The Definition of a Spreadsheet 
Robert Roberson
December 1, 2014
Etec 100
Dr. Wilson Chapter 10 Chapter ten introduces the topic of spread other cells.
A spreadsheet consists of a table of cells arranged into rows and columns and referred to by the
X and Y locations. X locations, the columns, are nord sheets, A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application program for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form.
Spreadsheets devel computerized oped as simulations of paper accounting worksheets. The program operates on data represented as cells of an array, organized in rows and columns. Each cell of the array is a model–view–controller element that can contain either numeric or text data, or the results of formulas that automatically calculate and display a value based on the contents of mally represented by letters, "A", "B", "C", etc., while rows are normally represented by numbers, 1, 2, 3, etc. A single cell can be referred to by addressing its row and column, "C10" for instance. Additionally, spreadsheets have the concept of a range, a group of cells, normally contiguous. For instance, one can refer to the first ten cells in the first column with the range
"A1:A10". This system of cell references was introduced in VisiCalc, and known as "A1 notation".The ability to chain formulas together is what gives a spreadsheet its power. Many problems can be broken down into a series of individual mathematical step, and these can be assigned to individual formulas in cells. Some of these formulas can apply to ranges as well, like the SUM function that adds up all the numbers within a range.Spreadsheets share many
principles and traits of databases, but spreadsheets and databases are not the same thing. A spreadsheet is essentially just one table, whereas a database is a collection of many tables with machinereadable semantic relationships between them.A spreadsheet program is one of the main components of an office productivity suite, which usually
December 1, 2014
Etec 100
Dr. Wilson Chapter 10 Chapter ten introduces the topic of spread other cells.
A spreadsheet consists of a table of cells arranged into rows and columns and referred to by the
X and Y locations. X locations, the columns, are nord sheets, A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application program for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form.
Spreadsheets devel computerized oped as simulations of paper accounting worksheets. The program operates on data represented as cells of an array, organized in rows and columns. Each cell of the array is a model–view–controller element that can contain either numeric or text data, or the results of formulas that automatically calculate and display a value based on the contents of mally represented by letters, "A", "B", "C", etc., while rows are normally represented by numbers, 1, 2, 3, etc. A single cell can be referred to by addressing its row and column, "C10" for instance. Additionally, spreadsheets have the concept of a range, a group of cells, normally contiguous. For instance, one can refer to the first ten cells in the first column with the range
"A1:A10". This system of cell references was introduced in VisiCalc, and known as "A1 notation".The ability to chain formulas together is what gives a spreadsheet its power. Many problems can be broken down into a series of individual mathematical step, and these can be assigned to individual formulas in cells. Some of these formulas can apply to ranges as well, like the SUM function that adds up all the numbers within a range.Spreadsheets share many
principles and traits of databases, but spreadsheets and databases are not the same thing. A spreadsheet is essentially just one table, whereas a database is a collection of many tables with machinereadable semantic relationships between them.A spreadsheet program is one of the main components of an office productivity suite, which usually