Spreadsheets Flashcards
What is a cell?
Cell: a storage area on a spreadsheet.
What is a spreadsheet?
●Spreadsheet: a worksheet that presents data in a grid of rows and columns.
How do u reference a cell ? What is a cell range? What do we call a referenced cell?
●A cell is referenced by its column letter and row number, a.k.a. cell address
●A group of adjacent cells is referred to as a cell range
What can a cell contain?
A cell can contain a
●Number value
●Text value
●Formula
What do all formulas in a spreadsheet start with?
●All formulas in Excel worksheets start with an equal sign (=)
4 reasons to use formulas.
●Less chance of mistakes
●Easier to understand and implement
●Why do the work, if someone can do it for you?
●Reuse!
What does the SUM formula do?
Adds cells together
What does the VLOOKUP formula do?
●VLOOKUP – look up a value in a list and retrieve the corresponding values
What formula is used o get avg if numbers?
=average (b4:b7)
What is an example of an if function
=if (b5)
Gove an example of countif. What does it do?
Count if counts a a range if it meets a req. =countif(e5;e9,”=yes”)
What symbol references an absolute references?
$$$$$$ absolute
What does vlookup do?
Allows you to look up a value in a list and retrieve a corresponding value.
Vlookup
False means dont take closest to answer if answer isnt bang on
True means take backup
If more than one take first one
If none and false = unidentified