Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Vocabulary MP2 Set #6 Homework

1)Absolute Cell Reference- identifies the location a cell or group of cells in Excel or other spreadsheets.

2)Active Cell-  the cell you are currently working on.


3)Argument- a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program.

 
4)AutoFill- the feature to extend a series of values based on the contents of a single cell.


5)Cell- a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction.

6)Cell Reference- The column number and the row letter of a cell.

7)Cell Style- determines how each cell will look.


8)Chart- a visual display of information.

9)Column- a line of units following one after another.

10)Column Heading- A standard Windows control that can be used to provide interactive column titles for a list.

11)Complex Formulas- Converts real and imaginary coefficients into a complex number.

12)Embedded Chart- a chart that is drawn on the same worksheet as the data.


13)Filter- device that removes something from whatever passes through it.

14)Formula- a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements.

15)Freeze- a point in time in the development process after which the rules for making changes to the source code or related resources become more strict.'

16)Function Formula-
solves all problems relating to Excel functions and formulas.
17)Graph- an abstract data structure that is meant to implement the graph concept from mathematics.
18)Grid- an interconnected network for delivering electricity from suppliers to consumers.

19)Header Row- the grayish - colored column containing the numbers used to identify each row in the worksheet.

20)Macro-
A computer-readable script used to execute a series of commands by means of one or a few keystrokes.

21)Mathematical Functions-
relation between a given set of elements called the domain and a set of elements called the codomain.
22)Microsoft Excel- a software program that allows the easy analysis and manipulation of data using tables and formulas.

23)Mixed Cell Reference-  used in formulas, functions, charts, and other Excel commands.

 
24)Operand-
an expression used as an argument to an operator.
25)Operator- a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets.
26)Order of Evaluation- when
more than one operator is used in a formula.


27)Range- The upper and lower bounds of an array.

28)Relative Cell References- identifies the location of a cell or group of cells.


29)Row- A horizontal line of entries in a table.

30)Row Heading-
a number on the left side of the grid that identifies each row.

31)Sheet Tab-
the indicator for a worksheet, located in the lower left corner of the workbook window.

32)SmartArt-  the most recent Windows version of the Microsoft Office System.


33)Split-
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity.
34)Spreadsheet- a computer application that simulates a paper, accounting worksheet.

35)Statistical Functions- used to analysis the data in a spreadsheet.


36)Table Style- A set of formatting options, such as font, border style, and row banding, that are applied to a table.


37)Theme- a preset package containing graphical appearance details, used to customize the look and feel of  an operating system, widget set or window manager.

38)Value-
a sequence of bits that is interpreted according to some data type.


39)Workbook- A window or task management technique that consists of a set of views that are organized like a tabbed notebook.

40)Worksheet-
A single working area in a spreadsheet program, consisting of a grid of lettered columns and numbered rows.


Saturday, April 9, 2011

Vocabulary MP2 Set #5

1)Ascending Order- Going upwards or increasing in value.

2)AutoShape-
The differential reinforcement of successive approximations, or more commonly, shaping is a conditioning procedure used primarily in the experimental analysis of behavior.
3)Banner-  a newspaper headline that runs across the full page.

4)Blog-  a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

5)Boilerplate Text- any text that is or can be reused in new contexts or applications without being changed much from the original.
6)Building Blocks- a component that fits with others to form a whole.
7)Cell- a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction.
8)Clip Art- ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a document.

9)Commet- an object-oriented programming language used to solve complex combinatorial optimization problems.

10)Crop- to cut off the sides of an image to make it the proper size or to remove unwanted parts.
11)Descending Order- To move from a higher to a lower place in a sequence; come or go down.
12)Desktop Publishing-  the use of a personal computer or workstation to produce high-quality printed documents.

13)Document Management Server- the storage and organization of documents to support active work in progress.


14)Drawing Objects- either a vector drawing or a bitmap image.


15)Duplex Printing- a feature of computer printers and multifunction printers that allows the automatic printing of a sheet of paper on both sides.
16)Encryption- To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
17)Fields- data that has several parts can be divided into fields and arrange data as sets of database records.
18)Footer- the text and images at the bottom of a Web document that provide information on author/institutional sponsor, revision date, copyright, comments form, and navigational links.

19)Graphics- A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.

20)Grid lines- The horizontal and vertical lines on the spreadsheet.
21)Hard Copy- Printed version of an electronic or microform document, graphic etc.
22)Header- supplemental data at the beginning of a data block.

23)Manual Column Break- tells a document where to end one column and start a new one.
24)Markup- The collection of tags that describe the specifications of an electronic document.
25)Merging Cells- a function in database software that allows multiple adjacent cells to be combined into a single larger cell.

26)Metadata- describes an individual data item or a collection of data items.

27)Microsoft Word- a word processor designed by Microsoft. It was first released in 1983 under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems.
28)Portable Document Format (PDF)- a file format created by Adobe Systems in 1993 for document exchange.
29)Print Queue- a file or set of files that has been submitted to be printed.

30)Quick Tables- tables that are stored in galleries as building blocks.

31)Read-Only Document- any file with the read-only attribute turned on.
32)Section Break- allows you to apply different formatting in the same page, without disrupting the formatting of the whole page.
33)Sizing Handles- a graphical indicator in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that allows users to click and drag on the indicator to resize the object.
34)Soft Copy-  the unprinted digital document file.
35)Splitting Cells- allows you to divide an existing table cell into rows or columns.
36)Style- a named set of formatting parameters.

37)Text box- allows the user to input text information to be used by the program.


38)Thumbnails-  reduced-size versions of pictures.


39)Word Processor- a computer application used for the production including composition, editing, formatting, and printing of any sort of printable material.

40)XML Paper Specification (XPS)-  a specification for a page description language and a fixed-document format originally developed by Microsoft as XML Paper Specification.