Word processing/ Word Processor
A word processor is a type of
software application used for composing, editing, formatting and printing
documents. Word processors have a variety of uses and applications within the
business environment, at home and in educational contexts. Word processors are
used to create, edit and print documents, and well as save them electronically.
Word processors have the following main
functionalities:
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Insert
·
Copy
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Cut and paste
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Delete
·
Find and
replace
·
Print
·
Word wrap
Advanced word processors, referred to as full-featured
word processors, support additional features such as:
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File
management
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Graphics
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Font
specification
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Footnotes
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Cross
reference
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Headers and
footers
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Macros
·
Layout
·
Spell check
·
Thesaurus
Word processing describes the process
of creating or editing a document using a word processor, such as Microsoft
Word, Google Docs, or Open Office Writer. For example, a student
could create a book report in a Word Processor application. Then, the student
could print it, save it to a disk, display it on the
screen, or send it over e-mail. Also, a person looking for a job could
create a resume using a word processor, then e-mail or print and mail it to job
recruiters.
Note:
Before word processor people used typewriters.
Spreadsheet
A spreadsheet is a software application that enables a user to
save, sort and manage data in an arranged form of rows and columns.
A
spreadsheet stores data in a tabular format as an electronic document. An
electronic spreadsheet is based on and is similar to the paper-based accounting
worksheet.
A spreadsheet may also be
called a worksheet.
A
spreadsheet is primarily designed to provide a digital form of the paper-based
worksheet. Spreadsheets work through spreadsheet application software. The rows
and columns within the spreadsheet contain cells that are filled with data to
create unique operations. A typical spreadsheet program can have multiple
functions such as:
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Numerous rows
and columns for data and values storage
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Support for
mathematical formulas and calculations
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Data sorting
and analysis
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Multiple
worksheets and their interlinking
·
Integration
and visualization of data in the form of graphs and charts
Microsoft Excel and
Lotus 1-2-3 are among the most popular spreadsheet applications.
Difference between a workbook,
worksheet, and spreadsheet
Because the terms spreadsheet, workbook, and
worksheet are so similar, there can be a lot of confusion when trying to
understand their differences. When you open Microsoft Excel (a spreadsheet
program), you're opening a workbook. A workbook can contain one or more
different worksheets that can be accessed through the tabs at the bottom of the
worksheet you’re currently viewing. What's often most confusing is that a
worksheet is synonymous with a spreadsheet. In other words, a spreadsheet and
worksheet mean the same thing. However, most people only refer to the program as
a spreadsheet program and the files it creates as spreadsheet files
or worksheets.
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