SAMPLE Questions on Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint

SAMPLE Questions on Word

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.

The Title bar displays

1)

_______
A)
the maximize/minimize, restore/down, and close buttons.
B)
the location of margins and indents.
C)
buttons for the most common commands.
D)
the Start button and the name of any open document.

2
With a word processing program such as Word, you can do all the following tasks EXCEPT

2)

_______
A)
duplicate, cut, and move text.

B)

create memos, reports, and letters.

C)
edit and format text.

D)

create financial worksheets.

3
The Page Setup option is found in the following menu:

3)

_______
A)
View menu.
 B)

Edit menu.

C)

File menu.

D)

Format menu.

4
To select a single word:

4)

_______
A)
double-click the word.
B)
hold down the Shift key and the Ctrl key at the same time.
C)
hold down the Ctrl key and click the word once.
D)
single-click the word.

5
To select an entire document:

5)

_______
A)
triple-click anywhere in the document.
B)
hold down the Ctrl key, the Shift key, and press the A key.
C)
hold down the Ctrl key and press the A key.
D)
hold down the Ctrl key and the Shift key.

SAMPLE Questions on Excel

A ________ displays commonly used commands.

6)

_______
A)
task pane

B)

worksheet grid

C)

main window

D)

command bar

7
A black border around a cell indicates that the cell is the

7)

_______
A)
cell reference.

B)

name box.

C)

active cell.

D)

cell address.

8
The ________ feature changes common typing errors.
8)

_______
A)
AutoFormula

B)

AutoCorrect

C)
AutoDictionary

D)

AutoComplete

9
Cell ranges that are not next to each other are said to be

9)

_______
A)
adjacent ranges.

B)

nonadjacent ranges.

C)
grayed ranges.

D)

embedded ranges.

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
1
Data in Excel is organized into columns and ________.
10)

_rows____________

SAMPLE Questions on Access

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1
To rename an existing database:

11)

______
A)
highlight the filename and key a new name.
B)
open My Computer, highlight the filename, right-click to open a shortcut menu, and choose Rename.
C)
use the Save As command from the File menu and give the database a new name.
D)
choose Tools, Database Utilities, Rename upon Close.

1
A database is made up of primary components called:

12)

______
A)
objects.

B)

commands.

C)

items.

D)

properties.

1
________ are specifications that determine what records will display.
13)

______
A)
Queries

B)

Criteria

C)

Objects

D)

Conditions

1
Forms are used to

14)

______
A)
add information to tables.

B)

restrict information entered into tables.

C)
restrict information displayed in queries.

D)

create new tables.

1
Before you can create any objects for a database you must first

15)

______
A)
name and save the database.

B)
name the objects to be included.
C)
create a folder to store the database.

D)

design the general layout of the table.

SAMPLE Questions on Powerpoint

You can open an existing presentation file by all of the following ways, EXCEPT

16)

______
A)
by clicking Open or More on the Getting Started task pane.
B)
by clicking New from the File menu.
C)
by clicking the Open button on the Standard toolbar.
D)
by clicking Open from the File menu.

1
To apply a higher outline level to a bulleted line:

17)

______
A)
on the Formatting toolbar, click Decrease Indent.
B)
on the Formatting toolbar, click New Slide.
C)
on the Formatting toolbar, click Increase Indent.
D)
click the Tab button.

1
The Slide Layout task pane can be displayed by clicking

18)

______
 A)
Format, Insert New Slide.

B)

the right-most scroll bar area.

C)
Insert, Slide Layout.

D)

Format, Slide Layout.

1
When the user ________ text, he or she changes the layout, emphasis, or font characteristics of the text.

19)

______
A)
selects

B)

saves

C)

prints

D)

formats

2
To print several sequential slides in a presentation:

20)

______
A)
highlight the desired slides, and then click the Print button on the Standard toolbar.
B)
open the Print dialog box, and then choose Selection.
C)
print all the slides and throw away the unneeded slide printouts.
D)
use the Print Range option in the Print dialog box to specify the start and end slide number, separated by a hyphen.
ANSWERS TO THE SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1)
A

2)
D

3)
C

4)
A

5)
C

6)
A

7)
C

8)
B

9)
B

10)
rows

11)
B

12)
A

13)
B

14)
A

15)
A

16)
B

17)
A

18)
D

19)
D

20)
D