COLEGIO DE DAGUPAN

SEMI FINALS EXAMINATION

IT 2 – COMPUTER APPLICATION FOR HRM
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Instructions: Name: _________________________________________

 Turn off your cell phone/s. Use of CP is not allowed during exam. Course, Year and Block: ____________________________
 Write ALL YOUR ANSWERS legibly on your TEST BOOKLET. Subject Code & Description: _________________________
 Use blue or black pen only. Strictly: NO ERASURE. _______________________________________________
 READ and FOLLOW the DIRECTIONS carefully! Date: __________________________________________

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

____ 1. __________ are a collection of worksheets.

a. Workbooks b. Booklets c. Papers d. Work hours

____ 2. The intersection of each column and row is called a __________.

a. row-column b. Worksheet tab c. column-row d. cell

____ 3. On the Ribbon each __________ surrounds a collection of groups.

a. cluster b. tab c. aggregate d. mode

____ 4. In Excel, any set of characters containing a letter, hyphen (as in a telephone number), or
space is considered __________.
a. text b. numeric c. empty d. incorrect

____ 5. In Excel, a number can contain the characters __________.

a. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 b. + - ( ) , / c. . $ % E e d. all of the above

____ 6. A __________ is a series of two or more adjacent cells in a column or row or a rectangular group of cells.
a. range b. bunch c. nearby cell d. neighbor

____ 7. Changing the font type, changing the font style to bold, increasing the font size, and changing
the font color is called __________.
a. adjusting b. coloring and sizing c. formatting d. all of the above

____ 8. Combining two or more cells together is called __________ cells.

a. merging b. mixing c. combining d. spanning

____ 9. Dividing a cell into more than one cell is called __________.
a. splitting b. merging c. dividing d. uncoupling

____ 10. What effect does the Accounting Number Format have on the selected cells?
a. Converts alphabetic characters to numbers b. Causes cells with two decimal places to align vertically
correctly c. Performs tax calculations d. Copies the numbers of one cell to another

Figure 1-2

____ 11. Excel opens a new

workbook with three
__________ , as shown in
the accompanying figure.
a. shakes b. names
c. worksheets d. charts

____ 12. In the accompanying figure,

the __________ located
near the top of the Excel
window is the control center in Excel.
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a. Ribbon b. Menu bar c. Home tab d. live preview

____ 13. In the accompanying figure, the __________ tab is called the primary tab of the Ribbon.
a. Formulas b. Review c. Home d. page

____ 14. In the accompanying figure, the __________, located by default above the Ribbon, provides easy access to
frequently used commands.
a. Mini Toolbar b. Command Toolbar c. Easy Toolbar d. Quick Access Toolbar

____ 15. When you click the __________, located in the upper-left corner of the window as shown in the
accompanying figure, Excel displays the Office Button menu.
a. Open b. Office Button c. Start d. all of the above

____ 16. The commands to insert a chart are located on the __________ tab, as shown in the accompanying figure.
a. Fast Chart b. Home c. Quick Chart d. Insert

____ 17. In the accompanying figure, the __________ button and __________ button next to the Help icon are used to
minimize and restore the worksheet within the Excel window.
a. Collapse, Expand b. Minimize, Restore c. Help, Answer d. Question, Answer

____ 18. In the accompanying figure, by using the __________ area on the status bar, you easily can obtain a total, an
average, or other information about the numbers in a range.
a. AutoCalculate b. AutoNumbering c. CalculateNow d. FastRange

____ 19. Microsoft Office Word is a(n) _____.

a. area in the computer’s main memory in which Microsoft Office text files are stored temporarily
b. program included with Windows Vista that can be used only to create or edit text files, smaller than 64K,
that do not require formatting c. classified password that prevents unauthorized users from accessing a
protected Microsoft Office item or document d. full-featured word processing program that allows you to
create professional-looking documents

____ 20. The main elements of the _____ include the Ribbon, Mini toolbar, and Office Button.
a. Word toolbar b. Quick Access Toolbar c. Word window d. Print Layout view

____ 21. The ____ is a blinking vertical bar that indicates where text, graphics, and other items will be inserted.
a. end mark b. status bar c. scroll point d. insertion point

____ 22. The scroll box on the vertical scroll bar indicates the _____.
a. position of the insertion point from the top of the page b. distance of the insertion point from the left
margin c. current relative location of the document portion displayed in the window d. rank of the word in
which the insertion point is found

____ 23. You use a(n) _____ to display different portions of a document in the document
window.
a. insertion point b. scroll bar c. status indicator d. end mark

____ 24. The ____ is the control center in Word.

a. Ribbon b. Mini toolbar c. active tab d. Quick Access Toolbar

____ 25. Each ____ on the Ribbon surrounds a collection of groups, and each group contains
related commands.
a. cluster b. tab c. unit d. task pane

____ 26. The ____ tab contains the more frequently used commands.
a. Main b. Insert c. Home d. View

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Figure 1-3

____ 27. The _____ shown in Figure 1-3 is a central location for managing and sharing documents.
a. Ribbon b. Office Button c. Quick Access Toolbar d. Mini toolbar

____ 28. When you click the _____ command on the Office Button menu shown in Figure 1-3, Word displays a dialog
box with additional options.
a. Save b. Publish c. New d. Prepare

____ 29. When you click the _____ command on the Office Button menu shown in Figure 1-3, Word displays a
submenu.
a. Save b. Open c. New d. Send

____ 30. The _____, or typeface, defines the appearance and shape of letters, numbers, and special characters.
a. font b. font size c. point d. paragraph formatting

____ 31. On most computers, the default font size in Word is ____.
a. 8 b. 11 c. 14 d. 16

____ 32. To erase a character to the right of the insertion point, press the _____ key.
a. CANCEL b. BACKSPACE c. DELETE d. either b or c

____ 33. To delete a character in a document, click next to the character and then press the ____ key to erase to the left
of the insertion point.
a. F5 b. ALT+ESC c. BACKSPACE d. DELETE

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

Figure 1-2

____ 1. In the accompanying figure, mode indicators, such as Enter and Ready, appear on the status bar and specify
the current mode of Excel.

____ 2. To the right of the sheet tabs at the bottom of the screen, as shown in the accompanying figure, is the tab split
box, which can be dragged to increase or decrease the view of the sheet tabs.

____ 3. To use the Name box to select any cell, click the Name box and enter the cell reference of the cell you want to
select.
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____ 4. Excel derives the chart scale based on the values in the worksheet along the vertical axis, also called the y-
axis or value axis of the chart.

____ 5. With the range to chart selected, click the Column button on the Ribbon tab to initiate drawing a chart.

____ 6. Excel automatically selects the entries in the topmost row of a chart range as the titles for the horizontal axis
of a chart, also called the x-axis or category axis.

____ 7. The Redo button allows previous actions to be repeated.

____ 8. When typing, the insertion point moves to the left, and when the end of a line is reached, it moves downward
to the next line.

____ 9. The mouse pointer becomes different shapes depending on the task being performed in Word and the
pointer’s location on the screen.

____ 10. Each time the ENTER key is pressed, Word creates a new paragraph.

____ 11. Wordwrap forces you to stop typing words and press the ENTER key at the end of each line.

____ 12. As you enter text in the Word document window, you must press the ENTER key when the insertion point
reaches the right margin.

____ 13. A document may wordwrap differently depending on the type of printer being used.

____ 14. If the computer is turned off or electrical power is lost, the document remains stored in the computer’s
memory.

____ 15. Paragraph formatting requires the paragraph to be selected prior to formatting.

____ 16. Word provides an Undo button that can be used to cancel the most recent command or action.

____ 17. Although text cannot be seen once it scrolls off the screen, it remains in the document.

Completion
Complete each statement.

1. A new blank __________ called Book1 is like a notebook and is created when Excel starts.

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Figure 1-1

2. A workbook contains __________, each of which has a name that displays on a sheet tab at the bottom of the
workbook, as shown in the accompanying figure.

3. In the figure, the intersection of row 1 and column A is referred to as a(n) __________, which is the basic unit
into which data is entered.

4. The cell into which data is being enter is referred to as the __________ cell.

5. The __________ presents information about the worksheet, the function of the button the mouse pointer is
pointing to, or the mode of Excel.

6. As you type, Excel displays the entry in the __________, and also displays the active cell reference in the
Name box on the left.

7. A(n) __________ is a series of two or more adjacent cells in a column or rectangular group or cells.

8. When cell references are copied, each cell reference that Excel automatically adjusts for the new position is
called a(n) __________.

9. A saved workbook is referred to as a(n) __________.

10. The opposite of cell merging is cell __________, which is done by selecting a merged cell and clicking the
Merge and Center button.

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Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A 12. A 23. B
2. C 13. C 24. A
3. B 14. D 25. B
4. A 15. B 26. C
5. D 16. D 27. B
6. A 17. B 28. C
7. C 18. A 29. D
8. A 19. D 30. A
9. A 20. C 31. B
10. B 21. D 32. C
11. C 22. C 33. C

TRUE/FALSE

1. T 7. T 12. F
2. T 8. F 13. T
3. T 9. T 14. F
4. T 10. T 15. F
5. T 11. F 16. T
6. T 17. T

COMPLETION

1. workbook
2. worksheets
3. cell
4. active
5. status bar
6. formula bar
7. range
8. relative reference
9. file
10. splitting

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