M4: Advanced Techniques Using Microsoft Word and Excel Flashcards
Software application that enables a user to save and sort and manage data in an arranged form of rows and columns.
Spreadsheet
What is the most commonly used software program?
MS Excel
What is the use of spreadsheet?
(1) Determine statistical analysis, (2) Compute student’s grades, (3) Keep track of business accounts and inventories, (4) Manage database
Identified with alphabetical headings; Cells going vertical
Columns
Identified with numeric headings; Cells going horizontal
Rows
Intersection of rows and columns
Cells
Cell address; Identifies a specific cell on a worksheet
Cell Reference
Identifies the purpose of a cell; Brief title or caption
Text or Labels
An expression that calculates the value of a cell; Mathematical Equations
Formula
MS Excel uses standard operators for formulas.
Mathematical Operations
Predefined formulas that are already available in MS Excel
Functions
Adds all the numbers in a range of cells.
Sum
Counts the number of cells that contain numbers.
Counts
Returns the smallest number in a set of values.
Min
Returns the largest value in a set of values.
Max
Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of the arguments.
Average
Adds the cells specified by a given condition or criteria
SUMIF
The range of cells that you want to evaluate based on a given criteria?
Range
It determines which cells will be added?
Criteria
cells containing numeric values and the cells to add if the condition is met?
Sum_Range
Returns the average (arithmetic mean) of all the cells in a range that meet a given criteria
AVERAGEIF
Counts the number of cells within a range that meet a single criterion that you specify.
COUNTIF
This function is one of the most popular functions in Excel. It can perform a logical test and returns one value if TRUE, and another value if FALSE..
IF
A value or logical expression that can be evaluated as True or False.
Logical Test