Q2: EXCEL Flashcards

1
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when was excel first released

A

sep 30, 1985

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2
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is a software program produced by Microsoft that allows users to organize, format and calculate data with formulas using a spreadsheet system.

A

excel

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3
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is aspreadsheet application developed and published by Microsoft. It is part of theMicrosoft Officesuite of productivity software.

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excel

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4
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what was excel’s original name

A

odyssey

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5
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contain all the information from the worksheets in a workbook, including formatting, formulas, and etc.

A

XLSand XLSXfileformats

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6
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is a group of cells within a row column.

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range

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7
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an expression telling the computer what mathematical operation to perform upon a specific value and allow to quickly make calculations and get totals of multiple cells, rows, or columns in a spreadsheet.

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formula

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8
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work with formula in the current cell. Easily pick functions to use and get help on how to fill out the input values.

A

insert function

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9
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s a predefined formula that performs calculations using specific values in a particular order.

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function

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10
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can be a range of data, a specified output, or other parameters, depending on the particular function.

A

argument

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11
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You can click it to check the Backstage view, where you come to open or save files, create new sheets, print a sheet, and do other file-related operations.

A

file tab

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12
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You will find this toolbar just above the File tab and its purpose is to provide a convenient resting place for the Excel’s most frequently used commands. You can customize this toolbar based on your comfort.

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quick access toolbar

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13
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They appear across the top of the Ribbon and contain groups of related commands. Home, Insert, Page Layout are the examples of ribbon tabs.

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tabs

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14
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They organize related commands; each group name appears below the group on the Ribbon.

A

groups

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15
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appear within each group as mentioned above.

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commands

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16
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This lies in the middle and at the top of the window.

A

title bar

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17
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The group of three buttons located to the left of the Zoom control, near the bottom of the screen, lets you switch among excel’s various sheet views.

A

view buttons

18
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This displays the page in normal view.

A

normal layout view

19
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This displays pages exactly as they will appear when printed

A

page layout view

20
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This gives a full screen look of the document.

A

page layout view

21
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This shows a preview of where pages will break when printed.

A

page break view

22
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The area where you enter data. The flashing vertical bar is called the insertion point and it represents the location where text will appear when you type.

A

sheet area

23
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maximum row

A

1,048,576 rows

24
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Rows are numbered from 1 onwards and keeps on increasing as you keep entering data.

A

row bar

25
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maximum columns

A

16,384 columns

26
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Columns are numbered from A onwards and keeps on increasing as you keep entering data.

A

column bar

27
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You can configure the status bar by right-clicking anywhere on it and by selecting or deselecting options from the provided list.

A

status bar

28
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This appears as a very small arrow in the lower-right corner of many groups on the Ribbon.

A

dialog box launcher

29
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Clicking this button opens a dialog box or task pane that provides more options about the group.

A

dialog box launcher

30
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adds all the numbers in a range of cells.

A

sum

31
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multiplies all the numbers given as arguments.

A

product

32
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returns the integer portion of a division.

A

quotient

33
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returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers: its size relative to other values in the list.

A

rank

34
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returns the median, or the number in the middle of the set of given numbers.

A

median

35
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returns the most frequently occurring, or repetitive value or range of data.

A

mode

36
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returns the average (arithmetic mean) of its arguments, which can be numbers or references that contain numbers.

A

average

37
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checks whether a condition is met and returns one value if TRUE, and another value if FALSE.

A

if

38
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returns the logical value TRUE

A

true

39
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joins several text strings into one text string.

A

concatenate

40
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returns the average (arithmetic mean) of its arguments, which can be number or references that contain numbers.

A

mean

41
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returns a vertical of the most frequently occurring or repetitive values in range of data.

A

mode.mult

42
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returns the rank of a number in a list of numbers: its size relative to other values in the list; if more than one value has the same rank, the average rank is returned.

A

rank.abg