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Description
Flashcards by Judy Stephenson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Judy Stephenson
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Spreadsheet | Spreadsheet- An application that can be used to calculate, analyze and present data. |
| Active Cell | the thick-bordered cell where you can enter numbers or formulas |
| Cell |
the space at the intersection of a row and a column
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Cell (binary/octet-stream)
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| Cell Address | the location of a cell on the spreadsheet identified by the column letter and row number |
| Cell Range | a group or block of cells in a spreadsheet. Operations can be performed on a range of cells. The range highlighted below is B3 through D4. It is written as B3:D4 |
| Cell Reference Error | If a formula is not correctly entered in a spreadsheet the error message #REF will appear in the cell. |
| Chart/Graph | Visual representation of data in a spreadsheet Types of charts and what they are used for Line Graph - used to display trends over a period of time. Pie Graph - shows relationship of one set of data to the entire data set. Bar Graph - Used to compare individual or sets of values to each other. |
| Column | the vertical (up and down) divisions in a spreadsheet that are named with an alphabetical letter |
| Column Heading | the lettered box at the top of a column in a spreadsheet, used to highlight an entire column |
| Formula Bar or Data Entry Bar | the bar at the top of the spreadsheet used to enter data into the cell that you have selected |
| Grid | blank setup of rows and columns in a spreadsheet on which data is to be entered |
| Gridlines | the vertical and horizontal lines displayed in the body of a spreadsheet; the intersections of the gridlines forms cells |
| Legend | text that explains the meaning of colours and patterns used in a graph/chart also called the key |
| Row | the horizontal divisions in a spreadsheet named with a number |
| Row Heading | the numbered box at the beginning of a row in a spreadsheet, used to highlight an entire row |
| Sort | arranging information in a specific order (usually ascending and descending) |
| Ascending Order | organizing or sorting information in order from smallest to largest, or A-Z or 1-9. |
| Descending Order | organizing or sorting information in order from largest to smallest, Z-A, or 9-1 |
| Data - Label | the term given to the data entered as text in a spreadsheet Most people just use the more common word - text. |
| Data - Values | the term give to the data entered as numbers in a spreadsheet Many people prefer more common word - numbers. |
| Data - Formulas | Formulas are used to perform calculations. They can range from basic mathematical operations, add & subtract, to complex engineering and statistical calculations. |
| Formulas | Formulas always begin with = |
| Data | • data is a collection of information gathered by observation, questioning or measurement. • data is often organised in graphs or charts for analysis and may include facts, numbers or measurements. |
| Worksheet | One page of a spreadsheet |
| Workbook | Many worksheets in one file |
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