General MathCAD MCQs

1. Which of the following can you NOT do when naming a variable?

2. How would you write 3 x 3 in MathCAD?

3. True or False? MathCAD 2.0 supports WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) document editing.

4. Which toolbar is NOT contained in the Math toolbar?

5. Where do you begin entering math?

6. Which of the following in NOT a built-in function within MathCAD?

7. If you wanted to open a new worksheet, what would you do?

8. A single number in MathCad is called a what?

9. Which of the following can be used to plot functions in MathCAD?

10. Which of the following is the definition operator?

11. The array origin may be defined by:

12. What kind of graphics can you add into MathCad?

13. An array can be inserted in MathCAD by:

14. What plots would you use to plot a vector of data?

15. In MathCad, what is a column of numbers called?

16. What is MathCad used for?

17. True or False? MathCAD assumes that values provided for functions requiring an angular argument are in radians.

18. If you plot 2D data in MathCad, what kind must it be?

19. In defining variables, is MathCad case sensitive?

20. Which of the following is TRUE about variables?

21. What is a component?

22. Which of the following equality signs expresses evaluating the result?

23. How do you overtype text?

24. Which of the following is NOT one of the 9 ribbon tabs?

25. What do variables do in MathCad?

26. When plotting multiple 2D curves, what kind of plot would you choose from the Insert menu?

27. Which of the following is used to assign a global variable?

28. Can you drag-select items like you can in a word processor?

29. True or False? The text box and the text block refer to the same function in MathCAD Prime 2.0.

30. Can vector elements be plotted by themselves?

31. How do you define a variable in MatchCAD 15.0?

32. If you want to multiply a*x, but denote it as ax, can MathCad compute it?

33. Without an operator, what happens to the math you have entered?

34. When you need to join regions by clicking them, how would you do it?

35. How do you set up the pages of a worksheet?

36. When creating a color picture in MathCad, what must be done first?

37. How do you define a function when adding a function definition to your worksheet?

38. Which of the following equality signs expresses assigning a value?

39. What is used to separate values in a range variable?

40. What is an example of a built-in variable, conventional variable?

41. True or False? You can use a variable before and after you assign a variable to it.

42. True or False? A solve block can't be used to solve linear or nonlinear systems.

43. If you have several regions overlapping each other, will they interfere with each other's calculations?

44. Which of the following keyboard shortcuts inserts a 3D plot in MathCAD Prime 2.0?

45. Which of the following keyboard shortcuts inserts a math region in MathCAD Prime 2.0?

46. When would you use range variables?

47. What is a parametric plot?

48. If you wanted to open a template file in MathCad, what is the file extension of a template?

49. Can MathCad handle special mathematical non-ASCII characters?

50. The Calculator toolbar is used to insert:

51. What is the purpose of collapsible areas in MathCAD 2.0?

52. How must the symbolic equal sign be applied to a calculation in MathCad?

53. What key do you press to begin defining a variable?

54. If you wanted to use a matrix, where would you look to set it up?

55. What does MathCad do to text it encounters?

56. How do you align regions horizontally?

57. When desiring subscript in the text of your formula, what character do you use to format it?

58. How do you move a region in a template?

59. What are the two forms of subscripts allowed by MathCAD?

60. How do you stop growing text regions from overlapping on-top of other regions?

61. What are symbolic calculations generally used for?

62. Once you have chosen Text Region from the Insert menu, what must you press to create a text region?

63. Choose the difference between activating a region and selecting a region.

64. What are keyword modifiers?

65. Mixed numbers allow you to show values as integers and fractions. Which of the following is one of the ways to enter a mixed number?

66. Which of the following is NOT one of the six MathCAD interface elements?

67. Which of the following does a symbolic solve block NOT require?

68. If you wanted to enter Greek letters and plots, which toolbar would you need to access?

69. What kind of editing cursor has MathCad chosen to use?

70. Which of the following keyboard shortcuts adds a solve block in MathCAD Prime 2.0?

71. Which of the following "variables" would be considered identical in MathCAD 15.0?

72. Which of the following in NOT true about a string?

73. What is the shortcut to hid a ribbon in MathCAD

74. Which of the following is NOT true about range variables?

75. How do you make MathCad ignore prior definitions?

76. What are the default characteristics of a MathCAD graph?

77. Which of the following is NOT true about vectors?

78. What is the only thing you can do with a selected unary operator?

79. Select the section that is included in the Math Ribbon.

80. A sequence of characters referring to a variable or function is called what?

81. Which of the following would you use to start a vector?

82. Which of the following is NOT one of the 9 Ribbon tabs?

83. Which of the following best describes Interpolation methods

84. What is the process to create a polar plot?

85. What orientation/margin combination should you use when working with long equations?

86. Which of the following is NOT one of the main elements of the MathCAD interface?