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IE Less 5 Study Guide



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

1. 

You must enter an ampersand (&) as the first character in a function formula so that Excel will recognize it as a formula.
 

2. 

The ROUND function is used to round up, or sum, the values in a selected range.
 

3. 

To calculate the standard deviation of the number contained in the range of the argument, you would use the STDEV function.
 

4. 

You would use the GHK function to calculate the payment for a loan based on constant payments and a constant interest rate.
 

5. 

You can use the DATE function to display dates in many different formats.
 

6. 

Logical functions may be used to display text or values if certain conditions exist.
 

7. 

Function formulas are special formulas that do not use operators to calculate a result.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

8. 

Which of the following functions determines the payment needed each period to repay a loan?
a.
FV
c.
PAY
b.
PV
d.
PMT
 

9. 

Which of the following functions determines the current value of an investment that will return a series of equal payments in the future?
a.
FV
c.
PAY
b.
PV
d.
PMT
 

10. 

Which of the following functions will display today's date in a worksheet?
a.
DATE
c.
NOW
b.
DAY
d.
PRESENT
 

11. 

Which of the following functions will display the current time in a worksheet?
a.
CLOCK
c.
NOW
b.
DATE
d.
PRESENT
 

12. 

What is the purpose of the COUNT function?
a.
It determines the number of cells in a range.
b.
It determines the number of empty cells in a range.
c.
It determines the number of filled cells in a range.
d.
It determines the number of columns in a range.
 

13. 

Which of the following is not a part of a function formula?
a.
equal sign
c.
function name
b.
Formula Palette
d.
argument
 

14. 

Which of the following functions shows the square root of the number identified in the argument?
a.
ASIN
c.
IRR
b.
SQRT
d.
MIN
 

15. 

The ____ function displays the number of cells with numerical values in the argument range.
a.
VAR
c.
MAX
b.
AVERAGE
d.
COUNT
 

16. 

Which function displays the future value of a series of equal payments?
a.
FV
c.
PMT
b.
PV
d.
GHK
 

17. 

Which of the following functions displays the date or time based on the computer’s clock?
a.
DATE
c.
REPT
b.
NOW
d.
CODE
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

18. 

The ____________________ is a value, cell reference, range, or text that acts as an operand in a function formula.
 

 

19. 

The AutoSum feature actually applies the ____________________ function.
 

 

20. 

The ____________________ function displays the largest value contained in a range.
 

 

21. 

If you want to find the present value of an investment you should choose the ____________________ financial function.
 

 

22. 

____________________ and reference functions may be used to find cell contents and use them as data in another part of the worksheet.
 

 

23. 

____________________ functions and _____________________ functions manipulate quantitative data in a worksheet.
 

 

24. 

The function _____________________ displays the square root of the number identified in the argument.
 

 

25. 

______________________ functions are used to describe large quantities of data.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Assume C3 contains the value of 5, C4 the value of 7, and C5 the value of 9. Match the following functions with the value the function would display below.
a.
=SUM(C3:C5)
d.
=MIN(C3:C5)
b.
=COUNT(C3:C5)
e.
=AVERAGE(C3:C5)
c.
=MAX(C3:C5)
 

26. 

9
 

27. 

21
 

28. 

3
 

29. 

7
 

30. 

5
 



 
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