DAR ES SALAAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

COMPUTER STUDIES DEPARTMENT

SEMESTER 1
TEST 2
CSET 04103 COMPUTER BASIC WORD PROCESSING AND SPREADSHEET

Question 1:
Name and write the function of the following items in alphabet @ 2 Marks

A B C D

E F H
G
I
J
Question 2: Multiple Choice @ 1 mark
i) Formulas in Excel start with vi) Which of the following is an absolute cell
(a) % reference?
(b) = (a)  !A!1
(c) + (b) b. $A$1
(d) – (c) c. #a#1
ii) You can automatically adjust the size (d) d. A1
of text in a cell if they do not fit in vii) Which of the following formulas will
width by Excel Not be able to calculate?
(a) Double clicking on the right (a) =SUM(Sales)-A3
border of column header (b) =SUM(A1:A5)*.5
(b) From Format choose Columns (c) =SUM(A1:A5)/(10-10)
and then Autofit Selection (d) =SUM(A1:A5)-10
(c) From Format Cells dialog box viii) What is represented by the small, black
mark Shrink to fit check box square in the lower-right corner of an
(d) All of above active cell or range?
iii) You can check the conditions against (a) Copy handle
__________ when applying conditional (b) Fill handle
formatting
(c) Insert handle    
(a) Cell value
(d) Border
(b) Formula
ix) What is a file extension for Ms-Excel
 (c) Both of above File?
(d) None of above (a) .doc
iv) When a formatted number does not fit (b) .xls
within a cell, it displays (c) .pdf
(a) ##### (d) .excl
(b) #DIV/0 x) ________ are the graphical and pictorial
(c) #DIV@ representation of worksheet data.
(d) None of these (a) Pictures
v) To select multiple non-adjacent cells in (b) Charts
a worksheet you will click them (c) Diagrams
holding (d) None of the above
(a) CTRL key
(b) ALT key
(c) Shift Key
(d) Ctrl+Shift key

Question 3:

(a) How does a relative reference differ from an absolute reference?

Answer:
A relative reference adjusts to its location on the worksheet
(b) What does the following error mean - #REF!? 
Answer:
The #REF! error value occurs when a cell reference is not valid
(c) Use the below figure to answer the following questions @ 2 Marks

i) Rent is 14%
of the Basic Salary, write the formula to calculate Rent in cell D7
ii) Transport is 4% of the Basic Salary, write the formula to calculate Transport
in cell E5
iii) Write the formula to calculate Total in cell F8
iv) If the Basic Salary is in US Dollar, in cell F3, write the exchange rate which is
2190
v) Then use the Absolute Reference method, in cell F9 write the formula to
calculate the exchange rate times Jamal’s Basic Salary