FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

ADJUSTING COLUMN WIDTH ROW HEIGHT IN EXCEL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the AUTOSUM button do?
A
automatically subtracts a group of numbers
B
automatically calculates a group of numbers
C
automatically divides a group of numbers
D
automatically multiplies a group of numbers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If you need to sum a column or row of numbers, let Excel do the math for you. Select a cell next to the numbers you want to sum, click AutoSum on the Home tab, press Enter, and you’re done. When you click AutoSum, Excel automatically enters a formula (that uses the SUM function) to sum the numbers.

Detailed explanation-2: -AUTOSUM is a shortcut tool for adding the values of a range of cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -You can use a simple formula to sum numbers in a range (a group of cells), but the SUM function is easier to use when you’re working with more than a few numbers. For example =SUM(A2:A6) is less likely to have typing errors than =A2+A3+A4+A5+A6.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is option 1, i.e. The AutoSum button.

Detailed explanation-5: -The AutoSum command allows you to automatically insert the most common functions into your formula, including SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MIN, and MAX.

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