Q1. Which of the following functions displays the current system date in a spreadsheet?
A Today [ ]
B Today ( ) Correct
C Today { }
D Today @
Explanation
In spreadsheet programmes such as Excel, the TODAY function is written with parentheses: Today ( ). It returns the current system date and updates when the worksheet recalculates. Square brackets are not the syntax for calling this function. Curly braces are used in other formula contexts, such as array-related notation, but they do not make the TODAY function valid here. The at sign is not used to call the current-date function. Therefore the parenthesised form is the correct spreadsheet function format.