SPREADSHEETS Who can provide a definition for a “spreadsheet?” Answer Answer Application program used to process and analyze mathematical information. Used to analyze numeral information Operate as a “smart” calculator
List four reasons why someone would use a spreadsheet? Budgets Sales projections Investments Loans Determining the class average for test/quizzes
How much do you know? A spreadsheet divides the computer screen into columns and rows Columns run vertically (vertically/horizontally) on the screen and are labelled alphabetically across the top of the screen
How much do you know? Rows run horizontally (vertically/horizontally) on the screen and are labelled numerically down the left side of the screen How many rows and columns are in a spreadsheet? Rows: 65,536 Columns: 256
How much do you know? A cell is a single working unit within a spreadsheet. The name for the location of a cell within a spreadsheet is the cell address. A1 is an example of a cell address. It is also the very first cell in a spreadsheet.
· The power of spreadsheets is shown below · The power of spreadsheets is shown below. The spreadsheet has determined · each student’s average · the lowest mark · the highest mark · the average mark · and the top student average