Fluency (CIT11)
Final Exam Fall 2007
This is an open note/open book final exam - it is also an individual project. If you have any questions, e-mail me to clarify or make an appointment to see me.. You have one week to complete the exam.
I do not tend to view final exams as a time to test you, but rather as a time for
you to review and solidify your knowledge and to gain some new knowledge. Last
chance to learn the course material and then some... So, here goes...
Problem #1:
Read the following article:
http://www.virtualchase.com/quality/checklist.html
Find two other articles that convey information about effective searching for information you can trust.
Look up a issue on the web that you know something about and evaluate five of the sources that came up in your search as to whether you find the sites credible (you need to give me the addresses you evaluated). Use the information you gained from the articles and your text to help you determine the creditability.
Problem #2:
Answer the questions about the spreadsheet shown on the next page
First I am showing you the spreadsheet that I want to end up with. Then I am showing you the same spreadsheet with some problems. I want you to make sure that you make the corrections so you end up with a spreadsheet like the first one.
Now I am going to show you the messed up version.
Next I will show you the formulas in the background. To do this I click on tools/options and then click on formulas.
The gross pay formula in G4 is =IF(C4="H",D4*E4,F4/52)
The net
pay formula is =G4-(H4*G4 + J4*G4 + L4*G4)
See the rest of the formulas in
the screen shot below.
Note that there is also formatting
involved. Columns with dollar
information is formatting for currency and formulas with percents is formatted
for percent.
Here is what Microsoft says about using IF: The IF worksheet function
“Suppose that your company determines sales bonuses on a
sliding scale, awarding either 10 percent or 15 percent, based on the invoice
amount. To determine which one of two values to use, based on a condition that
is either true or false, use the IF worksheet function.
The IF worksheet function returns a bonus of either 10% or
15%, based on the invoice amount.
The IF worksheet function checks a condition that must be
either true or false. If the condition is true, the function returns one value;
if the condition is false, the function returns another value. The function has
three arguments: the condition you want to check, the value to return if the
condition is true, and the value to return if the condition is false.
=IF(logical_test,value_if_true,value_if_false)
For Suyama's $8,000 invoice, the function (in cell C4) looks
like this:
=IF(B4<10000,10%,15%)
If the invoice amount is less than $10,000 (the logical_test argument), the bonus is 10 percent (the value_if_true argument). If the invoice amount is $10,000 or greater, the bonus is 15 percent (the value _if_false argument).” Microsoft Help
Problem #3: Your book covers how to debug. You have just debugged the program above. Explain to me the steps you take in debugging an Excel problem.
Problem #4: Searching the Internet. For each of these use a different search
engine (you can duplicate search engines but no more than twice) and tell me
the search you entered and the site you choose and why you chose that site. I
also want you to try to do a site that is focused and does not bring up a large
number of irrelevant sites. Take a
picture of the screen and show me the search you entered and the number of
hits.
Problem #5:
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