CGS 2518 Midterm Exam Questions with
correct Answers
####### - Answers -insufficient cell width to display numerical data
#NAME! - Answers -unrecognized text in the cell
#REF! - Answers -invalid cell reference
#N/A - Answers -No Answer
#NUM! - Answers -invalid numerical value
#VALUE! - Answers -wrong argument type or operand
If you enter 1,149+25 in a cell exactly as shown (without an equal sign), what value
would result? - Answers -1,149+25, no equal sign telling excel to carry out operation
If you enter =2+4*10 in a cell exactly as shown, what value would result? - Answers -42
List each of the following operations in order of precedence, from 1 to 4 (first to last). -
Answers -1 Parentheses ()
2 Exponentiation
3 Multiplication and division
4 Addition and subtraction
*Remember PEMDAS*
When writing formulas, why is it preferable to use cell references rather than typing in
values? - Answers -Cell referencing allows the user to easily update the spreadsheet
without having to know exactly which formula or formulas contained the changed value.
In the worksheet below, cell A3 contains the formula =A1+A2. Explain the most likely
reason the value calculated appears incorrect. - Answers -10%, incorrect decimal
placement
Referring to the preceding worksheet, if you wrote the formula =B1*110, what value
would result? - Answers -11
Add a range of numbers in cells A2:X2 - Answers -=SUM(A2:X2)
Find the largest value in cells C2:C8 - Answers -=MAX(C2:C8)
, What formula is used in cell E3, which can be copied down the column to determine
(TRUE or FALSE) if this item is within budget? - Answers -=IF(D3<C3, "TRUE",
"FALSE")
Write a formula to determine if all of the items are within budget. - Answers -
=AND(E3:E8)
Write a formula to determine if at least one item is within budget. - Answers -
=OR(E3:E8)
Write a formula in cell F3 that can be copied down the column to determine if this food
item is not within budget. - Answers -=IF(D3>C3, "TRUE", "FALSE")
Find the smallest value in cells B2:Z12 - Answers -=MIN(B2:Z12)
Average value in cells C1:C10, excluding blanks - Answers -=AVERAGE(C1:C10, 0)
Total number of values in cells C1:C10, excluding text - Answers -=COUNT(C1:C10)
the specific format of a function, including the function name and order of the arguments
in the function - Answers -Syntax
a function input - Answers -Argument
a rule that governs how a function works; a systematic set of procedures that the
computers always steps through to calculate the results of a function - Answers -
Algorithm
If the formula =$B$4-SUM(C1:C5) is copied from cell A9 to cell C10, what is the
resulting formula? - Answers -=$B$4-SUM(E2:E6)
Refer to the following worksheet. What formula would you write in cell B2 that can be
copied down the column and across the row to complete the multiplication table? -
Answers -=SUM($A2*B$1)
What new formula results for each of the following if the formula is copied from cell C10
to E13? A1+A2 - Answers -C4+C5
What new formula results for each of the following if the formula is copied from cell C10
to E13? $A$1+A2 - Answers -$A$1+C5
What new formula results for each of the following if the formula is copied from cell C10
to E13? $A1+A2 - Answers -$A4+C5
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