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This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and practical applications of computer technology in a business environment. It covers essential software tools such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation programs, emphasizing their use in solving real-world business problems. Students learn how to analyze business data, automate processes, and create professional documents and presentations. The course also explores emerging technologies and trends that impact business operations, ensuring students develop skills to effectively utilize computer applications in areas like accounting, marketing, management, and decision-making.
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New Perspectives on Microsoft Excel 2013 Comprehensive 1st Edition by June Jamrich Parsons
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Chapter 1: Getting Started With Excel
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Q1) Excel makes reading formulas simpler by ____ each cell reference in the formula and its corresponding cell in the worksheet.
A)color coding
B)bolding
C)highlighting
D)italicizing
Answer: A
Q2) ____ displays the location of the different page breaks within the worksheet.
A)Normal
B)Page Preview
C)Page Break Preview
D)Page Break Layout
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following will not change the location of the active cell?
A)drag and drop
B)scrolling
C)clicking another cell
D)clicking a column heading
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Formatting Workbook Text and Data
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Q1) To set a page break in Excel,select the _____.
A)first cell below the row where you want to insert a page break
B)first cell above the row where you want to insert a page break
C)row above where you want to insert a page break
D)row below where you want to insert a page break
Answer: A
Q2) In the accompanying figure,the font in Live Preview is _____.
A)Algerian
B)Calibri
C)Arial
D)Calibri Light
Answer: A
Q3) To avoid splitting a worksheet in awkward places,you can insert a _____ to specify a specific breaking point.
A)page insert
B)manual page break
C)print area
D)selection
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Calculating Data With Formulas and Functions
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Q1) Ellen opens Excel 2013 and enters her monthly income for one year beginning with January.To create a series of months,she can ____.
A)Type = Jan-Dec in cell A1 and then press Enter.
B)Type January in cell A1 and then drag the filll handle.
C)Type =YEAR in cell A1 and then press Enter.
D)Type =DATE(Jan, Dec) in cell A1 and then press Enter.
Answer: B
Q2) Optional arguments are always placed first in the argument list.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) TODAY is an example of a(n)____________________ function. Answer: date
Q4) Why is it that the TODAY and NOW date functions do not have any arguments?
Answer: The TODAY and NOW date functions do not have arguments because they both represent the current date and current time.There can be no other values to replace them.The values returned by the TODAY and NOW functions are updated automatically whenever you reopen the workbook or enter a new calculation.If you don't want the date and time to change,you must enter the date and time value directly in the cell.
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Chapter 4: Analyzing and Charting Financial Data
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Q1) The ____ identifies which data markers are associated with each data series.
A)x-axis
B)y-axis
C)chart area
D)legend
Q2) A\(\underline { \text { watermark } }\) can be inserted into the header or footer of a worksheet._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q3) Placing a chart in a ____ displays only the chart and no worksheet cells.
A)new worksheet
B)tabbed view
C)graph display
D)chart sheet
Q4) In cases where a label placed outside a pie might appear farther from its slice than is easily readable,a(n)____________________ might be added to connect the data to its corresponding slices.
Q5) Describe the some of the concepts and definitions associated with loans before using a PMT function.
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Q1) A collection of related fields that are grouped together
A)custom list
B)field
C)record
D)freeze
E)criteria filter
F)data definition table
G)filter
H)PivotTable
I)field name
J)sort
Q2) You can drag one field to the FILTERS area of the PivotTable Fields pane to change what values are displayed in the PivotTable.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is a PivotTable? Describe its use in Excel,including the definition of value fields and category fields.
Q4) The ____________________ criteria filter requires that the records displaying begin with the specified text string.
Q5) What are the steps for sorting data using multiple fields?
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Chapter 6: Managing Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks
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Q1) Like cell ____,a worksheet group can contain adjacent or nonadjacent sheets.
A)controls
B)groups
C)tabs
D)ranges
Q2) If Excel successfully accessed the link and updated the values from the source document,the status in the Edit Links dialog box will be ____.
A)Done
B)Completed
C)OK
D)Good
Q3) A link is a connection between two ____ allowing information to be transferred from one to the other.
A)cells
B)ranges
C)columns
D)files
Q4) What is an example of when you would use a template? Name at least three benefits of using a workbook template.
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Chapter 7: Developing an Excel Application
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Q1) For cell and range names,names of 5 to 15 characters are considered practical,although names can be up to 255 characters.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Every cell in a workbook has a(n)_____ property that determines whether or not changes can be made to that cell.
A)ensured
B)locked
C)security
D)changeable
Q3) A digital ____________________ is often used to identify the author of a workbook that contains macros.
Q4) In the Allow list box in the Data Validation dialog box,the _____ option means that the cell will accept only text of a specified number of characters.
A)Custom
B)Text Length
C)Any Value
D)Specified Text
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Chapter 8: Working With Advanced Functions
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Q1) Searches across the first row of the lookup table
A)SUMIF
B)VLOOKUP
C)COUNTIF
D)conditional formatting
E)DATEDIF
F)AVERAGE
G)HLOOKUP
H)TRANSPOSE
I)logical condition
J)SUM
Q2) In most cases,when manually creating a conditional formatting formula,the formula should use \(\underline {\text { absolute } }\)references and point to the first row of data in a table._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q3) When you create a formula that references all or parts of an Excel table,you can replace the specific cell or range address with a(n)____________________ reference,the actual table name or column header.
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Chapter 9: Exploring Financial Tools and Functions
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Q1) With ____________________ the asset loses value by equal amounts each year until it reaches the salvage value at the end of its useful life.
Q2) The _______ function calculates the interest rate charged or received during each payment period.
A)RATE
B)PV
C)NPER
D)FV
Q3) To _______ a series,the cells between the first and last cells in the series must be blank.
A)extrapolate
B)concatenate
C)integrate
D)interpolate
Q4) The fv argument is required in the PMT function.
A)True
B)False
Q5) If you know the beginning and ending values in a series and the series trend,you can fill in the missing values through ____________________.
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Chapter 10: Performing What If Analyses
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Q1) ____________________ cells are cells containing values you want to modify in what-if analysis cells.
Q2) You can switch from one scenario to another by clicking the _______ button in the Scenario Manager dialog box.
A)Display
B)View
C)Show
D)Effect
Q3) Summarizes the results of a successful Solver solution
A)Solver
B)changing
C)constraint
D)add-in
E)answer report
F)nonbinding
G)Goal Seek
H)slack
I)limits report
J)result
Q4) ____________________ constraints always show a slack of 0.
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Chapter 11: Connecting to External Data
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Q1) Audra needs to delete a connection to a data source.She should select the connection in the list in the Workbook Connections dialog box,and then click the _______ button.
A)Delete
B)Remove
C)Omit
D)Detach
Q2) When you use Excel to connect to a text file,the _______ Wizard determines whether the data is in a fixed-width format or a delimited format.
A)File
B)Open File
C)Open Text
D)Text Import
Q3) A(n)____________________ is a collection of data arranged in rows and columns.
Q4) In the Text Import Wizard,the Preview window shows the initial \(\underline {\text { rows } }\)of the text file._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q5) Data ____________________ can be databases,text files,or other Excel workbooks.
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Chapter 12: Collaborating on a Shared Workbook
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Q1) If Chloe hides a screen element that is part of the worksheet,where is that screen element hidden?
A)In that worksheet
B)In any worksheets
C)In any workbooks
D)In all worksheets
Q2) Each column of a database table,called a(n)____________________,stores information about a specific characteristic of a person,place,or thing.
Q3) The Document Inspector will remove comments,annotations,document properties,and personal information from a shared workbook.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The different versions of the workbook can be ____________________ so that the changes in the copies can be compared and conflicting edits can be resolved.
Q5) Another way to collaborate on a document is to provide a separate copy of the same shared file to multiple users.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Managing Your Files
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Q1) The ____________________ appears when you point to the upper-right or lower-right corner of the screen,and displays buttons for interacting with Windows 8 and accessing applications.
Q2) When working in any view besides Details view,you sort by using the ____________________ tab on the ribbon.
Q3) The non-icon views available in File Explorer include ____________________,Details,Tiles,and Content.
Q4) ____________________ a file means making an uncompressed copy of a compressed file.
Q5) \(\underline { \text { Sorting } }\) files means listing them in ascending order or descending order by a file detail._________________________
A)True
B)False
Q6) A duplicate copy of important files is known as a(n)____________________.
Q7) ____ is/are new to Windows 8.
A)The Start menu
B)The Charms bar
C)The Desktop
D)Icons
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