Chapter 2 Flashcards
Argument
The value that an excel function uses to perform calculations or operations
Filtering
The process of displaying only a portion of the data based on matching specific value to show only the data that meets the criteria specified
NOW function
The function that retrieves and then displays the date and time from the computer.
Conditional Format
A format that changes the appearance of a cell based on conditions
IF function
A function thats uses a logical test to check whether a condition is met, and then returned one value if true and another if value is false
Logic Test
any value that can evaluate as being true or false
COUNTIF function
A statistic function that counts the number of cells within a range that meet the given condition and which has two arguments the range cells to check and the criteria
Criteria
Condition that you specify in a logic function
Function
A predefined formula that adds all the numbers in a selected range