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The first step of learning about spreadsheets is understanding the terminology you will encounter as you work through this lesson. The glossary below lists terms that are specific to spreadsheet applications. Terminology that we learned when we looked at wordprocessing (such as copy, paste, clipboard, etc.) also apply to spreadsheet applications.
Is the process of arranging data in a specific order based on the value in a field?Sorting information or data. In computer science, arranging in an ordered sequence is called "sorting". Sorting is a common operation in many applications, and efficient algorithms to perform it have been developed.
What is the term for the values that a function used to perform operations or calculations?Arguments. The values that an Excel function uses to perform calculations or operations. AVERAGE Function. An Excel function that adds a group of values, and then divides the result by the number of values in the group.
What provides a visual cue about the value of a cell relative to other cells?A cell format consisting of a shaded bar that provides a visual cue to the reader about the value of a cell relative to other cells; the length of the bar represents the value in the cell—a longer bar represents a higher value and a shorter bar represents a lower value.
What is the action of placing cell contents that have been copied or moved to the clipboard into another location?Pasting: After text or another item is cut or copied it is placed on the clipboard. The process of pasting takes the item on the keyboard and places it in current location of the insertion point.
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