Microsoft Excel Questions & Answers

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1.

Which of the following is not valid version of Microsoft Office?

A.

Office 2007

B.

Office Vista

C.

Office 2016

D.

Office 365

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2.

Which of the following is Microsoft Office Suite's software program?

A.

Microsoft Word

B.

Microsoft Excel

C.

Microsoft PowerPoint

D.

All of the above

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3.

Which of the following options is not available in Excel Paste Special dialog box?

A.

Add

B.

Subtract

C.

Divide

D.

SQRT

Correct answer is D

To use options from the Paste Special box, click Home > Paste > Paste Special.

4.

Which of the following formulas will Excel not be able to calculate?

A.

=SUM(Sales)-A3

B.

=SUM(A1:A5)*.5

C.

=SUM(A1:A5)/(10-10)

D.

=SUM(A1:A5)-10

Correct answer is A

Excel SUM function returns the sum of values supplied. These values can be numbers, cell references, ranges, arrays, and constants, in any combination. Here =SUM(Sales) is incorrect if it is not name of any range.

5.

Which of the following formulas is not entered correctly?

A.

=10+50

B.

=B7*B1

C.

=B7+14

D.

10+50

Correct answer is D

A formula always starts with an equal sign (=), which can be followed by numbers, math operators (such as a plus or minus sign), and functions, which can really expand the power of a formula.
Here in option D 10+50 there is no equal sign (=), so it is not correct.

6.

What symbol is used before a number to make it a label in Excel?

A.

” ( quote )

B.

= ( equal )

C.

_ ( underscore )

D.

‘ ( apostrophe )

Correct answer is D

An apostrophe before a cell value forces Excel to interpret the value as label. This is mostly useful for values that look like a number or date.

7.

Which of the following is an absolute cell reference in Excel?

A.

!A!1

B.

$A$1

C.

#a#1

D.

A1

Correct answer is B

The absolute cell reference in excel is a cell address that contains a dollar sign ($). It can precede the column reference, the row reference or both.

8.

When you copy a formula

A.

Excel erases the original copy of the formula

B.

Excel edits cell references in the newly copied formula

C.

Excel adjusts absolute cell references

D.

Excel doesn’t adjust relative cell references

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

9.

Right clicking something in Excel

A.

Deletes the object

B.

Nothing. The right mouse button is there for left handed people

C.

Opens a shortcut menu listing everything you can do to the object

D.

Selects the object

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10.

To save a workbook, you

A.

Click the save button on the standard toolbar from the menu

B.

Press Ctrl+ F5

C.

Click Save on the Windows Start button

D.

Select Edit > Save

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.