Computer Science - Introduction to spreadsheet | 11th Computer Science : Chapter 7 : Spreadsheet-Basics (OpenOffice Calc)
Chapter: 11th Computer Science : Chapter 7 : Spreadsheet-Basics (OpenOffice Calc)
Introduction to spreadsheet
Introduction to spreadsheet
Spreadsheet is a very useful
office automation tool to organise, analyse and store data in a tabular form.
Spreadsheet was developed as computerized equivalent to paper-based accounting
worksheets.
Spreadsheet users can adjust any
of the stored values and can observe the effects on the calculated values. This
is called "What if " analysis. Modern spreadsheet can have multiple
interacting sheets and can display data either as text or numerals or in a
graphical form.
Evolution of Spreadsheet
Daniel Bricklin and Bob Frankston
developed the first spreadsheet called “VisiCalc” in 1979 for Apple II. In
1982, Lotus Corporation introduced “Lotus 1-2-3”; Lotus 1-2-3 was the first to
introduce cell names and macros. In 1987, Microsoft Corporation introduced
Excel. Excel implemented a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the ability to
point and click using a mouse. There are lots of other spreadsheet
applications; Microsoft Excel continues to be the most popular spreadsheet
software.
OpenOffice Calc is a popular open
source spreadsheet application maintained by Apache Foundation. StarOffice calc
was the parent application of OpenOffice Calc which was developed by a German
Company namely, Star Division in 1985.
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