give some applications of spreedsheet
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The three most common general uses for spreadsheet software are to create budgets, produce graphs and charts, and for storing and sorting data. Within business spreadsheet software is used to forecast future performance, calculate tax, completing basic payroll, producing charts and calculating revenues.
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Answer:
The three most common general uses for spreadsheet software are to create budgets, produce graphs
and charts, and for storing and sorting data. Within business spreadsheet software is used to forecast
future performance, calculate tax, completing basic payroll, producing charts and calculating
revenues.
The list of uses for spreadsheet software is endless. However here is a short list of uses:
Modelling and Planning
Household Finance Planning
Business Accounts and Budgeting
Invoices
Wages
Predictions / Simulations
Calculations e.g. Adding, Subtracting, etc.
Break even analysis
Statistical analysis
Creating Graphs e.g. bar chart, pie chart.
Collect data from different sources e.g. phone number, prices.
Explore and interpret data in order to draw conclusions for business
2. CONSIDER THE ADVANTAGES OF SPREADSHEETS
Spreadsheets are preferable to manual calculation and recording of data for a variety of reasons, one
very obvious reason is the unlimited space allowed to the user by the ‘spreadsheet’, hence the name!
Other Advantages Include:
Calculations are correct
Calculations are completed automatically
Information is organised and easy to access
Information is easy to edit if a mistake has been made by retyping or using ‘undo’
Data can be easily sorted and filtered
Data can be quickly analysed
Reports can be made more visual by using charts and graphs
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3. INVESTIGATE A SUITABLE APPLICATION FOR CREATING A SPREADSHEET
The following are all applications/programs which can be used to create spreadsheets:
Microsoft - Excel
Lotus 123
Supercalc
Quatro Pro
For this module we will be using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software. Excel is a programme which
allows the storage of financial information and lists, such as Household Finance Planning, Business
Accounts and Budgeting, Invoices and Wages. This information is always calculated accurately and well
organised.
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