123 QUIZ

Which of the following names is most 
closely associated with Lotus 1-2-3?

Steve Jobs

*Mitch Kapor

Bill Gates

Fran Tarkenton

In what year was Lotus 1-2-3 formally 
announced at a computer industry
convention?

1980

1982

*1983

1977

What computer was Lotus 1-2-3 first 
created for?

Commodore 64

Apple IIc

DEC PDP-11

*IBM PC

What key calls up the menu bar in 
Lotus 1-2-3?

*/

Esc

F1

Ctrl-Alt

Lotus recently added a natural language 
interface, called Hal, to Lotus 1-2-3.  
What does Hal stand for?

Help Application Level

Hands-on Accelerated Learning

*Human Access Language

Helpful Approach to Lotus

When Lotus came out with a version of 
1-2-3 for the Apple Macintosh computer, 
what name did they use?

Mac 1-2-3

*Jazz

Multiplan

Appleworks

How many rows and columns can a spread-
sheet contain in Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2?

1000 rows by 640 columns

*8192 rows by 256 columns

It depends on how much memory
is available in the computer

It depends on how many cells
actually contain data

For which computer has Lotus not 
announced plans to create a version 
of 1-2-3?

*Apple IIGS

IBM PS/2

IBM mainframes

Digital's VAX series

Which of the following is not one of 
the three functions indicated in the 
name 1-2-3?

Spreadsheet calculations

Database

Graphics

*Communications

Which function key is incorrectly 
labeled in the following list?

F1 - Help

F2 - Edit

*F8 - Query

F9 - Calc

What is the maximum length of a cell 
label in Lotus 1-2-3?

*240 characters

80 characters

8 characters

There is no maximum length

Which character below, when used as a 
label prefix, will right-align the label?

'

*"

^

\

What filename extension identifies a 
Lotus 1-2-3 worksheet file?

.DOC

.123

*.WKS or .WK1

.EXE

Can you remember which of the following 
is not one of the first options on 
1-2-3's main menu line?

*Clear

Worksheet

Move

System

In Release 2, which of the functions 
below inserts the current date and 
time into a cell?

@Time

@TimeValue

*@Now

@Log

Which key sequence is used to save part 
of the current worksheet as a separate 
disk file?

/FS

/WS

*/FX

/FR

Which of the following cannot be 
accomplished directly with a
Lotus 1-2-3 (Release 2) macro?

Create your own Control Panel menu

Recalculate only part of a worksheet

Wait until a specified time
to continue execution

*Turn off the computer

What is the function of the Worksheet 
Titles (\WT) command?

Displays the names of worksheet files

*Keeps designated rows and/or
columns on-screen

Adds vertical and horizontal
labels to graphs

Offers a selection of different
worksheet file types

What is special about any 1-2-3 macro 
named \0?

It can be executed by simply
pressing the Alt and zero keys

It requires a password for execution

It automatically exits from
Lotus 1-2-3 upon completion

*It executes automatically each
time the file is loaded

Which of the following is not a correct 
statement about creating a Lotus macro?

Macros are entered as labels
in a worksheet

Macros can be simple keystrokes
or complex programs

More than one macro command
can be entered in each cell

*The optional Hal package is
required to support macros

Can worksheets created in Lotus 1-2-3 
Release 2 be used in the earlier 
Release 1a?

No

Yes, but all macros will be
converted to labels

*Yes, but some formulas may be
lost in translation

Yes, files from the two
releases are identical

Which of the following programs can 
Lotus 1-2-3 exchange files with?

Symphony

VisiCalc

dBase

*All of the above

In Release 2, what name does Lotus give 
to the cell at the bottom-right corner 
of a worksheet?

*IV8192

ZZ9999

Z999

RT255

Which of the following is an improvement 
offered by Release 2 in comparison with 
Release 1a?

*More than 6000 additional rows per 
worksheet

50% reduction in purchase price

No copy protection

All of the above

Which add-on program described below is 
actually available for Lotus 1-2-3 users?

Sideways: prints worksheets sideways

Note-It: attaches note files
to worksheets

If/Then: adds artificial
intelligence to macros

*All of the above

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