CBSE Class 11 Computer Science MS Excel MCQs

Question. When you insert an excel file into a word document.The data are
a) Hyperlinked placed in a word table
b) Linked
c) Embedded
d) Use the word menu bar and toolbars
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is a correct order of precedence in formula palcuiation?
a) Multiplication and division exponentiation positive and negative values
b) Multiplication and division, positive and negative values, addition and subtraction
c) Addition and subtraction, positive and negative values, exponentiation
d) All of above
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following is not information you can specify using the solver?
a) Input cells
b) Constraints
c) Target cell
d) Changing cells
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is the oldest spreadsheet package?
a) VisiCalc
b) Lotus 1-2-3
c) Excel
d) StarCalc
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Excel probably considers the cell entry January 1, 2000 to be a
a) Label
b) Value
c) Formula
d) Text string
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. You can enter which types of data into worksheet cells?
a) Labels, values, and formulas
b) Labe31s and values but not formulas
c) Values and formulas but not labels
d) Formulas only
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question.All worksheet formula
a) Manipulate values
b) Manipulate labels
c) Return a formula result
d) Use the addition operator

Answer : C

Question. The Paste Special command lets you copy and paste:
a) Multiply the selection by a copied value
b) Cell comments
c) Formatting options
d) The resulting values of a formula instead of the actual formula
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following is not a valid data type in excel
a) Number
b) Character
c) Label
d) Date/time
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Without using the mouse or the arrow keys, what is the fastest way of getting to cell Al in a spreadsheet?
a) Press Ctrl +Home
b) Press Home
c) Press Shift + Home
d) Press Alt + Home
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Excel worksheet cells work very similarly to what common element of the windows graphical user interface
a) Option buttons
b) List boxes
c) Text boxes
d) Combo boxes
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. How can you print three copies of a workbook?
a) Select File>Properties form the menu and type 3 in the Copies to print text box.
b) Select File >Print from the menu and type 3 in the Number of copies text box.
c) Click the Print button on the standard toolbar to print the document then take it to Kinko's and have 2 more copies made
d) Press Ctri+P+3
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. To create a formula, you first:
a) Select the cell you want to place the formula into
b) Type the equals sign (-) to tell Excel that you're about to enter a formula
c) Enter the formula using any input values and the appropriate mathematical operators that make up your formula
d) Choose the new command from the file menu
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. You want to track the progress of the stock market on a daily basis. Which type of chart should you use?
a) Pie chart
b) Row chart
c) Line chart
d) Column chart
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is not a basic step in creating a worksheet?
a) Save workbook
b) Modifiy the worksheet
c) Enter text and data
d) Copy the worksheet
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. Each excel file is called a workbook because
a) It can contain text and data
b) It can be modified
c) It can contain many sheets including worksheets and chart sheets
d) You have to work hard to create it
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following methods can not be used to enter data in a cell
a) Pressing an arrow key
b) Pressing the Tab key
c) Pressing the Esc key
d) Clicking on the formula bar
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is not a way to complete a cell entry?
a) Pressing enter
b) Pressing any arrow key on the keyboard
c) Clicking the Enter button on the Formula bar
d) Pressing spacebar
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. To edit in an embedded excel worksheet object in a word document
a) Use the excel menu bar and toolbars inside the word application
b) Edit the hyperlink
c) Edit the data in a excel source application
d) Use the word menu bar and toolbars
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. You can activate a cell by
a) Pressing the Tab key
b) Clicking the cell
c) Pressing an arrow key
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. If you begin typing an entry into a cell and then realize that you don't want your entry placed into a cell, you
a) Press the Erase key
b) Press Esc
c) Press the Enter button
d) Press the Edit Formula button
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Pounding errors can occur
a) When you use multiplication, division, or exponentiation in a formula
b) When you use addition and subtraction in a formula
c) Because excel uses hidden decimal places in computation
d) When you show the results of formulas with different decimal places that the calculated results
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. How can you find specific information in a list?
a) Select Tools > Finder from the menu
b) Click the Find button on the standard toolbar
c) Select Insert > Find from the menu
d) Select Data > Form from the menu to open the Data Form dialog box and click the Criteria button
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. You can copy data or formulas
a) Wrth the copy, paste and cut commands on the edit menu
b) With commands on the shortcut menu
c) Wjth buttons on the standard toolbars
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. How do you insert a row?
a) Right-click the row heading where you want to insert the new row and select Insert from the shortcut menu
b) Select the row heading where you want to insert the new row and select Edit > Row from the menu
c) Select the row heading where you want to insert the new row and click the Insert Row button on the standard toolbar
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Hyperlinks can be
a) Text
b) Drawing objects
c) Pictures
d) All of above
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. How do you select an entire column?
a) Select Edit > Select > Column from the menu
b) Click the column heading letter
c) Hold down the shift key as you click anywhere in the column,
d) Hold down the Ctrl key as you click anywhere in the column
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. To center 'worksheet titles across a range of cells, you must
a) Select the cells containing the title text plus the range over which the title text is to be centered
b) Widen the columns
c) Select the cells containing the title text plus the range over which the title text is to be enfettered
d) Format the cells with the comma style
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following methods can not be used to edit the contents of a cell?
a) Press the Alt key
b) Clicking the formula bar
c) Pressing the F2 key
d) Double clicking the cell
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. How do you delete a column?
a) Select the column heading you want to delete and select the Delete Row button on the standard toolbar
b) Select the column heading you want to delete and select Insert Delete from the menu
c) Select the row heading you want to delete "and select Edit>Delete from the menu
d) Right click the column heading you want to delet and select delete from .the shortcut menu
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. In a worksheet you can select
a) The entire worksheet
b) Rows
c) Columns
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Text formulas:
a) Replace cell references
b) Return ASCII values of characters
c) Concatenate and manipulate text
d) Show formula error value
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. When integrating word and excel, word is usually the
a) Server
b) Destination
c) Client
d) Both b and c
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. When a label is too long to fit within a worksheet cell, you typically must
a) Shorten the label
b) Increase the column width
c) Decrease the column width
d) Adjust the row height
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following options is not located in the Page Setup dialog box?
a) Page Break Preview.
b) Page Orientation
c) Margins
d) Headers and Footers
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Which is used to perform what if analysis?
a) Solver
b) Goal seek
c) Scenario Manager
d) Allof above
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. You can use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to
a) Split a, worksheet into two panes
b)View different rows and columns edit the contents of a cell
c) Edit the contents of a cell
d) view different worksheets
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. When you link data maintained in an excel workbook to a word document
a) The word document can not be edit
b) The word document contains a reference to the original source application
c) The word document must contain a hyperlink
d) The word document contains a copy of the actual data
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Which button do you click to add up a series of numbers?
a) The autosum button
b) The Formula button
c) The quicktotal button
d) The total button
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. To copy formatting from one area in a worksheet and apply it to another area you would use:
a) The Edit>Copy Format and Edit>Paste Format commands form the menu.
b) The Copy and Apply Formatting dialog box, located under the Format>Copy and Apply menu.
c) There is no way to copy and apply formatting in Excel - You have to do it manually
d) The Format Painter button on the standard toolbar
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following will not cut information?
a) Pressing Ctrl + C
b) Selecting Edit >Cut from the menu
c) Clicking the Cut button on the standard
d) Pressing Ctrl + X
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Which area in an excel window allows entering values and formulas
a) Title bar
b) Menu bar
c) Formula bar
d) Standard toolbar
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. To hold row and column titles in place so that they do not scroll when you scroll a worksheet click the
a) Unfreeze panes command on the window menu
b) Freeze panes command on the window menu
c) Hold titles command on the edit menu
d) Split command on the window menu
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. To activate the previous cell in a pre-selected range, press
a) The Alt key
b) The Tab key
c) The Enter key
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : E

Question. To create a formula, you can use:
a) Values but not cell references
b) Cell references but not values
c) Values or cell references although not both at the same time
d) Value and cell references
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. The name box
a) Shows the location of the previously active cell
b) Appears to the left of the formula bar
c) Appears below the status bar
d) Appears below the menu bar
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. When the formula bar is active, you can see
a) The edit formula button
b) The cancel button
c) The enter button
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. Comments put in cells are called
a) Smart tip
b) Cell tip
c) Web tip
d) Soft tip
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Status indicators are located on the
a) Vertical scroll bar
b) Horizontal scroll bar
c) Formula bar
d) Standard toolbar
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Where a row and a column meet, what do you call that?
a) A eel I
b) A block
c) A box
d) None of the above
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. How do you tell one cell from another?
a) By numbers
b) By letters
c) By its address
d) by color
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is not a term of MS-Excel?
a) Cells
b) Rows
c) Columns
d) Document
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. The Cancel and Enter buttons appear In the:
a) Title bar
b) Formula bar
c) Menu bar
d) Sheet tabs
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. What Is the symbol for dividing?
a) /
b)=%
c) &
d) fl
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. All formula In Excel start with
a) .>
b) +
c) =
d) -
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. You can use a function to combine text from two cells into one cell. But you can use an opera-tor to do the same thing. Which operator is that?
a) & (ampersand)
b) = (equal sign)
c) (space)
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. A ______is a grid with labeled columns and rows.
a) Dialog box
b) Worksheet
c) Clipboard
d) Toolbar
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. The divide symbol is
a) /
b) D
c) \
d) )
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. What la the symbol for multiplying?
a) >
b) /
c) !
d) *
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. To add two cells (Al and Ab) together you use the following formula
a) =A1 + A2
b) =Add(AI+Ab)
c) together (A 1:Ab)
d) AlplusA2
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Which Is an example of a formula?
a) =A1+A2
b) =add(AI:A2)
c) A1+A2
d) SUM{A1:A2)
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. To make a number In cell Cl 10% smaller than the number In C3 you enter
a) -03*1.10
b) +C3*110
c) -C3%10
d) -C3*.90
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. You can print
a) A range of cells by range name
b) An entire worksheet
c) A single worksheet
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. The advantage of using a spreadsheet is :
a) calculations can be done automatically
b) changing data automatically updates calculations
c) more flexibility
d) all of the above
e) None of these

Answer : D 

Question. On an excel sheet the active cell In Indicated by...
a) A dark wide boarder
b) A dotted border
c) A blinking border
d) None of above
e) None of these

Answer : A