Unit 4: Spreadsheet Software in Business – Test Review
Definition of a cell: what two things meet to form a cell?
How do you identify a column? A row?
What are the 4 types of data a spreadsheet can contain?
What is the difference between a cell address, an active cell, and a cell reference?
What is the difference between a relative cell reference and an absolute cell
reference?
What are the purposes of the fill handle, the merge & centre feature, the number
feature (currency, accounting, general), and the sort and filter feature?
What is the difference between a formula and a function? How do you know when it
best to use the former (i.e., a formula) or the latter (i.e., a function)? Do you know
how to use both?
What are five common functions?
What are the parts of a formula and function (e.g. indicator, syntax, argument,
function name, mathematical operator, etc.)? Can you label the elements below?
=MEDIAN(B4:F4)
=G2*G9
What are some common cell errors (e.g., ####, #NAME!, #VALUE, etc.) and what do
they tell you?
What is an IF statement? What are the parts of it? Can you make one?
What are the elements of a chart? Can you make one?
What are the most common chart types? When would you use each?
Can you identify key parts of the MS Excel “Home” ribbon?
Practice using the workbook “Unit 4 TEST REVIEW_Candy Sales_Student Copy”.
Practice using the workbook “Unit 4 TEST REVIEW_Functions, IF Statements and
Charting_Employees Hourly Wage_Student Copy”.