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Microsoft 2007 Excel Vocab
vocab for chapter 6
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Computer Science
9th Grade
01/24/2012

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Term
Absolute Cell Reference
Definition
a cell reference that does not change when copied because a dollar sign has been placed in front of both the column letter and row number, such as $A$5.
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Amortization
Definition
A method for computing equal periodic payments for an installment loan.
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Amortization table
Definition
displays the interest and principal amounts for each payment of an installment loan.
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Arguments
Definition
The data required by a function
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Ascending order
Definition
In order from lowest to highest. Also called alphabetical order when the data is text and chronological order when the data is times or dates.
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AVERAGE
Definition
Function that adds the values in a range of cells and then divides the result by the number of cells in the range.
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Descending-
Definition
In order from highest to lowest.
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Destination-
Definition
The upper-left cell of the range where data is to be pasted when copying or moving data between sheets.
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Function-
Definition
Performs a calculation that results in a single value.
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IF Function
Definition
- Function that is used to make a decision based on a comparison
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Installment loan
Definition
Loan that is repaid in a series of periodic payments
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Key sort column
Definition
The column that contains the values that a sort is based on.
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Linked cells
Definition
- Data that is connected to the source cell and will automatically update if the source cell is changed.
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MAX
Definition
Function that displays the largest value in a range of cells.
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MIN-
Definition
Function that displays the smallest value in a range of cells.
Term
PMT-
Definition
Function that calculates the periodic payment for an installment loan.
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Principal-
Definition
The amount of money owed on a loan.
Term
Relational operators
Definition
Used to compare two values.
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ROUND function
Definition
Changes a value by rounding it to a specific number of decimal places.
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Sorting
Definition
- Arranging data in a specified order.
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Source
Definition
The cell or range of data to be copied when copying or moving data between sheets.
Term
Spreadsheet model
Definition
A worksheet containing data relating to a particular situation
Term
Static
Definition
Copied data that is not connected to the source data.
Term
SUM
Definition
Function that adds the values in a range of cells
Term
Syntax-
Definition
The expected form or structure of a function.
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What-if analysis
Definition
The process of making decisions using a spreadsheet model
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What-if question
Definition
A question that is answered using a worksheet model.
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