CHAPTER 9: ELECTRONIC SPREASHEET
CHAPTER 9:
ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET
1. What is a spreadsheet?
A
spreadsheet is a collection of data and information organized in the form of
rows and columns.
2. What is a range of cells?
A group
of adjacent cells is known as a range of cells.
3. Define an active cell.
A cell
with a dark boundary is known as active cell.
4. Can you insert a new worksheet in a workbook? If yes, tell the
keyboard shortcut to insert it.
Yes a new
worksheet can be inserted in a workbook.
The
shortcut key to insert it is Shift + F11 key
5. How do you enter the data into an active cell using the formula
bar?
We enter
data into an active cell using the formula bar by clicking in the formula bar
and then typing the data.
6. What do you do if you want to edit an existing entry of cell?
To edit
an existing entry of cell select the cell and press F2 key. Then move the
cursor to the required position and correct it. Finally press the Enter key.
7. Tell the keyboard shortcut to open a cell in edit mode.
The keyboard
shortcut to open a cell in edit mode is F2 key.
8. What happens when you close the Excel application without saving
it?
When we
close the Excel application without saving it will notify us that the current
file is not saved and ask us if we want to save the file with options Yes, No
and Cancel
9. How many types of data can be entered in the cells?
Three
types of data can be entered in the cells. They are Numbers or Date, Formula
and Text.
10. Define the Text type of data.
Text type
of data included a combination of letters, numbers and special characters.
11. Give the name of any three functions in Excel?
Name of
any three functions in excel are SUM(), AVERAGE() and MAX().
12. Give an example of how the AVERAGE function is evaluated?
The
AVERAGE function will sum the numbers in the specified range and then divide it
by the number of numbers in the range.
13. Describe the following charts:
(a) Pie chart (b) Line
Chart (c) Column Chart
a) Pie chart shows the parts of the whole items
that make up a data series to the sum of the items.
b) Line
Chart shows trends in data at equal intervals. It is helpful for depicting the
change in value over a period of time.
c) Column
Chart shows data changes over a period of time or defines comparisons among
individual items.
14. What is the difference between category axis and value axis?
The
X-axis or horizontal axis is called Category axis while Y-axis or vertical axis
is called Value axis.
15. What is the chart area and the plot area in a chart?
The total
region of the chart in which the chart is defined is called Chart Area while
the area of the chart in which the data is plotted is called Plot Area.
16. What is cell reference?
Cell
reference is the address of a cell in a formula.
17. How do you insert a new worksheet?
A new
worksheet can be inserted by pressing Shift + F11
18. Explain how the & operator works on text.
The &
operator is used to concatenate two texts. Example “APS” & “ Bengdubi” will
produce the result as APS Bengdubi.
19. What is the purpose of the Enter and Cancel buttons to the left
of the formula bar?
The Enter
button to the left of the formula bar is used to accept the data while the
Cancel button is used to reject the data.
20. What is the difference between Save and Save As in Excel?
Save is
used to save the changes made in the existing file while Save As is used to
create a new copy to update the changes and keep the previous file as it is.
21. How are dates interpreted in Excel?
Dates can
be represented in Excel as dd-mm-yyyy, dd-mm-yy, dd-m-yy, dd.m.yy, yyyy-mm-dd
and dd mmm yyyy.
22. What is Excel?
Excel is
a spreadsheet program which consists of data and information in the form of row
and columns.
23. Give example of the Text data type in Excel and how can they be
concatenated using operator of Excel?
An
example of text data type in Excel is “Suman Sharma” and “Jayanta Sinha”
They can
be concatenated using & operator.
24. What is Name box?
The Name
box is the one which shows the address of the active cell.
25. What is a function? Give four examples.
A
function is a pre-defined formula in Excel.
Four
examples of functions are SUM(), AVERAGE(), MAX() and MIN().
MCQ'S
1. Which of the following consists of rows and columns?
(a) Worksheet
(b) Title Bar (c) None of these
2. A cell is identified by __________
(a) A row
number (b) A column letter (c) A column
letter followed by a row number
3. Which of the following shows you the location of an active cell?
(a)
Formula bar (b) Status
Bar (c) Name box
4. Which of the following allows us to create a new copy of an
existing file to update changes and keeps the previous one, while saving an
existing file?
(a) Save (b) Copy existing (c) Save
As
5. What do you do to save the changes in an existing file?
(a) Use ‘Save’ button (b)
Press Ctrl+N from keyboard (c) Use
‘Save As’ option
6. What is the keyboard shortcut to create a new workbook?
(a) Ctrl
+ T keys (b)
Ctrl + N keys (c) Ctrl + M keys
7. In Excel, a formula begins with a/an
(a) equal to (=) sign (b)
plus (+) sign (c)
hash (#) sign
8. What is used as a separator for numerical values in thousands, one hundred thousands, etc.?
(a) Comma (b) Decimal (c) Hash
(a) 45 (b) 19 (c)
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10. What does the following expression evaluate to? (2+3)^2
(a) 24 (b) 11 (c) 25
11. What is the name given to pre-defined formulas in Excel?
(a) Formulae (b) Functions (c)
Headers
12. In which tab of the Format cells dialog box can you find the Wrap
Text option?
(a) Number (b)
Font (c) Alignment
13. What category of Number in Format cells dialog box allows changing of one time type to another?
(a)
Number (b) Date (c) Time
14. What is the first step (after making the active cell) to take to change a number into scientific format?
(a) Right-click on cell (b)
Left-click on cell (c) Scroll with mouse
15. Which of the following is Autofill handle a part of?
(a) Ms Word (b) Ms Excel (c) Ms Powerpoint
16. If you do not use the $ sign anywhere, what type of cell reference will it be?
(a) Relative (b) Mixed (c) Absolute
17. Which keyboard shortcut can let you quickly add a chart after the selection of range of cells?
(a) F5 (b) F10 (c) F11
18. Which of the following is arranged in groups?
(a) Ribbon (b) Scrollbars (c) Formula bar
19. Which of the following lists the location of an active cell?
(a) Quick
Access toolbar (b) Worksheet (c) Name Box
20. Which of the following is an example of mixed reference?
(a) A12 (b) $W$11 (c) $D12
21. Which of the following will take you to the last cell containing data in the worksheet?
(a) Ctrl
+ Home (b) Ctrl +
End (c) Ctrl
+ Down arrow
22. Which of the following do you press to open Save As dialog box?
(a) Ctrl + S (b) Alt + S (c) Shift + S
23. Which of the following is a keyboard shortcut to open a new workbook?
(a) Ctrl + N (b) Ctrl + M (c) Ctrl + W
24. A cell with a dark boundary is known as a/an:
(a)
Inactive cell (b) Active cell (c) Working cell
25. What is the extension of a workbook saved in Excel 2010?
(a) .xls (b)
.xl (c) .xlsx
26. What type of chart looks circular in nature?
(a)
Scatter chart (b) Pie chart (c) Radar chart
27. What character does every formula start with?
(a) Equal to (=) (b)
Colon (:) (c)
Semicolon (:)