Excel
Excel is one of the Microsoft Office programs that allow the user to perform a variety of tasks. It consist of a multitude of “sheets.” So many, that one would assume to be an infinite amount. I sure thought so until Professor Sweeney told us that there are really only 1,048,576 rows and 16,384 columns -- ending on column “XFD.”
The term “sheet” actually has a historical meaning relating to accounting.
Sheet: Historical Meaning --> back in the old and days, the old people would keep their documentations in books (a.k.a. ledgers). They all had various rows and columns similar to that of Excel. In modern society, Excel is the program of choice when compiling various forms of data that a user would seek to implement in a table format.
Excel also allows for the user to do a multitude of calculations and formula implementations without having to do the math themselves. These features can be used for creating budget spreadsheets, personal finances, tables, and other calculations that professional and personal Microsoft Office users would need to perform in their daily lives.
Hopefully more will be learned from the coming week of lecture.
-impracticaljokester
