Name:_____________________

Marks:_______

Form:_____________________
A) Select the best answer for each question: (15%)
1.
A.
B.
C.
D.

On an excel sheet the active cell is indicated by

A dark white boarder
A dotted border
A blinking border
None of above

2.
A.
B.
C.
D.

When you create a formula in Microsoft Excel how should you start the formula?
%
+
=

3. In Microsoft Excel the cell reference from a range of cells that starts in cell B1 and
goes over to column G and down to row 10 is
A. B1- G10
B. B1, G10
C. B1; G10
D. B1: G10
4. Suppose you have a row and a column on an excel sheet. The intersection of this row
and column will be known as:
A. Data
B. A field
C. A cell
D. An equation
5. In excel which shortcut key would you use so that the cell accepts your typing as its
contents?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Enter
Ctrl + Enter
Tab
Insert

6. How do you change column width to fit the contents?

A. Single-click the boundary to the left of the column heading
B. Double-click the boundary to the right of the column heading
C. Press ALT and single click anywhere in the column
1

D. Press Ctrl and double click anywhere in the column

7. The default currency and the units used in measurement are set in __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Regional Settings or Regional and Language Options

Page Setup
Options
File/ User Settings

8.
A.
B.
C.
D.

To edit existing data in a cell without having to retype it all, you should _________.
Double-click the cell
Click in the formula Bar
Hold SHIFT down while clicking the cell
None of the above you must retype

9.
A.
B.
C.
D.

To print just part of a sheet, you would select what you want to print and __________.
Click the Print button
Press the PRINT SCREEN key
Select Print Selection on Page Setup, Sheet and then print
Select Print Selection in the Print dialog and then print

10. To remove the contents of several cells at once, you can __________________.
A. Select the cells and press DELETE
B. Select the cells and choose Edit, Clear, Contents
C. Select the cells and drag the fill handle back up over them
D. All of the above
11. The formula that will add the value of Cell D4 to the value of C2 and then multiply by
the value in B2 is __________.
A.
B.
C.
D.

(D4 + C2)*B2
D4 + C2*B2
=(D4 + C2)*B2
=(B2*(D4+C2)

12. The default orientation for the printed page is _________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Portrait
Landscape
Whatever was last used
Vertical

13. If a cell shows ######, it means that __________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Your formula has syntax error

The row is too short to show the number at the current font size
The column is too narrow to show all the digits of the number
None of the above

14. Which of the following applications would most likely be created in Excel?
A. A letter
B. A memo
C. A budget
D. A meeting report
15. The name of a worksheet displays
A. In the column letters
B. In the row numbers
C. In the status bar
D. On the worksheet lab
B) Fill in the name and the function of the icon into the space provided below.
(10%)
ICON

NAME

FUNCTION

C) Fill in the blank with the correct word. (5%)

Bar code

flat panel monitor

Output device

Laser printer

pen drive

1. Identification code that consists of vertical line and spaces of different widths is
known as _______________.

2. ___________________ is any type of hardware component that conveys

information to one or more people.
3. An LCD monitor also call a ____________________ produces harp, flicker free
images.
4. A _________________ is a flash memory storage device that plugs in a USB port.
5. _________________________ is a high speed, high quality non impact printer.
D) Tick (/) the correct answer. (10%)
No
1
2
3

5
6
7
8
9
10

Questions
A display device is an output device that visually
conveys text.
A photo printer is a colour printer that produces
photo quality pictures.
Output is the result of raw input data that has been
processed by the central processing unit into
meaningful information.
A Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) projector uses its
own light source to project what is displayed on the
computer on a wall or projection screen.
A video camera is an electronic device used to
capture and store photographs digitally.
Ramesh uses MS Excel to store data of his monthly
expenditure over the last financial year.
To make text bold in Excel, select the cell and click
the bold button.
You cannot check the spelling of worksheets in a
workbook.
Formula Bar will show the name of the active cell
and also its contents.
You can sort data in ascending or descending order.

E) Label the elements of the MS Excel Screen. (10%)

TRUE

FALSE

Menu Bar

Column Headers

Row Headers Worksheet tabs

Scroll Bars

Standard Toolbar

Formatting Toolbar,

Cell

Title Bar

Formula Bar

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.