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| Question | Answer | 
| Spreadsheet | Spreadsheet- An application that can be used to calculate, analyze and present data. | 
| Active Cell | the thick-bordered cell where you can enter numbers or formulas | 
| Cell | the space at the intersection of a row and a column 
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Cell (binary/octet-stream)
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| Cell Address | the location of a cell on the spreadsheet identified by the column letter and row number | 
| Cell Range | a group or block of cells in a spreadsheet. Operations can be performed on a range of cells. The range highlighted below is B3 through D4. It is written as B3:D4 | 
| Cell Reference Error | If a formula is not correctly entered in a spreadsheet the error message #REF will appear in the cell. | 
| Chart/Graph | Visual representation of data in a spreadsheet Types of charts and what they are used for Line Graph - used to display trends over a period of time. Pie Graph - shows relationship of one set of data to the entire data set. Bar Graph - Used to compare individual or sets of values to each other. | 
| Column | the vertical (up and down) divisions in a spreadsheet that are named with an alphabetical letter | 
| Column Heading | the lettered box at the top of a column in a spreadsheet, used to highlight an entire column | 
| Formula Bar or Data Entry Bar | the bar at the top of the spreadsheet used to enter data into the cell that you have selected | 
| Grid | blank setup of rows and columns in a spreadsheet on which data is to be entered | 
| Gridlines | the vertical and horizontal lines displayed in the body of a spreadsheet; the intersections of the gridlines forms cells | 
| Legend | text that explains the meaning of colours and patterns used in a graph/chart also called the key | 
| Row | the horizontal divisions in a spreadsheet named with a number | 
| Row Heading | the numbered box at the beginning of a row in a spreadsheet, used to highlight an entire row | 
| Sort | arranging information in a specific order (usually ascending and descending) | 
| Ascending Order | organizing or sorting information in order from smallest to largest, or A-Z or 1-9. | 
| Descending Order | organizing or sorting information in order from largest to smallest, Z-A, or 9-1 | 
| Data - Label | the term given to the data entered as text in a spreadsheet Most people just use the more common word - text. | 
| Data - Values | the term give to the data entered as numbers in a spreadsheet Many people prefer more common word - numbers. | 
| Data - Formulas | Formulas are used to perform calculations. They can range from basic mathematical operations, add & subtract, to complex engineering and statistical calculations. | 
| Formulas | Formulas always begin with = | 
| Data | • data is a collection of information gathered by observation, questioning or measurement. • data is often organised in graphs or charts for analysis and may include facts, numbers or measurements. | 
| Worksheet | One page of a spreadsheet | 
| Workbook | Many worksheets in one file | 
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