TECHNOLOGY Flashcards
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What is a cell in Excel?
A cell is the intersection of a row and a column identified by a column letter and row number (e.g. A1).
What types of data can a cell hold?
Text numbers or formulas.
What is a workspace in Excel?
The workbook containing worksheets each a grid of cells where data is entered and manipulated.
How do you enter data in a cell?
Click on the cell type the text or number then press Enter or Tab.
How do you write a basic formula in Excel?
Start with an equal sign (=), e.g.=5+3 or =A1+B1.
What order of operations does Excel follow?
BEDMAS: Brackets Exponents Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction.
What are cell borders used for?
To create lines around cells for visual separation.
What does cell shading do?
Fills a cell with color to highlight data.
What is cell alignment?
Adjusting text horizontally (left center right) or vertically (top middle bottom).
How do you format column width or row height?
Adjust them to fit the contents so data isn’t cut off.
What is text wrapping in Excel?
Makes long text wrap to a new line inside the same cell.
What does merging cells do?
Combines two or more adjacent cells into one larger cell.
What is text orientation in Excel?
Rotating text inside cells to save space or improve layout.
What data types can cells contain?
Text numbers dates or currency values.
What is the purpose of page layout in Excel?
To set margins orientation and paper size before printing.
How do you print a worksheet?
Use print preview scale if needed and print.
What is a function in Excel?
A predefined formula that performs a specific calculation.
What does =SUM(A1:A5) do?
Adds all numbers in the range A1 to A5.
What does =AVERAGE(A1:A5) do?
Calculates the average of numbers in the range A1 to A5.
What does an IF function do?
Checks a condition and returns one value if true another if false.
What are the types of functions in Excel?
Mathematical logical text and date/time functions.
What does #DIV/0! mean?
A formula tried to divide by zero.
What does #NAME? mean?
Excel doesn’t recognize the formula or function name (possibly due to a typo).
What does #REF! mean?
The formula refers to a cell that no longer exists or was deleted.