microsoft excel 2007 oDesk test answer 2013

SET 01 
Question: You have created a worksheet which consists of confidential data. You want that these values, although present in the worksheet, should remain hidden and as a result the cells containing this data should appear blank in the worksheet. Which method will help you do this?
Ans:   Select the cells, open the Window menu and click on Hide

 
Question: The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'Z'?
Ans:   It copies the formatting properties from one cell to another

Question: The figure shows the AutoFit Selection menu option. What function does it perform?
Ans:   It automatically resizes the column height and width to the minimum necessary to fit the contents of the selected cell

Question: The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'A'?
Ans:   It is used to add a hyperlink
 
Question: How does the AutoComplete feature in Excel help you save time?
Ans:   It automatically completes abbreviated words  

Question: Which of the following options would be used if you need to insert a 77889867810070809 number in a cell?
Ans:   Apply the Text Format to empty cells, and then type the numbers

Question: What is the quickest way to select all the columns on a worksheet?
Ans:   Click on the gray rectangle on the upper left corner of the worksheet where the column headings and row headings meet

Question: Suppose the value in cell A1 is John and B1 is Smith then which of the following function you will use to get the John_Smith in C1 cell?
Ans:   A_B

Question: How can you select all the blank cells in your worksheet?
Ans:   This must be done manually as it is not automated through any built-in feature

Question: Which of the following functions would return a value of 8?
Ans:   b and c

Question: You select the row headings 10, 11 and 12 and then choose the menu option Insert->Rows. What will happen?
Ans:   3 new rows will be inserted after row 9

Question: The figure shows a view of the Drawing Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'X' ?
Ans:   It inserts a Diagram or Organization Chart in the worksheet

Question: When using Document Workspaces, you cannot work directly on the Document Workspace copy, but you can work on your own copy which you can update periodically with changes that have been saved to the copy on the Document Workspace site.
Ans:   TRUE
 
Question: The figure shows an Excel worksheet. If you want to freeze the row showing the months (row 1) and the column showing the products (column A), what should you do?
Ans:   Select the cell A1 and click on Freeze Panes under the menu Window->Freeze Panes
Question: You start Microsoft Excel and you do not want it to automatically run a macro upon starting. What will you do?
Ans:   Hold down the CTRL key during startup

Question: Which of the following Date and Time function you will use to return the serial number of the last day of the month before or after a specified number of months?
Ans:   DATEVALUE

Question: The figure shows a view of the Standard Toolbar. What function is performed by the button marked by the letter 'Y'?
Ans:   It adds up the values in the selected cells

Question: Which of the following errors appears when an invalid argument is passed while converting a number from one number system to another system?
Ans:   #N/A

Question: Which of the following function you will use to find the highest number in a series of numbers?
Ans:   MAX(B1:B3)

Question: You have entered 4/6 as data in a cell without applying any formats to it. By default, Excel will treat this data entry as a:
Ans:   Date

Question: AutoFilter drop-downs are automatically added in the header row of a list when the list is created.
Ans:   TRUE

Question: What does the NOW() function returns?
Ans:   Returns the serial number of the current date and time

Question: Which toolbar is shown in the figure?
Ans:   Forms toolbar

Question: When you clear the contents from a cell, the formatting of the cell is also lost.
Ans:   FALSE

Question: You define a print area in your worksheet, but later you select a smaller range of cells to print and then click Selection under the menu File->Print->Selection. What will happen?
Ans:   b
Question: What will be the output of the function IF(ISNA(MODE(B1:B4)),0,MODE(B1:B4)) when it is applied to the data series given below?
Ans:   #N/A  

SET 2
Question: Which among the following is not true regarding a calculated column?
ans: d. Additional formulae cannot be entered in a calculated column as exceptions
Question: when a part of a formula is replaced with its calculated value, it cannot be restored.
ans: a. True.

Question: When you sign the stamp signature line in an office document, you add both a visible stamp and a document signature.
ans: a. True
Question: Refer to the given image, what will be the result if the formula =B3&”, ”&A3 is applied to the given table?
ans: d. Both b and c

Question: How will you reverse the direction of a Smart art graphics?
ans: c. Under SmartArt tools, on the Design tab, in the Create Graphic group, click on Right to Left

Question: Which of the following chart have no axes?                     
ans: c. C-both a and b

Question: Which of the following is not true regarding column width?
ans: d. all of the above are true

Question: Which chart type is displayed in the given picture?
ans: b.A surface chart

Question: What does the red icon indicate as shown in the given picture?
ans: b.  it tells the user that the document contains signatures

Question: What does the screen tip displaying “Showing all” mean?
ans: a. It means that a filter has been applied.

Question: Which chart displays axes but can not display axis titles?
ans: a. Radar chart

Question: Which file format is typically used to remove printer corruption?
ans: c. SYLK format

Question: Which of the following methods would you follow to remove subtotals?
ans: a. On the Data tab, in the Outline group, click on Subtotal. The subtotal dialog box is displayed. Click Remove all

Question: When does triangle appear in the Top-left corner of the cell, as shown in the picture?
ans: c. When there is an error in the formula
 
Question: Which lookup function should be used when the comparison values are located in a column to the left of the data that is to be found?
ans: b. VLOOKUP

Question: Which scoping method should be used to conditionally format a set of fields in the values area for all levels in the hierarchy of data?
ans: c. Scoping by value field

Question: Where can the “Show all comments” command be found?
ans: c. On the Review tab

Question: Which of the following is not true about an offline cube file
ans: b. The file format for an offline cube file is .CUE

Question: What is the significance of the red symbol at the top right corner of the cell, as shown in the picture?
ans: b. It signifies that the cell contains a comment.

Question: Which of the following is not true regarding naming a cell?
ans: a. Names are case sensitive.

Question: Which of the following options should be used to create a connection to a shared network folder, as shown in the picture?
ans: a. A    (MAP NETWORK DRIVE)

Question: Which of the following charts shows numerical values on the vertical (value) axis and textual groupings (or categories) on the horizontal axis?
ans: c. Area charts

Question: Which of the following options would you choose to clear a PivotChart report?
ans: a. On the Analyze tab, in the Data group, click on Clear and then click “Clear All”.

Question: Which of the following wildcard characters can be used as comparison criteria for Text Filters?
ans: d. All of the above.

Question: Which tab should be used to display or hide axes?
ans: b. Layout tab

Question: When would you use smart graphic?
ans: a. List information b. create a matrix illustration c. Show a relationship between parts, such as overlapping concepts

Question: Which tab is required to work with Macros?
ans: b. Developer tab. e. View tab

Question: Referring to the given image, point out which option should be selected to automatically save a backup copy of a workbook.
ans: b. B General options

Question: Which keyboard shortcut re-calculates all formulas in all open workbooks, regardless of whether or not they have change3d since the last time?
ans: d. None of above.

Question: Refer to the given image Which line style option should be used to specify the style used for the end  of the line?
ans: c. C

Question: Which of the following is not true about the Watch Window?
ans: c. There can be two Watch windows per cell.

Question: How would you select an entire PivotalTable report?
ans: b.  On the Options tab, in the Actions group, click Select, and then click Entire PivotTable.

Question: A Macro can be digitally signed.
ans: a. True

Question: What would be the result, when =T(A4) is applied on the given table?
ans: a. The text TRUE is returned

Question: When you freeze panes, you select specific rows or columns that remain visible when scrolling in the worksheet.
ans: a. True

Question: Which among the following options displays Legend entries in the given picture?
ans: c. C

Question: What is the purpose of using the Keep text flat option, as shown in the picture?
ans: a. It prevents the text inside the wordart from rotating when rotate wordArt is rotated.

Question: Which of the given methods would you follow to add an alternative text to a picture?  
ans: a. Right-click the picture, click Size and Properties.Click the Alt Text tab, and then in the Alternative text box, enter your text.

Question: Some data is to be refreshed in an imported XML file. Where can the command on the Ribbon be found?
ans: c. On the Developer tab

Question: Refer to the given image Which of the following password options uses an encryption method?
ans: c. Both a and b

SET 3
 
Question: Refer to the given picture, which option causes the last row in the table to appear and displays the word Total in the leftmost cell?
ans: b. B  (total row)

Question: What is the option on the Document Inspector that finds the content type information?
ans: c.  Document Properties and Personal Information

Question: How will you find cells with data validation?
ans: a. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click the arrow next to Find & Select,, then click Go -To Special. Click on Data Validation, and then click All

Question: For XY (scatter) and bubble charts, error bars for the x values, the y values , or both can be displayed.  
ans: a. true

Question: How should blank cells be inserted on a Worksheet?
ans: c. Both a and b

Question: Case-sensitive sorting of text in Excel2007 can be performed.
ans: a. True

Question: Which of the following is true about a freeform shape?
ans: d. All of the above is true

Question: Which keyboard shortcut should be used to enter the current time?
ans: b. CTRL+SHIFT+:

Question: Deleting the PivotChart report automatically deletes the associated  PivotTable report.
ans: b. False

Question: Which of the following is a default method of a PivotTable report for scoping the conditional format of a fields in the values area?
ans: a. By selection

Question: Which method will you use to update table data from a Sharepoint list?
ans: c. In the Design tab, On the External Data Tools group, Click Refresh

Question: How will you display the Go To dialog box?
ans: b. You will press F5

Question: Which part of the formula displays references in the given picture?
ans: b. B

Question: Which of the given Document properties includes both file system properties and statistics that are maintained by Office programs for the user?
ans: a. Automatically updated properties

Question: Which keyboard shortcut should be used to minimize or restore the ribbon?
ans: c. CTRL+F1

Question: When the table headers are turned off, the table header Autofilters and all other applied filters are removed from the table.
ans: a. True

Question: If a SmartArt graphic is converted to individual shapes, it is not possible to convert them back to the SmartArt graphic
ans: a. True

Question: Which of the following operators is not a type of calculation operator?
ans: d. equation

Question: Which Consolidate option would you choose when you want to arrange data in all the worksheets in identical order and location?
ans: a. Consolidate by position

Question: Which option would you choose to display a list of formula used in the current PivotTable report?
ans: c. On the Options tab, in the Tools group, click on Formula, and then click “List Formula”

Question: Which of the given Document properties includes both file system properties and statistics that are maintained by Office programs for the user?
ans: Automatically updated properties  

Question: When does the error, as shown in the picture, occur?  
ans: d. All of the above.

Question: Refer to the given, What is the purpose of the cell denoted as 'A' in the worksheet?
ans: a. It selects all the cells in the worksheet.

Question: Refer to the given image, which formula should be written on the given table to display "Nancy Davolio"?
ans: c. =PROPER(A2)   

Question: How would you assign a Macro to a graphic
c.  On the worksheet, right-click on the graphic, then click "Assign Macro" on the shortcut menu. In the Macro name box, click on the macro that you want to assign.

Question: No data is deleted when an outline is hidden or removed.  
ans: a. True.

Question: Refer to the given image, which of the following Fill options should be used to add color and transparency to a shape?  
ans: a. A    (No fill)

Question: Which among the following settings is the default macro setting?
ans: c. Disable all macros with notification.

Question: Which type of additional information is stored within the digital signature?
ans: d. All of the above.

Question: When 'a' or 'p' is not typed after the time in Worksheet cells, what does Excel enter the default time as?      
ans: d. It enters the time as AM.

Question: Which of the following is not a valid file extension in which an Excel file can be saved?
ans: c. PXL

Question: When would the data validation command be unavailable on the data tab?   
ans: d. All of the above.
SET 4
  Question: How can a chart be modified?
ans: All of the above

Question: This question is based upon the figure shown below When does
ans: When there is an error in the formula


Question: Which database function estimates variance based on a sample from selected database entries?

ans: DVAR


Question: Which chart displays axes but cannot display axis titles?
ans: Radar chart


Question: How will you reverse the direction of a SmartArt graphic?

ans: Under SmartArt Tools, on the Design tab, in the Create Graphic group, click on Right to Left

 
Question: Which database function estimates variance based on a sample from selected database entries?

ans: DVAR


Question: How would you locate the last cell on a worksheet?

ans: Click anywhere in the worksheet, and then press CTRL+END


Question: Which Consolidate option would you choose when you want to arrange the data in all the worksheets in identical order and location?
ans: Consolidate by position


Question: Which of the following options is not available on the Status bar?

ans: Start mode