Homework due for January 24, 2008

We are about to enter the exciting world of Excel. To start off please read pages 96-99 and answer the following questions:

Pgs 96-97

1. What is a spreadsheet?
2. Give two reasons why spreadsheets are good to use.
3. Give five different functions a spreadsheet can perform.
4. Write a short paragraph describing how a spreadsheet works.
5. What is a formula?
6. What is the advantage of using formulas in a spreadsheet?

Pgs 98-99

1. What are functions? Give an example.
2. What is the role of a colon in a formula?
3. Where is the fill function found in Excel? What does it do?
4. Explain what a reference is.
5. What is the difference between a relative reference and an absolute reference?
   
   Good Luck!