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Information Systems for Managers explores how contemporary information systems influence business strategies, operations, and decision-making processes within organizations. The course covers fundamental concepts of information systems, including their components, types, and functions, with an emphasis on using technology as a strategic resource. Students examine system design, data management, cybersecurity, and emerging digital trends, as well as the ethical, legal, and social implications of information systems. Through case studies and practical applications, managers learn how to leverage information systems to improve organizational performance, drive innovation, and maintain a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
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Exploring Microsoft Office Excel 2016 Comprehensive 1st Edition by Mary Anne
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Excel
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Q1) Which of the following is not considered an Excel element?
A)Formula Bar
B)Name Box
C)Active cell
D)Print Preview
Answer: D
Q2) The ________ feature allows you to see how a document would print before you actually print it.
Answer: print preview
Q3) The contents of a cell can be seen in the naming box.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) A range is specified by its ________.
A)top and bottom row and left and right column
B)top row and leftmost column
C)top right and bottom left cells
D)top left and bottom right cells
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Formulas and Functions
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Q1) What does Excel use to indicate optional arguments in a function?
A)Square brackets []
B)Parenthesis ()
C)Curly brackets {}
D)Quote marks ""
Answer: A
Q2) The ________ function counts the number of calculable values, but ignores cells that have text or are empty.
Answer: COUNT
Q3) FV is a required argument in the PMT function.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) The VLOOKUP function has four required arguments.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) The ________ function finds the largest value in a range.
Answer: MAX
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Chapter 3: Charts
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Q1) In the task pane, what does a diagonal black triangle next to a chart category indicate?
A)All the category's options are displayed.
B)None of the category's options are displayed.
C)There are no options for this category.
D)Every option for this category have already been chosen.
Answer: A
Q2) A(n)________ is a type of chart which fits in one cell. Answer: sparkline
Q3) You can link to a cell as the title of a chart.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) When you create a chart Excel automatically creates the chart on its own sheet and labels it Chart1.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) Do not use data ________ and individual values in a chart.
Answer: aggregates
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Chapter 4: Datasets and Tables
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Q1) Which one of the following filter options is not found on the date filter submenu?
A)First Quarter
B)Tomorrow
C)Between
D)Last Month
Q2) A collection of fields about one person would be considered a(n)________.
Q3) Which one of the following filter options is not found on the text filter submenu?
A)Begins With
B)Includes C)Contains
D)Custom Filter
Q4) If you wanted to sort the days of the week in their natural order, not alphabetically, you would set up a(n)________ sort.
Q5) Which of the following is not a way to bring up the Go To dialog box?
A)Alt+F7
B)F5
C)Ctrl+G
D)Name Box
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Chapter 5: Subtotals, Pivottables, and Pivotcharts
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Q1) Which of the following is true about creating a blank PivotTable?
A)A PivotTable may only be created from a table.
B)A PivotTable may not be created from a range.
C)A PivotTable may not be created on a connection to an external dataset.
D)A PivotTable may be created on the same worksheet as the source data.
Q2) A PivotTable time line can filter dates by all of these, except ________.
A)decade.
B)day.
C)quarter.
D)year.
Q3) How would you add a date filter to a PivotTable with these fields: Date, Category, Item, Unit Price, Number Sold, and Extended Price?
A)remove Date from any PivotTable area
B)drag Date to the ROWS area and group it.
C)drag the Date field to the FILTERS area.
D)You must use a slicer with dates.
Q4) The first step in using the subtotal feature in Excel is to ________ the data.
Q5) A primary benefit of creating a PivotTable is that you can rearrange or ________ fields to view and summarize data from different perspectives.
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Chapter 6: What-If Analysis
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Q1) It is a good idea to use a custom format to label the top left corner of a two-variable data table with a readable label.
A)True
B)False
Q2) To create range names for multiple cells at once, use the ________ tool.
A)Namer
B)Range Creator
C)Defined Names
D)Create from Selection
Q3) The limit of no more than a $50,000 down payment is an example of a(n)________ when calculating the optimal combination of down payment and interest rate to purchase a new printing press.
A)variable
B)set value
C)constraint
D)objective
Q4) If Solver is installed on your computer, it will display on the ________ tab.
Q5) A(n)________ is a label for a cell or range of cells which can be used in formulas.
Q6) ________ has an optional summary output of a PivotTable.
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Chapter 7: Specialized Functions
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Q1) When formated as a date, the results of EDATE(Start_Date,3)if the contents of Start_Date is 10/30/2018 would be ________.
A)11/2/2018
B)1/31/2019
C)1/30/2019
D)10/31/2018
Q2) What function returns the total present value of an investment with a fixed rate, specified number of payment periods and a series of identical future payments?
A)PV
B)PMT
C)IPMT
D)FV
Q3) If your database field contains empty cells, you should use the ________ function to count it.
Q4) What is the purpose of an Excel What-if scenario?
A)A two-variable goal seek tool
B)Any what-if analysis
C)A tool that changes one variable through several iterations
D)Detailed set of values that represent different possible situations
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Chapter 8: Statistical Functions
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Q1) Sum_range is the argument in the ________ function that is added together if a single condition is met.
Q2) What function returns the variance of a population?
A)VARA
B)VAR.P
C)VAR.S
D)VARPA
Q3) The ________ function returns the variance of a sample of numerical data
A)VARPA
B)VAR.P
C)VARA
D)VAR.S
Q4) Two or more conditions can be used with SUMIFS function.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The ________ is the square root of the variance.
Q6) A quartile is a value used to divide a range into five equal groups.
A)True
B)False
Q7) ________ is a measure of how two sets of data vary simultaneously.
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Chapter 9: Multiple-Sheet Workbook Management
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Q1) Right clicking a sheet tab and selecting Select All Sheets will ________ all worksheets in the workbook.
Q2) Which of the following actions will open another window of the current workbook?
A)Click the Formulas tab, and then click New Window in the Manage group.
B)Click the View tab, and then click New Window in the Manage group.
C)Click the View tab, and then click New Window in the Window group.
D)Click the Data tab, and then click New Window in the Manage group.
Q3) A(n)________ accepts invalid data but warns the user that the data are invalid.
Q4) The user can define an optional ________ that appears when the mouse pointer hovers over a hyperlink.
Q5) Which is not a method of removing a split?
A)Click Remove Split on the View tab.
B)Double click on a split bar.
C)Click and drag the horizontal split bar off the top of the window.
D)Click and drag the vertical split bar off the left of the window.
Q6) Which is not an option for arranging windows with the Arrange All command?
A)Tiled
B)Horizontal
C)Side by Side
D)Cascade
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Chapter 10: Imports, Xml, and Power Add-Ins
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Q1) If you do not want to create a link to an Access database table ________.
A)use the Embed Access table command
B)copy each line of data from Access and paste into an Excel worksheet
C)open the table in Access and select data and field names and then copy and paste it into an Excel worksheet
D)Excel had no capacity to do this. It must be done in Access.
Q2) The ________ function will change sam smith into SAM SMITH.
Q3) Where can you open XML files in Excel?
A)Open dialog box
B)Developer tab
C)Insert tab
D)Formula tab.
Q4) Which of these file types cannot be imported into Excel?
A).txt
B).CSV
C).PDF
D)CAD
Q5) The return of the RIGHT function is always a number.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Collaboration and Workbook Distribution
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Q1) Which of the following is not an Excel Options category?
A)General
B)Formulas
C)Proofing
D)Format
Q2) A comment can be inserted to provide notes or feedback to other users of a workbook.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ________ dialog box appears if more than one person makes changes in a cell at the same time
Q4) The Quick Access Toolbar cannot be modified.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ________ is the cloud service integrated with Excel 2016.
Q6) Google docs and OpenOffice use ________ file extensions for spreadsheets.
Q7) Some of the properties you set in the Properties dialog box will make it easier to organize and find files in ________.
Q9) The ________ checks a workbook for personal data. Page 13
Q8) ________ is the process of more than one person working together.
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Chapter 12: Templates, Styles, and Macros
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Q1) Which of the following is not a predefined cell style category?
A)Good, Bad and Neutral
B)Titles and Headings
C)Data and Model
D)Analysis
Q2) Cell Styles are on the Page Layout tab.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A user can modify a cell style.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Themes Gallery is located on the ________ tab.
Q5) A Background in a Worksheet looks like a ________.
A)graphic inserted in the top left corner
B)webpage with a graphic behind the data
C)graphic instead of the data on the worksheet
D)graphic display on top of the data
Q6) To make a comment line in VBA, start the line with ________.
Q7) A(n)________ is a set of instructions that execute a sequence of commands to automate repetitive tasks.
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Chapter 13: Appendix: Exploring Microsoft Office Excel 2016
Comprehensive Poatsygrauer
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Q1) A grammatical error is underlined with a ________ wavy line.
A)green
B)yellow
C)orange
D)red
Q2) You can use the Zoom slider to increase or decrease the size of the document onscreen.
A)True
B)False
Q3) You can use Excel to organize records, financial transactions, and business information in the form of worksheets.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ________ is the command center of Office application containing tabs, groups, and commands.
A)title bar
B)mini toolbar
C)Ribbon
D)status bar
Q5) Microsoft's cloud storage is called ________ .
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