the following statements regarding the QUARTILE function is not true?

Ans: The function MEDIAN(array) and QUARTILEarray,2) will return different values when applied to the same array.

19. You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:

Ans: Date

20. This question is based upon the figure shown below

What will be the value in the cell C2 as shown in the figure when we use formula = A2+B2?

Ans: 120

21. What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?

Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet

22. What does the NOW() function returns?

Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time

23. A smart tag will be removed from a cell when……………….

Ans: The data in the cell is changed or deleted

24. You would like to restrict the values that can be entered into a cell so that only whole numbers between 1 and 100 can be entered. Which option in the menu allows you to accomplish this?

Ans: The setting tab under the menu Data->Validation

25. What should you add before a fraction to avoid it as a date, e.g.1/3, in Excel?

Ans:

26. You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to automatically run a macro upon starting. What will you do?

Ans: Hold down the CTRL key during startup

27. How does the AutoComplete feature in Excel help you save time?

Ans: It automatically completes abbreviated words

28. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Z?

Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

29.The figure shows the AutoFit Selection menu option. What function does it perform?

Ans: : It automatically resizes the column height and width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell

30. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter A

Ans: It is used to add a hyperlink

31. Which of the following options would be used if you need to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?

Ans: Apply the Text Format to empty cells, and then type the numbers

32. What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?

Ans: Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet

33. Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?

Ans: A_B

34. How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?

Ans: This must be done manually as it is not automated through any built-in feature

35. The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to F the row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A), what should you do?

Ans: Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze Panes

36. Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?

Ans: b and c

37. You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?

Ans: 3 new rows will be inserted after row 9

38. The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter X ?

Ans: It inserts a Diagram or Organization Chart in the worksheet

39.When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the Document Workspace site.

Ans: TRUE

40. You have created a worksheet which consists of confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this? 

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

41. Which of the following Date and Time function you will use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months?

Ans: DATEVALUE

42. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y?

Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells

43.Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?

Ans: #N/A

44. Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?

Ans: MAX(B1:B3)

45. You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:

Ans: Date]

46. What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given below?

Ans: #N/A

47. AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the header row of a list when the list is created.

Ans: TRUE

48. What does the NOW() function returns?

Ans: Returns the serial number of the current date and time

49. Which toolbar is shown in the figure?

Ans: Forms toolbar

50. When you clear the contents from a cell, the formatting of the cell is also lost.

Ans: FALSE

51. You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Selection. What will happen?

Ans: b

52. figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'Z'?

Ans: It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

53. The multiplication arithmetic operator is represented by which of the following symbols

Ans: *

54. You can select the current row by pressing  

Ans: Shift + Spacebar

55. Donelp you do this?

Ans: Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

56. The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter Y

Ans: It adds up the values in the selected cells

57. You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Print What->Selection. What will happen?

Ans: The selected area will be printed

58. By default, how is text horizontally aligned inside a cell in Excel?

Ans: Left aligned

59. When using the AutoFill handle to quickly fill a range of cells with the same or consecutive data, the cells need not be adjacent as long as they are within the same sheet.

Ans: False

60. When the AutoSum button is clicked, Excel first looks for a range of numbers above the active cell.

Ans: True

61. A relative cell reference changes when a formula is copied or moved to other locations.
Ans: True
 
62. If cell entries are changed, the formula will automatically recalculate the values and insert the result in the cell containing the formula.

Ans: True

62. The Merge button on the Formatting toolbar will merge selected cells and right align data within the cells.

Ans: False

63. To move the insertion point down to the next cell, press:

Ans: Enter

64. The cell range A3 through G3 should be keyed in as:

Ans: A3:G3

65. A document created in Excel is referred to as a

Ans: workbook

67. Use this handle to automatically insert the next month in the series, January:

Ans: Fill

68. Which of these operators are in the correct order of operations? 

Ans: ^,*,-

69. If the text you entered into a cell does not fit, Excel will display ##### to indicate that the text is too long

Ans: True

70. By default, data in a cell is centered

Ans: False

71. When a new row is added into an Excel worksheet, by default, this row will be inserted just below the active cell.

Ans: True

72. To insert a row, click Insert and then Rows

Ans: True

73. The Split option causes the worksheet to be split into two window panes.

Ans: False

74. A column is inserted immediately to the left of the column containing the active cell unless you choose otherwise

Ans: True

75. To delete a specific cell as well as the text within it, make the cell active and then

Ans: click Edit and then Delete

76. Which of the following is an absolute cell reference

Ans: $B3

77. To select nonadjacent cells, columns, or rows, you must

Ans: hold down the Ctrl key while clicking column, row header, or specific cells

78. When copying selected cells to a new location, you must position the mouse pointer on any border around the selected cells until it turns into a(n)

Ans: arrow pointer

79. When data is linked, a change made in a linked cell is automatically made to other cells in the link.

Ans: True

80. Selected cells and cell contents can be moved or copied within a worksheet but not between worksheets.

Ans: False

81. Time in a cell in Excel is stored as a decimal fraction representing a portion of the day

Ans:True

82. The PMT function is used to calculate a loan payment based on a variable interest rate, payment, and the time period.

Ans: False

83. The gridlines that appear on your worksheet will print as displayed.

Ans: False

84. The FV function is used to calculate the future value of an investment based on a periodic constant payment and interest rate

Ans: True

85. To apply page numbering to a worksheet page, which option in the Page Setup dialog box should you choose

Ans: Header/Footer

86. If a function is included in an argument within a function, it is called a

Ans: Nested Function

87. If you want row and column headings to print, which tab do you click from the Page Setup dialog box?

Ans: Header/Footer

88. A new workbook initially contains this many sheets

Ans: Three

89. An Excel workbook saved in HTML format allows Internet or intranet users to have access to workbook data even if they do not have Excel installed

Ans: True

90. Once the chart is created, data can only be changed in a chart located in the same worksheet as the changed cells

Ans: False

91. Certain chart elements automatically inserted in a chart created by Chart Wizard include a chart legend, labels for the x-axis and y-axis, and a chart title

Ans: False

92. You can double-click a chart element to display the appropriate formatting dialog box.

Ans: True

93. You can change the size of an image by using the white sizing handles.

Ans: True

94. To make the image taller or shorter, use the middle sizing handle at the left or right side of the image.

Ans: False

95. Which of the following is not a tab on the Chart Options dialog box?

Ans: Patterns

96. This chart is the default chart

Ans: Column Chart

97.Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?

Ans: Formula bar

98. A worksheet is an individual page or tab in the workbook.

Ans: True

99. You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using the

Ans: Format Painter