EDMENTUM 1.4 Software

A ___________________ is a preformatted document to help you create these documents more quickly.

ready-made template

A spreadsheet is an accounting document that contains data and calculations. Spreadsheets are often used for tasks such as creating budgets, tracking sales, and managing bank accounts. But spreadsheet software can help you ______, _______, and ________ all kinds of data—it's not just for accounting. Spreadsheets can ____ large amounts of data, whether it's numbers or text.

record, compare, organize, sort

Presentation software allows you to display information in the form of a __________. You can add text, charts, photographs, clip art, and video. These media elements not only make your presentation interesting but also help you get your point across.

slide show

A suite is a group of related _____________________ that are bundled and sold together.

software applications

A database is a collection of data that is similar in nature or format. You can _____, ______, and _______ information from the database. Database software lets the user ____ information into a specific alphabetical, numerical, or chronological order, or some combination of the three.

store, modify, extract, sort

Explain the difference between a workbook and a worksheet.

A teacher might create a workbook called Grades that has different worksheets titled Assignments, Tests, Quizzes, and Homework. The teacher might include a worksheet called Summary that automatically calculates each student's final grade based on the grades entered in all the other worksheets

Most of us write letters/documents, perform calculations, or make presentations using our computers. ____ software applications found in most computer office suites allow you to perform these tasks such as word processors, database programs, spreadsheets, and presentation software.

Core

What kinds of tasks is a spreadsheet program used for?

Creating budgets, tracking sales, and managing bank accounts

List examples of when you would want/need to use a presentation program.

Giving a class lecture, presenting a report to your classmates, demonstrating a new product's features, sharing photos with your friends, and training new employees

List the different types of documents you can create on a word processor.

Short: flyers, invitations, stationery, letters, and resumes Long: books and research reports Other: flyers, press releases, and newsletters

List the many elements you can add to a presentation slide?

Text, graphic elements, audio, video, short video clips, photos, and hyperlinks

Why are spreadsheets so useful and powerful when you change the data?

What makes spreadsheet software so useful is that when you change any of the data, the formulas automatically recalculate the results.

A spreadsheet contains _____ that are organized in ____ and _______. You put data in some cells and formulas in others.

cells, rows, columns

List two other programs not usually part of the core applications in a suite.

edit music and video, edit photos, and create illustrations

List examples of business documents you can create with a spreadsheet.

Documents that require mathematical calculations (balance sheets, budgets, expense reports, inventory reports, invoices, purchase orders, financial reports, and grades), documents for sorting data (time sheets, attendance records, and price lists), and documents that require well-organized data (schedules, agendas, forms, faxes, and calendars)

You've probably used databases without even knowing it. For example, the phone book feature in your __________ that contains a list of names, addresses, and phone numbers is a ________. When you use the search function to find a phone number stored in the cell phone, you're searching a database. ______ and _______ are commonly used database applications.

cell phone, database, Access, Paradox