Unit 6. Basic computer terminologies Show
Topic A: Application programsClick play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section. Word Processors and Spreadsheets– a computer program that provides users with tools to accomplish a specific task. Examples of application programs include those for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and database management, as well as Internet browsers, email programs, media players, accounting software, and programs that help with pronunciation, translation, desktop publishing, enterprise. – A group of productivity software applications developed by Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Office 2016 includes such programs as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Word processors– a program that allows users to create, save, edit, format, print, and retrieve documents. Word processing programs can be used to create all types of text-based documents, such as:
Examples of word processing programs include Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, and LibreOffice Writer.  Spreadsheets– a program that organizes data into rows and columns, also known as tabular form. This data can then be arranged, sorted, calculated (using formulas and functions), analyzed, or illustrated using graphical representations. Among many other things, a spreadsheet program can be used to:
Examples of spreadsheet programs include Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers, and LibreOffice Calc. Presentation and Database ProgramsPresentation programs– a program that is designed to present information in the form of a slideshow, using multimedia formats such as pictures, sounds, videos, and text. Such a program is commonly used in education, training, business meetings, etc., to create powerful presentations. Presentation programs are commonly used to:
Examples of presentation programs include Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, Apple Keynote, Prezi, CustomShow, SlideDog, and Powtoon. Database programs– A program that is designed for creating, editing, updating, maintaining databases, and managing organized information stored in them. Databases are useful for keeping track of customers, users, employees, students, inventory, product purchases, ISBN numbers, etc. Database programs are used in the following fields:
Examples of database programs include Microsoft Access, Oracle Database, Knack, TablePlus, and TeamDesk. Launch and Terminate a ProgramLaunch an application programMethod 1
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Which software allows you to organize data into rows and columns in a worksheet?Spreadsheet application (sometimes referred to simply as spreadsheet) is a computer program that allows us to add (i.e. enter) and process data. We shall understand spreadsheet with the help of MS-Excel (or simply, Excel), which is one of the Microsoft Office Suite of software.
Which type of software is used to organize data into rows and columns of cells?Spreadsheet software is used to organize and manipulate numerical data. Data elements in a spreadsheet are organized in a grid of cells.
Which part of MS office suite productivity software organizes data in columns and rows?Excel is a spreadsheet application developed and published by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Office suite of productivity software. Unlike a word processor, such as Microsoft Word, Excel organizes data in columns and rows.
What program that lets you organized data and columns?SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE allows users to organize data in rows and columns and perform calculations on the data. Software, Computer software, Spreadsheet.
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