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 2010
B. Windows
C. Excel 2010
D. Calc
Answer: C
2. Which of the following notebook- like features organizes the sheets for use in Excel?
A. Workbook
B. Worksheet
C. Notepad
D. 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. Create new workbook dialog box

B. Open a workbook dialog box
C. A new workbook
D. 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 keys
B. Page Up or Page Down key
C. Slider bars
D. 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 bar
B. Navigation window
C. Status bar
D. Title bar
Answer: C
7. What is considered the control center in Excel and many other Office programs?
A. Title bar
B. Ribbon
C. Status bar
D. 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 Toolbar

B. Title bar
C. Status bar
D. 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?

B. ScreenTips
C. Mini Toolbar
D. 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 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. Cell
B. Table
C. Cube
D. Block
Answer: A
12. What occurs when the cursor is moved over a cell and a user clicks?
A. The row is selected

B. The cell is selected
C. The column is selected
D. The worksheet is selected
Answer: B
13. What do you use to place worksheet titles, column titles, and row titles in a worksheet?
A. Data
B. Information
C. Text
D. 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. AutoChange
B. AutoText
C. Spelling & Grammar Check
D. 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. Right arrow key
B. Enter key
C. Page Up key
D. 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 space
D. 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. Group
B. Array
C. Range
D. Series
Answer: C
19. What function adds all of the numbers in a range of cells?
A. Calculate
B. Sum
C. Compute
D. 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. Repeat
B. Move
C. Cut
D. 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. Repeat
B. Move
C. Cut
D. 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 handle
B. Filler
C. Copy handle
D. Copy box
Answer: A
23. When copying values in Excel 2010, which feature automatically adjusts cell references for
the new copy location?
A. Absolute reference
B. Certain reference
C. Variable reference
D. Relative reference
Answer: D
24. Which command on the Home Tab displays the total of the selected cells directly after the
selected cells?
A. Sum
B. Add
C. Total
D. 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 options
B. Auto fill options
C. Reference options
D. 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. Close
B. Save
C. Save As
D. Exit
Answer: C
27. Which command do you use to save a new worksheet in Excel 2010?
A. Close
B. Save
C. Save As
D. 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. Formatting
B. Printing
C. Arranging
D. 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. Font size
B. Cell style
C. Font style
D. Alignment

Answer: C
31. What defines the color of the characters in an Excel 2010 worksheet?
A. Font size
B. Font color
C. Cell color
D. Background
Answer: B
32. Which term describes how fonts are measured, and is approximately 1/72 of an inch?
A. Character size
B. Font weight
C. Style size
D. Point size
Answer: D
33. What button on the Home Ribbon automatically enlarges a selected cell’s font size with one
click?
A. Italic
B. Increase font size
C. Decrease font size
D. Bold
Answer: B
34. What command on the Home Ribbon applies a thick, dark style to characters in the selected
cell?
A. Italic
B. Underline
C. Bold
D. 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 list

B. Font Size drop-down list
C. Increase Font Size
D. 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 list
C. Increase Font Size
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 list

C. Fill Color 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 Text
B. Group Cells
C. Cell Styles
D. Merge & Center
Answer: D
39. Which quick-number style button formats numbers to display as currency in the worksheet?
A. Percent
B. Accounting
C. Comma
D. Dollar
Answer: B
40. Which quick-number style button formats numbers to display as percentages in the
worksheet?
A. Percent
B. Accounting
C. Comma
D. 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 letter
B. Click and drag the split double arrow on the right of the selected column
C. Triple-click the column letter
D. 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 box
B. Address box
C. Name box
D. 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 chart
B. Embedded chart
C. Inside chart
D. Linked chart
Answer: B
45. In a chart, what is data that appears along the vertical scale of the chart called?
A. Y-axis data
B. X-axis data
C. Vertical data
D. 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 data
C. Vertical data
D. Horizontal data
Answer: B
47. What is the name of the zone on the worksheet where the chart appears?
A. Chart region
B. Chart sector
C. Chart location
D. Chart position
Answer: C
48. What ribbon contains the commands used to create a chart in Excel?
A. Home Ribbon
B. Insert Ribbon
C. Formulas Ribbon
D. Data Ribbon
Answer: B
49. What is typically included in the range of data selected to create a chart?
A. Numeric data only

B. Numeric data and totals only
C. Numeric data, totals, and titles
D. Numeric data and titles
Answer: D
50. What appears at the bottom of an Excel 2010 workbook to distinguish individual worksheets?
A. Worksheet links
B. Worksheet handles
C. Sheet tabs
D. 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 details
B. Document properties
C. File facts

D. Document options
Answer: B
52. Which panel contains areas where a user can view and enter document properties for Excel
2010 files?
A. Document information
B. File Details
C. File Save As
D. File information
Answer: A
53. Which tab do you use to display the area that contains the print command?
A. Home
B. Page Layout
C. View
D. File
Answer: D
54. Which command do you use to close an open file and completely exit the Excel 2010
program?
A. Close
B. Save As
C. Exit
D. 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 area

B. AutoCalculate area
C. Zoom slider area
D. 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. End

B. Delete
C. Backspace
D. 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. End
B. Delete
C. Backspace
D. 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 entry
B. Toggle
C. Overtype
D. Edit
Answer: D
59. Which Excel 2010 mode replaces characters to the right of the insertion point as you type?
A. Data entry
B. Toggle
C. Overtype
D. Edit
Answer: C
60. Where is the command to undo the last cell entry in an Excel 2010 worksheet located?
A. Shortcut menu
C. Home Ribbon
D. 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 button

C. Fill Handle, Delete Key, and Quick Access Toolbar
D. Cell Styles Button, Shortcut menu, and Undo button
Answer: A
62. What is a prewritten formula that is built into Excel 2010 called?
A. Utility
B. Procedure
C. Function
D. Statement
Answer: C
63. Where can you find the Insert Function button in Excel 2010?

B. Formula bar
C. Status bar
D. 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. Formula
B. Array
C. Range
D. Series
Answer: A
65. How often does Excel 2010 automatically recalculate formulas in a worksheet?
A. Every 5 minutes
B. Each time you click on a cell
C. Each time you enter a value into a cell
D. 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 progression
B. Order of operation
C. Process of elimination

D. Mathematical method
Answer: B
67. Which mode enables you to use the mouse to select cells for use in a formula?
A. Edit mode
B. Selection mode
C. Formula mode
D. 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 location

B. Cell reference and cell location are circled
C. Cell reference and cell location are outlined in matching colors
D. 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 Menu

B. Copy using the Fill Handle
C. Copy from the Home Ribbon
D. Copy using the Quick Access Toolbar
Answer: B
70. Which option button enables a user to fill cells following a fill operation?
A. AutoCorrect
B. Insert
C. Paste
D. Auto Fill
Answer: D
71. Which option button provides formatting options following the insertion of cells, rows, or
columns in a worksheet?
A. AutoCorrect
B. Insert
C. Paste

D. 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 Error
B. AutoCorrect
C. Paste
D. Auto Fill
Answer: A
73. Which of the following is a valid Excel 2010 function?
A. AVERAGE, MAX, and NUM

B. MAX, MIN, and WEEK
C. AVERAGE, MAX, and MIN
D. 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. Screenshot
B. Description box
C. Function box
D. Screen Tip
Answer: D
75. Which is the valid function for displaying the highest value in a range of values?
A. Max
B. High
C. Upper
D. 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 Finder
B. Range Finder
C. Reference Checker

D. 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. Layout
B. Template
C. Theme
D. Design
Answer: C
78. Which ribbon contains the command to apply a theme to a worksheet in Excel 2010?
A. Home
B. Page Layout
C. Data
D. 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 Ribbon
B. Insert Ribbon
C. Page Layout Ribbon
D. 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. Number
B. Font
C. Paragraph
D. Format Cells
Answer: D
81. What type of formatting appears only when the value in a cell meets conditions specified by
a user?
A. Criterion
B. Conditional
C. Logical

D. 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. Condition
B. State
C. Restriction
D. 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 Fit
B. AutoFit
C. Best Fit
D. True Fit
Answer: C
84. What is the term used to refer to a dot on a computer monitor that contains color?
A. Mark
B. Point
C. Icon
D. Pixel
Answer: D
85. Where is the spellchecker located?
A. Home Ribbon
B. Page Layout Ribbon
C. Review Ribbon
D. 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 Layout
B. Print
C. Normal

D. Web
Answer: A
87. Which view is the default view used in Excel 2010?
A. Page Layout
B. Print
C. Normal
D. Web
Answer: C
88. Which term describes the blank portions of a page that fall outside the main body of the
printed document?
A. Borders
B. Edges
C. Frames
D. Margins
Answer: D
89. What area contains the command used to print a worksheet in Excel 2010?
A. Home Ribbon
B. Page Layout Ribbon
C. File Tab
D. Quick Access Toolbar
Answer: C
90. What is the name of the process of finding and correcting errors in a worksheet?
A. Restoring
B. Debugging
C. Repairing
D. 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. Font
B. Orientation
C. Wrap Text
D. 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. Styles
B. Alignment
C. Editing
D. 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 Table
B. Cell Style
C. Format Cells
D. 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 Styles
B. Form
C. 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. Alignment

C. Styles
D. 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. Editing
B. Alignment
C. Styles
D. 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. Font
B. Format Cell
C. Cell Styles
D. Find & Select
Answer: D
99. Which command on the Home Ribbon do you use to organize data in ascending or
descending order?
A. Find & Select

B. Format Cell
C. Sort & Filter
D. 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. Delete
B. Remove
C. Format
D. 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. Orientation
B. Format Cells
C. Format Text
D. Alignment
Answer: B
102. Which ribbon option opens a related dialog box?
A. Ellipse
B. Drop-down Arrow
C. Launcher
D. Slider
Answer: C
103. Which command on the Auto Fill Options dialog box is the default option?
A. Copy Cells
B. Fill Formatting Only
C. Fill without Formatting
D. Fill Series
Answer: D
104. Which command do you use to reduce the margin between the border and the text in the
cell?
A. Orientation
B. Decrease Indent
C. Column Width
D. 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. Notebook
B. Workbook
C. Clipboard
D. ClipSaver
Answer: C
106. After you paste an item into a cell in a worksheet, what menu appears?
A. AutoCorrect Options

B. Paste Options
C. Quick Access Menu
D. Shortcut Menu
Answer: B
107. What is the process of using the mouse to move or copy cells called?
A. Click and paste

B. Drag and move
C. Dragging
D. 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. Relative
B. Mixed
C. Absolute
D. 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. Clean
B. If
C. Stipulation
D. What-If
Answer: B
111. What feature of Excel 2010 keeps a portion of a worksheet visible while the other portion
scrolls?
A. Zoom

B. Select
C. Freeze Panes
D. 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 Area
B. Enlarge Selected Area
C. Amplify Range
D. 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 Selection
B. New Window
C. Arrange All
D. Freeze Panes
Answer: C
114. Which command creates a new view of the current document in a separate window?
A. Zoom to Selection
B. New Window
C. Arrange All
D. Freeze Panes
Answer: B
115. Which command separates a worksheet window into four individual panes?
A. Arrange All
B. Freeze Panes
C. New Window
D. 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 views

B. Show
C. Zoom
D. 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 Area
B. Margins
C. Orientation
D. 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 Area
B. Margins
C. Orientation
D. 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 Area
B. Breaks
C. Background
D. 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 Area
B. Breaks
C. Background
D. Effects
Answer: C
121. Which group on the Page Layout Ribbon contains commands used to organize objects
placed in the worksheet?

A. Page Setup
B. Scale to Fit
C. Sheet Options
D. Arrange
Answer: D
122. What term refers to an Excel Chart with offset pieces?
A. Exploded
B. Shattered
C. Separated
D. Detached
Answer: A
123. What two options are offered when a user elects to move a chart?
A. New Sheet or Delete Sheet

B. New Sheet or Object in
C. New Sheet or New Workbook
D. New Workbook or Object in
Answer: B
124. What ribbon contains the commands for creating charts in Excel 2010?
A. Home
B. Page Layout
C. Insert
D. Data
Answer: C
125. By default, how many chart types buttons are offered in the Charts group?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
Answer: D
126. Which is a tiny chart that provides a visual representation of data in a worksheet cell?
A. Trendline
B. Sparkline

C. Dataline
D. FlashPoint
Answer: B
127. What can you use to easily filter pivot tables and cube functions interactively in a
worksheet?
A. Slicer
B. Cutter
C. Division
D. Sliver
Answer: A
128. Which Chart Tools Ribbon tab allows a user to select from a gallery of chart styles?
A. Style
B. Design
C. Layout
D. 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 Data
B. Swap Data
C. Switch Row/Column
D. Switch Data
Answer: C
130. Which Chart Tools Ribbon tab allows a user to insert various labels on the chart?
A. Style
B. Design
C. Layout
D. Format
Answer: C
131. What graphically represents changes in a data series over time?
A. Sparkline
B. Trendline
C. Chartline

D. 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. Sparkline
B. Trendline
C. Chartline
D. Error bars
Answer: D
133. Which Chart Tools Ribbon tab enables a user to add pictures, shapes, or textboxes to a chart
area?
A. Style
B. Design
C. Layout
D. Format
Answer: C
134. Which Chart Tools Ribbon tab enables a user to apply a style to the selected chart?
A. Style
B. Design
C. Layout
D. Format
Answer: D
135. Which dialog box contains commands to rotate the chart area on 3-D charts?
A. Format Chart Area

B. Chart Styles
C. Format Data Point
D. Chart Position
Answer: A
136. How would you move sheet tabs to a new position in the workbook?
A. Choose Move on the Home Ribbon

B. Click and drag the sheet tab to the new location
C. Choose Move on the Insert Ribbon
D. 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 name

B. Open the new worksheet
C. Click on the sheet tab
D. 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 cell
B. Format Painter
C. Copy
D. Cut
Answer: B
139. Which command on the Home Ribbon do you use to apply a border to selected cells?
A. Underline
B. Lines
C. Drawing
D. Format Cells
Answer: D
140. What command do you use to apply a background color to cells in a worksheet?
A. Drawing
B. Fill Color
C. Borders & Shading
D. 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. Margins
B. Print titles
C. Header & Footer
D. 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 Setup
B. Format Cells
C. Print Setup
D. 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 menu

B. Choose the Hide command on the Quick Access Toolbar
C. Choose the Show/Hide command on the Home Ribbon
D. 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 Menu
B. Right-click the sheet tab, then choose Move or Copy from the Shortcut Menu
C. While pointing to the Select All button, choose Move or Copy from the Shortcut
Menu
D. 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 & Select

B. Format Cell
C. Sort & Filter
D. 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. Today
B. Weekday
C. Date
D. CurrentDate

Answer: A
147. Which command do you use to remove manual page breaks from a worksheet area?
A. Select break, press Delete on keyboard

B. Select Remove Page Break from the Breaks drop-down area
C. Select break, press Backspace on keyboard
D. 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. Pushing
B. Forcing through
C. Drilling an entry
D. 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 Sheet

B. Name reference
C. Sheet Name
D. Sheet Reference
Answer: D
150. What is a range that spans two or more sheets in a workbook?
A. Wide range
B. 3-D range
C. Workbook range
D. 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 range
B. 3-D formula
C. 3-D reference
D. Wide range

Answer: C
152. What is an organized collection of data called?
A. Table or list
B. Table or database
C. Database or list
D. Table or field
Answer: B
153. What are the individual data items that make up a record in a table called?
A. Column
B. Records
C. Field
D. Table
Answer: C
154. Which ribbon includes the commands to apply a quick table style to a range of cells?
A. Home
B. Insert
C. Page Layout
D. Data
Answer: A
155. Which dialog box allows a user to select the first row as the table’s header row?
A. Format
B. Table Style
C. Format Style
D. 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 Modify

B. Right-click on a style and choose Duplicate
C. Double-click a style from the Table Quick Styles Gallery
D. 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 keys
B. Table keys
C. Sort keys
D. 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. AutoFilter
B. AutoSort
C. Organize
D. Filter
Answer: A
159. What is a visual way to show how two variables relate to each other in a table?
A. Sparkline
B. Dataline
C. Data trend
D. 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. PivotChart
B. PivotTable
C. PivotDate
D. RotateTable
Answer: B
161. Which is the name of an interactive graphical representation of data that allows a user to
change the groupings?
A. PivotChart
B. PivotTable
C. PivotDate
D. RotateTable
Answer: A

162. What are graphical objects that contain buttons a user can click to filter the data in
PivotTables and PivotCharts?
A. Slivers
B. Partials
C. Slicers
D. Movers
Answer: C
163. When creating a PivotTable, which are drawn in columns in the worksheet data?
A. Records
B. Fields
C. Cells
D. Ranges
Answer: B
164. What is the process of viewing a PivotTable report for a subset that meets the criterion
only?
A. Filtering
B. Sorting
C. Positioning
D. 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. Layout
B. Options
C. Design
D. Format
Answer: C
166. Which of the following is the default method for summarizing data in a PivotTable?
A. Count
B. Average
C. Max
D. Sum
Answer: D

167. What is the purpose of the -/+ buttons that appear across the categories on a PivotTable?
A. Decrease/Increase
B. Collapse/Expand
C. Reduce/Add
D. Subtract/Add
Answer: B
168. In order to directly report the data, what must a PivotChart always be associated with?
A. Table
B. Range
C. PivotTable
D. Worksheet
Answer: C
169. Which tab in the PivotChart Tools Ribbon allows a user to apply a chart style to the
PivotChart?
A. Design
B. Layout
C. Format
D. Analyze
Answer: A
170. Which tab in the PivotChart Tools Ribbon allows a user to apply chart titles to the
PivotChart?
A. Design
B. Layout
C. Format
D. 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 field
B. AutoSum
C. Calculated field
D. 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. Form
B. Boilerplate
C. SmartSheet
D. Template
Answer: D
173. What is the process of bringing data containing text fields separated by commas into Excel
called?
A. Importing data
B. Data collection
C. Data integration
D. Data migration
Answer: A
174. Which file contains data fields separated by a special character such as a comma?
A. Text file
B. Delimited file
C. Import file
D. 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. Filter
B. Sort
C. Query
D. Probe
Answer: C
176. What technique selects data from the Internet to add to an Excel worksheet?
A. Web search
B. Web filter
C. Internet probe
D. 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. Text
B. String
C. Thread
D. 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. Shapes
B. Picture
C. SmartArt
D. 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. Shapes
B. Picture Cropping
C. Screen Clipping
D. 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. Hyperlink
B. Web link
C. Linkup
D. Text link
Answer: A
181. Which command creates decorative text in a worksheet?
A. SmartArt
B. WordArt
C. Draw
D. Shape
Answer: B

182. Which command on the Insert Ribbon creates a graphic that communicates information to
the user?
A. Shapes
B. Picture
C. SmartArt
D. Screenshot
Answer: C
183. Which command on the Insert Ribbon inserts a graphic from a file into a worksheet?
A. Shapes
B. Picture
C. SmartArt
D. Screenshot
Answer: B
184. Which command on the Insert Ribbon inserts a graphic from the Microsoft Office collection
into a worksheet?
A. Clip Art
B. Picture
C. SmartArt
D. Instant Art
Answer: A
185. Which command group on the Page Layout Ribbon controls the presence of gridlines and
headings on a worksheet?
A. Themes
B. Page Setup
C. Sheet Options
D. Arrange
Answer: C
186. Which command on the Page Layout Ribbon enables a user to flip objects on a worksheet?
A. Align
B. Arrange
C. Group
D. 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 Library
B. Defined Names
C. Formula Auditing
D. 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?
A. Function Library
B. Defined Names
C. Formula Auditing
D. Calculation
Answer: B
189. Which group on the Formulas Ribbon contains the command that checks for common errors
found in a formula?
A. Function Library
B. Defined Names
C. Formula Auditing
D. Calculation
Answer: C
190. Which command on the Formulas Ribbon enables a user to specify when a formula is
computed?
A. Function Library
B. Defined Names
C. Formula Auditing
D. Calculation
Answer: D
191. What command specifies complex criteria to limit which records are included in the result
set of a query?
A. Sort
B. Advanced Filter
C. Filter
D. Screen

Answer: B
192. What command totals related data in several rows by inserting totals for selected cells?
A. Subtotals
B. Group
C. Totals
D. Calculate
Answer: A
193. In a worksheet, which command suggests other words with a similar meaning that can be
used?
A. Spelling
B. Research
C. Thesaurus
D. Language
Answer: C
194. Which ribbon contains commands to add a comment about a selected cell in a worksheet?
A. Home
B. Insert
C. Data
D. Review
Answer: D
195. What command prevents unwanted changes to data in a worksheet by specifying exactly
what information may be changed?
A. Protect Workbook
B. Protect Sheet
C. Share
D. 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 Workbook
B. Protect Sheet
C. Share
D. Protection

Answer: A
197. Which function key quickly opens the Microsoft Office Excel 2010 Online Help window?
A. F1
B. F2
C. F3
D. F4
Answer: A
198. What keyboard shortcut automatically saves a worksheet with the current name and in the
current location?
A. Ctrl + V
B. Ctrl + S
C. Alt + S
D. Alt + V
Answer: B
199. What keyboard shortcut will undo the last action in a worksheet?
A. Ctrl + X
B. Ctrl + U
C. Ctrl + Z
D. 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 Buttons

C. Shortcut Menu
D. Excel Quick keys
Answer: A

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

A. Create new workbook dialog box

A. Quick Access Toolbar

A. Quick Access Toolbar

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A. The row is selected

A. Right arrow key

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

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A. Font drop-down list

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A. Font Color drop-down list

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A. Question mark (?)

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A. Numeric data only

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A. Sheet tabs area

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

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A. Quick Access Toolbar

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A. Arrows pointing from the formula to the location

A. Copy method from Shortcut Menu

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

A. AVERAGE, MAX, and NUM

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85. Where is the spellchecker located?

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

A. Ctrl + ‘ (accent mark)

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A. Find & Select

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102. Which ribbon option opens a related dialog box?

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A. Click and paste

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

A. New Sheet or Delete Sheet

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

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A. Format Chart Area

A. Choose Move on the Home Ribbon

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A. Right-click and choose the new worksheet name

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A. Choose the Disappear command on the Shortcut menu

A. Find & Select

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A. Select break, press Delete on keyboard

A. Calling the Sheet