Do the unsolved questions in this assignment and also Understand and rewrite the

solved ones?
Q1) Explain MS Excel in brief.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet or a computer application that allows the storage of data in
the form of a table. Excel was developed by Microsoft and can be used on various operating
systems such as Windows, macOS, and so on.
Some of the important features of MS Excel are:
✓ Availability of Graphing tools
✓ Built-in functions such as SUM, Average, Count, etc
✓ Allows data analysis through tables, charts, filters, etc
Q2) What do you mean by cells in an Excel sheet?
The area which falls at the intersection of a column and a row and where the information is to
be inserted is known as a cell. There is a total of 1,048,576 x 16,384 cells present in a single
excel sheet.
Q3) Explain what is a spreadsheet (sheet or worksheet?
Spreadsheets are a collection of cells that help you manage the data. A single workbook may
have more than one worksheet. You can see all the sheets at the bottom of the window, along
with the names that you have given them.
Q4) What do you mean by cell address?
The cell address of an Excel sheet refers to the address that is obtained by the combination of
the Row number and the Column letter. Each cell of an MS Excel sheet will have a distinct
cell address.
Q5) Can you add cells and if yes, list the steps?
Yes, you can insert new cells into a sheet. To add a new cell:
✓ Simply select the cell where you want to insert it
✓ Select the Insert option in Cells group in the home tab
✓ you will see different options
 ✓ Select the desired option and then click on OK.
Q6) Can you delete cells?
Yes, you can delete cells into a sheet. To delete a cell:
✓ Simply select the cell where you want to delete it
✓ select the delete option in Cells group in the home tab
✓ you will see different options

✓ Select the desired option and then click on OK.

Q7) Can you add new rows and columns to an Excel sheet and new sheet to an Excel?
Yes, you can add rows and columns to an Excel sheet. To add new rows and columns:
✓ select the place where you intend to add them
 ✓ right-click on it
✓ Then select the Insert option from where you can choose to select insert sheet rows,
insert sheet columns or insert sheet.

Q8) Can you delete rows and columns to an Excel sheet and sheet to an Excel?
Yes, you can delete rows and columns to an Excel sheet. To delete rows and columns:
✓ select the row or column you to delete
✓ right-click on it
✓ Then select the delete option from where you can choose to delete an entire row or
column.

Q9) Can you an Excel sheet and sheet to an Excel?

Yes, you can delete an Excel sheet. To delete an Excel sheet:
✓ select the row or column or sheet you to delete
✓ right-click on it
✓ Then select the delete option.
Q10) Can you format MS Excel cells? If yes, then how?
Yes, MS Excel cells can be formatted. In order to format these cells, you can click on Format
option in cells group present in the home tab and then click on format cells option. The
window below will open and you will see the following options:
NAME DESCRIPTION
Number Allows formatting cells to be of any type
such as currency, accounting, date,
percentage, etc
Alignment Allows text control, alignment and setting
its direction
Font Enables various fonts, styles, sizes, colors,
etc
Border Allows cell borders to be changed, removed,
colored, etc
Fill Enables you to choose different colors and
styles to fill up the cell
Protection Allows you to lock or hide cells
Q11) What is Ribbon and where does it appear?
The Ribbon is basically your key interface with Excel and it appears at the top of the Excel
window. It allows users to access many of the most important commands directly. It consists
of many tabs such as File, Home, View, Insert, etc. You can also customize the ribbon to suit
your preferences. To customize the Ribbon, right-click on it and select the “Customize the
Ribbon” option. You will see the following window:
Q12) How do you freeze panes in Excel?
MS Excel allows you to freeze panes that will help you see the headings of the rows and the
columns even if scroll down a long way on the sheet. To Freeze Panes in Excel, follow the
given steps:
✓ First, select the Rows and Columns you wish to freeze
 ✓ Then, select Freeze Pane present in the View tab
✓ Here, you will see the following three options to selectively freeze the rows and
columns as shown in the image below:

Q13) Can you add/delete/edit comments to a cell?

Yes, comments can be added. To add/delete/edit comments to a cell:
✓ Select the cell
✓ right-click on the cell and then select the New Comment option or delete- comment
option or edit comment option.
Shortcut: Shift + F2 for adding comment to a cell in MS Excel 2019.
Note: These comments will be visible to all those people who have access to the Excel sheet.
Q14) How do you add/delete a Note to a cell?
To add a Note, select the cell and right-click on the same
then select the New Note option and type in any note that you wish to.
In case you want to delete the Note, follow the same procedure and select the Delete Note
option.
Notes are indicated by a red triangle at the top-right corner of the cell.
Q15) Can you protect workbooks in Excel?
Yes, workbooks can be protected. Excel provides three options for this:
✓ Passwords can be set to open Workbooks
 ✓ You can protect sheets from being added, deleted, hidden or unhidden
✓ Protecting window sizes or positions from being changed
Q16) How do you apply a single format to all the sheets present in a workbook?
To apply the same format to all the sheets of a workbook, follow the given steps:
✓ Right-click on any sheet present in that workbook
✓ Then, click on the Select All Sheets option
Format any of the sheets and you will see that the format has been applied to all the other
sheets as well
Q17) What do you understand by Relative Cell Addresses?
Whenever you copy formulas in Excel, the addresses of the reference cells get modified
automatically in order to match the position where the formula is copied. This is done by a
system that is called Relative Cell Addresses.
EXAMPLE: Take a look at the image below where I have written the formula in C9 and
copying the same formula to C10. As you can see, C10 shows the sum of A10 and B10,
unlike A9 and B9.

Q18) In case you don’t want to modify the cell addresses when they are copied, what
should you do?
If you do not want Excel to change the addresses when you copy formulas, you must make
use of Absolute Cell Addresses. When you use Absolute Cell References, the row and the
column addresses do not get modified and remain the same.
Example: For absolute referencing, you will need to use the $ sign before column and row
number. Take a look at the example shown in the given image:

Q19) What will you do if you want to change either the column letter or the row
number but not both?
To do this, you must make use of Mixed Cell Addresses where either the row or column is
relative while the other is absolute.
EXAMPLE: Take a look at the image below where the columns hold relative referencing
while the rows are absolute. Therefore, the values that are to be added in C9 are 5 and 5 since
the column letter is the same as in the original formula and hence the result.
Q20) Can you protect cells of a sheet from being copied?
Yes, you can do it by protecting the required cells or the complete sheet. In order to do this,
follow the given steps:
✓ Select the cells that you want to protect
✓ Open up the Font window from the home tab
✓ From the Protection pane, select Protection and then check the Hidden box
✓ Click on Review tab present in the Ribbon, and then select Protect sheet option (Excel
will not hide the required cells unless you do this)
✓ Specify a password (This will help you in unprotecting the sheet later)
Q21) How do you create Named Ranges?
To create named ranges, follow the given steps:
✓ Select the area to which you intend to give a name
✓ From Ribbon, select Formulas
✓ Click on Define Name from Defined Names group
✓ Give any name of your choice
Q23) what is workbook in Excel?
Q24) List Microsoft Excel Window Components?
Q25) What is active cell?
Q26) what do u mean by the following terms: (Go to Introduction to MS Excel File
which I have sent you in the group)
✓ Row
✓ Column
✓ Fill handle
✓ Address Bar
✓ Formula Bar
✓ Title Bar
✓ File Menu
✓ Ribbon
✓ Worksheet Tab
✓ Status Bar
27) What is the difference between formulas and functions in Excel?
Formulas are that are defined by the user that is used to calculate some results. Formulas
either be simple or complex and they can consist of values, functions, defined names, etc.
A function, on the other hand, is a built-in piece of code that is used to perform some
particular action. Excel provides a huge number of built-in functions such as SUM,
PRODUCT, IF, SUMIF, COUNT, etc.
Q28) How does the MAX function work?
The MAX function in Excel returns the highest value in a set of data that you specify. The
syntax is as follows: MAX (number1, [number2], …) Where number can be represented by a
numeric value, array, named range, a reference to a cell or range containing numbers.
Q39) How does the MIN function work?
MIN function Returns the smallest number in a set of values.
Syntax
MIN (number1, [number2], ...)
Q30) Can you create shortcuts for most frequently used formulas?
Yes, you can do it by customizing the Quick Access Toolbar. To customize it, right-click
anywhere on the Quick Access Toolbar and select the Customize Quick Access Toolbar
option. You will see the following window:
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From here,
select Formulas and then choose any formula that you wish to create a shortcut for.
Q31) What is the operator precedence of formulas in Excel?
Formulas in Excel are executed according to the BODMAS rules. BODMAS, as many of us
know, stands for Brackets Order Division Multiplication Addition and Subtraction. That
means, in every formula, brackets are executed first, then power (if they are present) followed
by multiplication, division, etc. An example of the same is shown in the image below:

As you can see, the output is 27 i.e., obtained by first adding 4+5 and then multiplying it by
3. In case you do not specify the brackets, you will get the result by first multiplying 3×4 and
then adding 5 to it i.e., 12+5 resulting in 17.

Q32) Explain SUM function.

SUM: The SUM function is used to calculate the sum of all the values that are specified as a
parameter to it. The syntax of this function is as follows:
SUM (number1, number2, …)
EXAMPLE:
As you can see in the image, the SUM function is calculating the total price for all the
vegetables.
Q33) What are the different types of COUNT functions available (COUNT, COUNTA,
COUNTBLANK) in Excel?
The COUNT function returns the total number of cells that have numbers in the range that is
specified to it as a parameter.
SYNTAX:
COUNT (value1, value2, …)
EXAMPLE:
In the above image, you can see that the COUNT function is used to calculate the number of
cells having numerical data in them.
COUNTA: Counts the number of cells in a given range that are not empty.
SYNTAX:
COUNT (value1, [value2], …)
EXAMPLE:
The above image shows the functionality of the COUNTA function that returns the number
of cells that are not between A4 and B10.
COUNTBLANK: Counts all the blank cells in a given range.
SYNTAX:
COUNTBLANK (range)
EXAMPLE:
Q34) How do you calculate the percentage in Excel?
Percentages, as we all know, are ratios that are calculated as a fraction of 100.
Mathematically, the percentage can be defined as follows:
Percentage = (Part/ Whole) x 100
In Excel, the percentage can be calculated in a similar manner. Take a look at the image
below where the percentage has been calculated for the values present in A1 and A2.
Here are the steps followed in order to obtain the result:
Select the cell destination cell to display the percentage
Then, type a “=” sign
Type in A1/ A2 then hit the Enter key
Click on Home tab, select % symbol from the numbers group
Q35) How do you find averages in MS Excel?
Average can be calculated using the AVERAGE function.
SYNTAX:
AVERAGE (number1, number2, …)
EXAMPLE:
To calculate the average marks scored by Dave and Ava, I have used the AVERAGE
function.
Q36) Explain how to calculate compound interest in Excel?
To calculate compound interest in Excel, you can use the FV function. FV returns the future
value of an investment based on the periodic, constant interest rate and payments.
SYNTAX:
FV (rate, nper, pmt, pv, type)
To find the rate, the number of periods is used to divide the annual rate (annual rate/ periods).
nper is obtained by multiplying the no. of years (term) with the periods (term * periods).
Periodic payment (pmt) can be any value (including zero).
EXAMPLE:
The investment amount is $500, rate is 10% for 5 years. There are no periodic payments
hence the value for pmt is 0. -B1 means that $500 has been taken from you. Therefore, the
FV for this is $822.65.
Q37) What is the shortcut key for the Autosum
a) ALT and =
b) CTRL and =
c) ALT and S
d) CTRL and S
Q38) What is the formula for finding the average of numbers?
a) AVERAGE (NUMBER1, NUMBER2, MUMBER3, NUMBER….)
b) AVERAGE (SUM OF NUMBERS)
c) AVERAGE (NUMBER1 + NUMBER 2 + NUMBER 3….)
d) AVERAGE (VALUE1, VALUE2, VALUE3…)
Q39) How to find the current date and time in excel?
a) Now ()
b) Current date ()
c) Date time ()
d) Today ()
Q40) What is a shortcut to insert the table?
a) CTRL+S
b) CTRL+T
c) CTRL+A
d) Alt + T
Q41) Shortcut for expanding or collapsing the formula bar?
a) CTRL+ Alt+ A
b) CTRL+ Shift + U
c) CTRL+ Alt + U
d) Alt+ Shift

Q42) What is the table tool for evaluating and analyzing the data?
a) Pie chart
b) Insert Table
c) Insert Chart
d) Pivot Table
Q43) What is the shortcut for entering the current time?
a) Ctrl + Shift +;
b) Ctrl + Shift +:
c) Ctrl +:
d) Ctrl +;

Q44) What is the shortcut for entering the current date?

a) Ctrl + Shift +;
b) Ctrl + Shift +:
c) Ctrl +:
d) Ctrl +;
Q45) What is the formula used for totalling the numbers?
a) Sum (the selected numbers)
b) Autosum (the selected numbers)
c) Total (selected numbers)
d) Calculate (the selected numbers)
Q46) What is the intersection of a column and a row on a worksheet called ?
a) Column
b) Cell
c) Value
d) Address
Q47) Which functionin Excel tells how many numeric entries are there ?
a) NUM
b) COUNT
c) SUM
d) CHKNUM
Q48) Statistical calculations and preparation of tables and graphs can be done using
a) Adobe Photoshop
b) Excel
c) Notepad
d) Power Point
Q49) What type of chart is useful for comparing values over categories ?
a) Pie Chart
b) Column Chart
c) Line Chart
d) Dot Graph
Q50) Which one is not a Function in MS Excel ?
a) SUM
b) AVG
c) MAX
d) MIN
Q51) Functions in MS Excel must begin with ___
a) An () sign
b) An Equal Sign
c) A Plus Sign
d) A > Sign
Q52) In Excel, Columns are labelled as ___
a) A, B, C, etc.
b) 1,2,3 etc.
c) A1, A2, etc.
d) $A$1, $A$2, etc.
Q53) The Greater Than sign (>) is an example of _____ operator.
a) Arithmetic
b) Logical
c) Conditional
d) Greater
Q54) In Excel, Rows are labelled as ___
a) A, B, C, etc.
b) 1,2,3 etc.
c) A1, A2, etc.
d) $A$1, $A$2, etc.
Q55) The process of arranging the items of a column in some sequence or order is
known as:
a) Arrengin
b) Autofill
c) Sorting
d) Filtering
Q56) The ____ feature of MS Excel quickly completes a series of data
a) Auto Complete
b) Auto Fill
c) Fill Handle
d) Sorting
Q57) What type of chart is useful for comparing parts of a whole?
a) Pie Chart
b) Column Chart
c) Line Chart
d) Dot Graph
Q58) The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a
a) cell
b) table
c) box
d) column

Q59) list home tab groups and also list the commands of alignment group, font group, clipboard
group, Number group, Cells group, Styles group and finally Editing group under home tab?
Q60) what is format painter and how to use format painter to put multiple formats in Excel?

Q61) What is a Chart in Excel?

Q62) The number of columns displayed when viewing a worksheet on the screen depends on
a) the column widths
b) computer screen size.
c) a and b
d) none of them

Q63) The fx item is called

a) Sum Function icon
b) MAX function
c) Insert function icon
d) Average Function
Q64) the default functions that provide a result to selected values on a worksheet along the status
bar are:
a) AVERAGE
b) COUNT
c) SUM
d) All of them

Q65) What is a text Orientation in Excel and write the steps?

Q66) What is merging cells in Excel and write the steps?

Q67) write the steps of wrapping text?

Q68) What is a text Orientation in Excel and write the steps?

Q69) write the steps of:

✓ Hiding and showing rows and columns
✓ Hiding and showing spreadsheet

Q70) what is a style and write the steps of creating and applying cell styles?

Q71) what is a style and write the steps of creating and applying cell styles?

Q72) write the steps of applying number formats?

Q73) write the steps of moving and copying worksheets?

Q74) write the steps of applying coloring to worksheet tabs?

Q75) write the steps of creating chart based on worksheet data?