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Computing Fundamentals
Section 9B
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Spreadsheet Software
An application for entering, calculating,
manipulating and analyzing sets of
numbers
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Tools Included in the Spreadsheet Interface
Document window WorksheetWorkbookMenu barToolbarFormula barScroll barsStatus barCell
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Cell
The intersection of a column and a row
You enter data into individual cells
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Cell Pointer
A rectangle enclosing one cell of a
spreadsheet, identifying that cell as
active
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Cell Address
Spreadsheets use row and column
identifiers as the basis for cell
addresses
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Label
Name for data value
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Value
An entered number or a result of a
computation
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Date
Indicates when a worksheet was
created. Also used in performing
calculations.
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Formula
Calculates numbers based on values or
formulas in other cells
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Cell reference
Tells a formula to look up the contents
of a referenced cell
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Range
Contiguous cells referenced in a
formula
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Functions
Perform specialized calculations
automatically
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Argument
The value or cell reference that the
function uses in its operation
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Three Data Analysis Techniques
What-if analysis
Goal seeking
Sorting
Section 9B
Spreadsheet Software