Book Test

Welcome to Microsoft Office 2010

Book Test

Word – Working with Word Basics

1. One of the great things about a software suite is that all programs share common features and a
similar design.
a. True
b. False

2. The insertion point is also known as the cursor.

a. True
b. False

3. Bold is an example of a command in the Font group of the Home tab.

a. True
b. False

4. You use a word-processing program to _____.

a. electronically create and edit text
b. copy and move text
c. format text
d. All of the above

5. Tabs on the Ribbon include the _____ tab.

a. Clipboard
b. Styles
c. Home
d. Font

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Word – Writing a Letter and a Resume

6. Text is always inserted at the flashing insertion point
a. True
b. False

7. Nonprinting characters do not appear on the printed page even when the characters appear on
the screen.
c. True
d. False

8. AutoComplete recognizes certain words and phrases and offers to complete them for you.
e. True
f. False

9. Word 2010 continues with the new line spacing introduced with Word 2007. That line spacing is
_____.
g. 1.0
h. 1.25
i. 2.0
j. 1.15

10. If you wish to apply a more compact, traditional look to a letter, which of the following choices
should you make from the Line and Paragraph Spacing button?
k. 1.0
l. 1.25
m. Remove Space After Paragraph
n. Both a and c

Word – Editing the Business Etiquette Column

11. You can select text from both the selection bar and the typing area.
a. True
b. False

12. If you discover an error after you close a document, you can still use Undo when you open the
document again.
a. True
b. False

13. The Delete and Backspace keys delete one word at a time.
a. True
b. False

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14. Which of the following is NOT a method for selecting an entire document?
a. Triple-click in the selection bar when the mouse pointer is shaped like an arrow
b. Hold down the [Ctrl] key and click anywhere in a sentence
c. Press and hold the [Ctrl] key and click in the selection bar
d. Press [Ctrl]+[A]

15. You can select _____ in a Word document

a. nonadjacent areas
b. a continuous block of text
c. multiple paragraphs
d. All of the above

Word – Encouraging Recycling with Flyers

16. Font size is measured in points; there are 60 points in 1 inch.
a. True
b. False

17. You click the Mini toolbar command on the Ribbon to display the toolbar.
a. True
b. False

18. Live Preview shows what a formatting change looks like without actually applying the format.
c. True
d. False

19. The Font menu is divided into three sections. Which of the following is NOT a section on the
Font menu?
a. Recently Used Fonts
b. Character Fonts
c. All Fonts
d. Theme Fonts

20. Which of the following is NOT true about the Mini toolbar?
a. It contains frequently used formatting commands.
b. It fades in when you select text.
c. It appears when you right-click selected text.
d. It appears when you click the Mini Toolbar command on the Ribbon.

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Excel – Tracking Firefighter Training

21. An Excel workbook is made up of a series of pages.
a. True
b. False

22. The mouse pointer in Excel takes on many different shapes depending on what you are doing at
the time.
a. True
b. False

23. When you are in the process of entering data in a spreadsheet, the Cancel and Enter buttons
appear at the left side of the Formula Bar.
a. True
b. False

24. Which of the following is NOT true about cell references?

a. They are determined by the number of rows in a spreadsheet.
b. The address of the active cell appears in the Name Box.
c. Cell addresses are determined by the column and row indicators.
d. The address of a cell in column F, row 17 is F17.

25. The Freeze Panes feature allows you to _____.

a. freeze the first column of a spreadsheet
b. freeze everything above and to the left of a selected cell
c. freeze the top row of a spreadsheet
d. All of the above

Excel – Budgeting with Calculations and Charts

26. Excel uses the pound sign (#) as the multiplication sign.
a. True
b. False

27. You must use Excel’s operators on the number pad. The symbols on the main keyboard will not
work for this purpose.
a. True
b. False

28. Because SUM is typically the most frequently used function, an AutoSum button appears on the
Ribbon.
a. True
b. False

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29. You place the equals sign _____ in an Excel spreadsheet.

a. at the end of the formula
b. between the operators
c. at the beginning of the formula
d. after the first cell address

30. Why is it generally a good idea to use cell addresses in formulas?

a. Excel requires it
b. To transfer data to a Word document
c. So the formula will recalculate if you change the numbers later
d. None of the above

PowerPoint – Creating Powerful Presentations

31. You can deliver a PowerPoint presentation using an overhead video projection system; however,
you cannot deliver one directly from your computer.
a. True
b. False

32. You can use the Slides tab as a means of navigating in a presentation.
a. True
b. False

33. Reading View displays your presentation in a book-like format.

a. True
b. False

34. What are the four PowerPoint views?

a. Normal, Slide Sorter, Reading View, and Slide Show
b. Normal, Quick Access, Reading View, and Slide Show
c. Slide Sorter, Reading View, Ribbon, and Slide Show
d. Slide Sorter, Reading View, Quick Access, and Normal

35. Normal View _____.

a. includes the Notes pane
b. is the primary view used when creating presentations
c. includes the Slides tab
d. All of the above

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Access – Accessing Raritan Clinic East

36. Relational databases organize related data in different “tables” depending on how the data is
related.
a. True
b. False

37. A phone book is an example of a non-electronic database.

a. True
b. False

38. Careful planning is the first step in creating a database that is both functional and efficient.
a. True
b. False

39. Computer-based databases offer which advantages?

a. Reduced file storage space
b. Increased efficiency in retrieving data
c. Decreased redundancy of stored data
d. All of the above

40. Access 2010 opens differently from the other Office applications; when you launch Access, you
first see the _____ screen.
a. Welcome
b. Navigation
c. Backstage view
d. Security

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