Chapter 2

Question 1

Arguments

Answer 1

The values that an Excel function uses to perform calculations or operations.

Question 2

AVERAGE function

Answer 2

An Excel function that adds a group of values, and then divides the result by the number of values in the group

Question 3

Comparison operator

Answer 3

Symbols that evaluate each value to determine if it is the same (=), greater than (>), less than (<), or in between a range of values as specified by the criteria.

Question 4

Conditional format

Answer 4

A format that changes the appearance of a cell - for example, by adding cell shading or font color - based on a condition; if the condition is true, the cell is formatted based on the that condition, and if the condition is false, the cell is not formatted.

Question 5

COUNTIF function

Answer 5

A statistical function that counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given condition and that has two arguments - the range of cells to check and the criteria.

Question 6

Criteria

Answer 6

Conditions that you specify in a logical function.

Question 7

Data Bar

Answer 7

A cell format consisting of a shaded bar that provides a visual cue to the reader about the value of a cell relative to other cells; the length of the bar represents the value in the cell - a longer bar represents a higher value and a shorter bar represents a lower value.

Question 8

Detail sheets

Answer 8

The worksheets that contain the detail of the information summarized on a summary sheet.

Question 9

Drag and drop

Answer 9

The action of moving a selection by dragging it to a new location.

Question 10

Excel table

Answer 10

A series of rows and columns that contains related data that is managed independently from the data in other rows and columns in the worksheet.

Question 11

Filter

Answer 11

The process of displaying only a portion of the data based on matching a specific value to show only the data that meets the criteria that you specify.

Question 12

Find and replace

Answer 12

A command that searches the cells in a worksheet - or in a selected range - for matches and then replaces each match with a replacement value of your choice.

Question 13

Freeze panes

Answer 13

A command that enables you to select one or more rows or columns and freeze (lock) them into place; the locked rows and columns become separate panes.

Question 14

Function

Answer 14

A predefined formula - a formula that Excel has already build for you - that performs calculations by using specific values in a particular order or structure.

Question 15

IF function

Answer 15

A function that uses a logical test to check whether a condition is met, and then returns one value if true, and another value if false.

Question 16

Logical functions

Answer 16

A group of functions that test for specific conditions and that typically use conditional tests to determine whether specified conditions are true or false.

Question 17

Logical test

Answer 17

Any value or expression that can be evaluated as being true or false.

Question 18

MAX functions

Answer 18

An excel function that determines the largest value in a selected range of values.

Question 19

MEDIAN functions

Answer 19

An Excel function that finds the middle value that has as many values above it in the group as below it; it differs from AVERAGE in that the result is not affected as much by a single value that is greatly different from the others.

Question 20

MIN function

Answer 20

An Excel function that determines the smallest value in a selected range of values.

Question 21

Navigate

Answer 21

The process of exploring within the organizing structure of windows.

Question 22

NOW function

Answer 22

An Excel function that retrieves the date and time from your computer’s calendar and clock and inserts the information into the selected cell.

Question 23

Pane

Answer 23

A portion of a worksheet window bounded by and separated from other portions by vertical and horizontal bars.

Question 24

Paste

Answer 24

The action of placing text or objects that have been copied or moved from one location to another location.

Question 25

Paste area

Answer 25

The target destination for data that has been cut or copied using the office clipboard.

Question 26

Paste Options gallery

Answer 26

A gallery of buttons that provide a Live Preview of all the Paste options available in the current context.

Question 27

Print Titles

Answer 27

An Excel command that enables you to specify rows and columns to repeat on each printed page

Question 28

Scale to Fit

Answer 28

Excel commands that enable you to stretch or shrink the width, height, or both, of printed output to fit a maximum number of pages.

Question 29

Sheet tab

Answer 29

The labels along the lower border of the excel window that identify each worksheet.

Question 30

Sort

Answer 30

The process of arranging data in a specific order based on the value in each field.

Question 31

Statistical functions

Answer 31

Excel functions, including the AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MIN and MAX functions, which are useful to analyze a group of measurements.

Question 32

SUM function

Answer 32

A predefined formula that adds all the numbers in a selected range of cells.

Question 33

Summary sheet

Answer 33

A worksheet where totals from other worksheets are displayed and summarized.

Question 34

Volatile

Answer 34

A term used to describe an Excel function that is subject to change each time the workbook is opened; for example the NOW function updates itself to the current date and time each time the workbook is opened.