quiz 1 Flashcards by Asher Kenen

In Excel, what keystroke combination quickly inserts the current time?

(Ctrl and semi-colon)

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In Excel, what keystroke combination switches (the active worksheet) to the next worksheet (to the right)?

Ctrl+Pg dn

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When using Excel to open a file that is in .csv format, formulas and formatting entered in the sheet can be safely saved in either .csv, .xls or .xlsx format.

False

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What (are) last in the order of precedence rules (PEMDAS).

Addition and subtraction from left to right

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A quick way to apply the currency format is to press Ctrl+Shift+$.

True

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If A1=2, then the resulting value of =3+5*A1 is

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In Excel, what keystroke combination inserts cells?

Ctrl+Shift+plus

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What keystroke combination switches between currently open workbooks?

Ctrl+tab

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REF! means invalid numerical values in a formula or function.

False

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In Excel, what keystroke combination moves one screen to the right within the current worksheet?

Alt+Pg dn

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COUNT(number1, number 2, …) determines the sum of a list of values.

False

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In Excel, what keystroke combination quickly applies a border around the selected cell or range?

Ctrl+Shift+&

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In Excel, after having copied something, what keystroke combination performs a Paste operation?

Ctrl+v

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In Excel, what keystroke combination quickly applies the number format to two decimal places?

Ctrl+Shift+!

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In Excel, what keystroke combination selects the current row?

Shift+space

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$B1 is an example of a(n) _____ reference.

mixed

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If A1=2, the resulting value of =3*A1^3 is

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The error message #NAME? means that there is

unrecognized text in a formula

In Excel, what keystroke combination quickly inserts the current date?

(Ctrl and semi-colon)

In Excel, what keystroke combination toggles between displaying formulas and displaying values?

Ctrl and left quote.

In Excel, what keystroke combination changes the cell reference type (to absolute, mixed, mixed, relative) while entering/editing a formula?

In Excel, after selecting a range of cells, what keystroke combination deletes those cells? (not just deletes the contents of cells, but deletes the actual cells, so that other cells adjust to replace the deleted cells)

Ctrl+minus

A quick way to apply the percent format is to press Ctrl+Shift+%.

True

In Excel, what keystroke combination performs an “undo” of the last action?

Ctrl+z

If the formula =$B$4-SUM(A1:A5) is copied from cell A9 to cell C10, what is the resulting formula?

$B$4-SUM(C2:C6)

In Excel, what keystroke combination moves (the active cell) right, to the end of the current row of contiguous (adjacent) cells with values?

Ctrl+right arrow

In Excel, what keystroke combination shows the format cells dialog window?

Ctrl+1

In order to maintain consistency within your workbooks, it is important to format cells with formulas (outputs) using the same colors as cells containing assumptions and/or values (inputs).

False

In Excel, what keystroke combination selects right, to the end of the current row of contiguous (adjacent) cells?

Ctrl+Shift+right arrow

The COUNTA function ignores cells with text

False

If multiple horizontal cells are selected/highlighted, what keystroke combination copies the formula(s)/value(s) in the leftmost cell(s) of the selected range to the right, to the other cells in the range of selected cells?

Ctrl+r

B1 is an example of a _____ cell reference.

relative

In Excel, after having copied something, what keystroke combination quickly performs a Paste Special operation?

Ctrl+Alt+v

If A1=2, B2=3, and C3=10, the resulting value of =A1-B2+C3/10 is

If multiple cells are selected/highlighted, what keystroke combination copies the formula(s)/value(s) in the topmost cell(s) of the selected range down to the other cell(s) in the range of selected cells?

Ctrl+d

In Excel, what keystroke combination quickly applies the General format?

(Ctrl, Shift and tilde)

The best way to center titles is to use the Merge & Center toolbar/ribbon button.

False

A workbook's documentation sheet should always be showing when saving the file a final time (right before submitting the file), so that when someone opens your file, the documentation sheet will be the first sheet seen.

True

In Excel, what keystroke combination selects the current column?

Ctrl+space

Using cell references is preferable to directly inputting values into a formula.

True

The wrong argument type or operand is shown by

#VALUE!

You should always adjust column widths first, before attempting to Wrap Text for the column headings.

False

The error message ###### means that there is(are)

insufficient width in cell to display data, or negative date/time