Excel 2010 Test Bank

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

Office 2010
Windows
Excel 2010
Calc

Answer: C
2. Which of the following notebook- like features organizes the sheets for use in Excel?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Workbook
Worksheet
Notepad
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. Workbook
B. Worksheet
C. Notepad
D. Folder
Answer: B
4. What is immediately visible on screen when you open Excel 2010?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Create new workbook dialog box

Open a workbook dialog box
A new workbook
The File panel

Answer: C
5. What do you use to navigate and display different portions of a worksheet in the worksheet
window?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Arrow keys
Page Up or Page Down key
Slider bars
Scroll bars

Answer: D
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.
B.
C.
D.

Scroll bar
Navigation window
Status bar
Title bar

Answer: C
7. What is considered the control center in Excel and many other Office programs?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Title bar
Ribbon
Status bar
Menu

Answer: B
8. Which Microsoft Office object would you use for quick, convenient, one-click access to
frequently used Excel commands?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Quick Access Toolbar

Title bar
Status bar
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.
B.
C.
D.

Quick Access Toolbar

ScreenTips
Mini Toolbar
KeyTips

Answer: B
10. What is the name of the list of frequently used Excel commands available when a user rightclicks an item in the worksheet?
A. Mini Toolbar

B. Quick Access Toolbar

C. Shortcut Menu
D. Shortcut Toolbar
Answer: C
11. What is the intersection of a row and a column in a worksheet called?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Cell
Table
Cube
Block

Answer: A
12. What occurs when the cursor is moved over a cell and a user clicks?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The row is selected

The cell is selected
The column is selected
The worksheet is selected

Answer: B
13. What do you use to place worksheet titles, column titles, and row titles in a worksheet?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Data
Information
Text
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.
B.
C.
D.

AutoChange
AutoText
Spelling & Grammar Check
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 key

B. Enter key
C. Page Up key
D. Home key
Answer: A
16. Which of the following do you use to move down one cell in an Excel 2010 worksheet?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Right arrow key

Enter key
Page Up key
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.
B.
C.
D.

Parentheses ( )
Forward Slash (/)
A space
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.
B.
C.
D.

Group
Array
Range
Series

Answer: C
19. What function adds all of the numbers in a range of cells?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Calculate
Sum
Compute
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.
B.
C.
D.

Repeat
Move
Cut
Copy

Answer: D
21. In Excel 2010, what is the name of the command that relocates a cells data and its format,
then clears the data from the original cell and resets the original cell's format to default?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Repeat
Move
Cut
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.
B.
C.
D.

Fill handle
Filler
Copy handle
Copy box

Answer: A
23. When copying values in Excel 2010, which feature automatically adjusts cell references for
the new copy location?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Absolute reference
Certain reference
Variable reference
Relative reference

Answer: D
24. Which command on the Home Tab displays the total of the selected cells directly after the
selected cells?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Sum
Add
Total
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.
B.
C.
D.

Copy options
Auto fill options
Reference options
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.
B.
C.
D.

Close
Save
Save As
Exit

Answer: C
27. Which command do you use to save a new worksheet in Excel 2010?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Close
Save
Save As
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.
B.
C.
D.

Formatting
Printing
Arranging
Configuring

Answer: A
29. Which defines the appearance and shape of the letters, numbers, and special characters in
Excel 2010?
A. Format
B. Font

C. Size
D. Effects
Answer: B

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

A.
B.
C.
D.

Font size
Cell style
Font style
Alignment

Answer: C
31. What defines the color of the characters in an Excel 2010 worksheet?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Font size
Font color
Cell color
Background

Answer: B
32. Which term describes how fonts are measured, and is approximately 1/72 of an inch?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Character size
Font weight
Style size
Point size

Answer: D
33. What button on the Home Ribbon automatically enlarges a selected cells font size with one
click?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Italic
Increase font size
Decrease font size
Bold

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

A.
B.
C.
D.

Italic
Underline
Bold
Superscript

Answer: C
35. On the Home Ribbon, what do you use to change the font face used in the worksheet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer: A

Font drop-down list

Font Size drop-down list
Increase Font Size
Cell Styles drop-down list