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WORKING WITH SPREADSHEET 6
Calculation and analysis are some of the essential activities that take place in an office or an
organisation. Mathematical or statistical analysis, long calculations, comparisons between
different sets of data, graphical representation of data, etc. are tasks that produce necessary
and useful information. These tasks, if done manually, prove to be tedious and time-consuming.
A spreadsheet package accomplishes such tasks quickly and efficiently. It is an application
software that analyses data with the help of graphs and charts and does analysis, calculations,
comparisons, etc. By using a spreadsheet application, a user can arrange and store data in a
systematic manner and can also make use of logical functions to compute and analyse the data
in different ways.
Spreadsheet packages are commonly used for generating results, planning budgets, creating annual
reports for business organisations, generating salary statements, performing tax calculations, etc.
FEATURES OF A SPREADSHEET PACKAGE
Following are some features of spreadsheet package:
l A large volume of data can be handled easily using a spreadsheet.
l Complex and lengthy calculations can be solved accurately in a short time.
l Data can be exported to or imported from other packages.
l Data can be presented in tabular or pictorial form, i.e. in the form of charts and graphs.
l Non-numeric data can also be processed.
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