Intermediate Excel II: Pre and Post Test
I. Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which of these is NOT one of the four calculation operators?
a) arithmetic
b) reference
c) theory of relativity
d) text
2) Which symbol always comes before an Excel formula?
a) a comma
b) an equal sign
c) an asterisk
d) A plus sign
3) Complete the following: The comment function is used in excel to…
a) Take and attach notes to a cell
b) Remind the user of complex formulas
c) Provide feedback to others
d) to do A, B and C
4) Which of the following is NOT a right mouse click shortcut?
a) Cut, Copy and Paste
b) Insert and Delete
c) Hyperlink
d) none of the above
HLOOKUP
5) Under what circumstances is HLOOKUP used?
a) When your comparison values are located in a row across the top of a table of data and you
want to look down a specified number of rows.
b) When your comparison values are located in a column to the left of the data you want to find.
c) To conduct conditional tests on values and formulas.
d) When you need to copy the format from one cell or range to another.
6) What does the “H” in HLOOKUP stand of?
a) Horizontal
b) Hormonal
c) Historical
d) Heresy
VLOOKUP
7) Under what circumstances is VLOOKUP used?
a) When your comparison values are located in a column to the left of the data you want
to find.
b) When you need to input a formula into a cell in an excel spreadsheet.
c) When you need to incorporate math formulas into your spreadsheet.
d) When your comparison values are located in a row across the top of a table of data
and you want to look down a specified number of rows.
8) What does the ‘V’ in VLOOKUP stand of?
a) Vorizon
b) Venison
c) Vertical
d) Virtuosity
Please define the following terms and describe their excel function:
9) Formula
10) Format Painter
11) Range
12) Criteria
13) Sum_range14) Fill Handle
III. Extended short-answer or essay questions
15) Please explain the difference between absolute and relative cell addresses
16) Create a checklist with the important things to remember when creating logical functions.
17) What are IF, nested IF, and SUMIF functions? Compare and contrast these functions and
discuss how and when they are used in Excel (please provide examples if you can)-