6Topic Spreadsheet 4 of 4 Section General Purpose Packages - (GPP)

Test yourself on Spreadsheets 1. Below is a diagram of a spreadsheet. Complete it using this list of words - column; formula; value; row; cell A B C

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5 12 =SUM(B1:B4)

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2. The PE teacher has a spreadsheet showing the results of an inter-house competition :-

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1 Track Field Hockey Football TOTAL

2 Castle 25 19 20 21 85 3 Cromwell 17 32 20 19 88 4 Victoria 24 22 25 25 96 5 6 Averages 22 24.333333 21.6666666 21.6666666

(a) Whenever the PE teacher makes any changes to the numbers, the totals are calculated automatically. Why does the PE teacher not have to key in the totals himself?

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(b) The PE teacher would like to display the data in the spreadsheet on the school notice board, but he wants it to be attractive and quick to understand. Which facility of the package could he use?

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(c) A formula was used to calculate the total points for Castle. Write down two versions of the formula that could be used to calculate the TOTAL in F2.

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(d) When entering the formula in this table, the teacher made use of ‘replication’. Explain what this is. 2

(e) A formula using a function was used to calculate the Average points for Track in B6. Write down the formula that was used to do this.

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(f) Explain how the format of the cells has been changed in row 1. 1

(g) Explain how the attributes of the cells in row 6 could be changed to show the averages better. 2

(h) The teacher is worried that someone could delete a value or change a formula by accident. What feature could he use to prevent this happening?

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3. The PE teacher has another spreadsheet showing the results of the javelin competition:- A B C D E F

1 Name Class House Distance 2 Stuart Rae 3C1 Castle 32.6 no 3 Karen Smith 4C2 Victoria 26.8 no 4 John Brown 4C4 Cromwell 37.1 yes 5 Lyndi Peters 3C3 Victoria 34.8 yes 6 Bruce Anderson 4C1 Castle 33.7 no 7 Longest = 37.1

County Sports

(a) County Sports doesn't fit into cell E1. What could the teacher do to sort this ? 1

(b) The PE teacher would like to have a blank row under the headings. How could he do this ? 1

(c) A formula using a function was used to calculate the longest distance and this is shown in D7. Write down what formula was used.

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(d) A formula containing a condition was used in cell E2 to decide if the pupil has qualified to take part in the County Sports. The qualifying distance was 34m. Write down the formula that was used .

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(e) The formula in column E was entered using replication. Would the teacher use a relative reference or an absolute reference while doing this. Explain why.

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(f) The teacher wants to draw a bar chart of the Javelin competition data. Name three labels that he should have on the chart.

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SCORE TOTAL 30

How well do I know this section of work ? RED AMBER GREEN

Content - What you need to know Not sure, need to work on this.

Mostly understand, work on explaining

Fully understand, can explain clearly.

rows, columns, cells values, text, simple formula, eg. = B3 + C3 function, eg. = SUM(A1:A6) automatic and manual calculation alter column width insert row and column

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simple charts complex formula, eg. = (A2 + B2)*C2/40 functions MIN, MAX and AVERAGE replicate alter cell format and attributes, eg. 2 decimal places

G C

cell protection - 'lock' contents formula involving conditions. = IF(...,...,...) fully labelled charting. relative reference.

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absolute reference.

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