Unit 3-4: Office Tools, Spreadsheets, Database & Presentations

Input Devices

• The primary function of an input device is to provide data and instructions to a computer.

Storage

• The component of a computer system responsible for storing data and programs even when the power is turned off is memory.

Internet

• The purpose of an ISP (Internet Service Provider) is to provide access to the internet.

Cybersecurity

• Phishing is the deceptive attempt to obtain sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details, by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

Internet

• The acronym WWW stands for World Wide Web.

Software

• The software most suitable for creating a presentation with characteristics such as animations, slide transitions, and multimedia embedment is presentation software.

Spreadsheets

• The purpose of a 'function' in the context of spreadsheets is to perform specific calculations or operations.

Document Formatting

• The main purpose of 'mail merge' in document formatting is to combine a document with a data source, such as a database, to create multiple documents.

Software

• The software application commonly used for creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations is office software.

Spreadsheets

• The purpose of a 'formula' in the context of spreadsheets is to calculate a value based on the values of other cells.

Data Management

• A database is a collection of related information organized in a way that facilitates data search and retrieval.

Test your knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Apple iWorks, document formatting, spreadsheets, formulas, functions, graphing, databases, record management, field querying, and desktop publishing and presentation software.