This document is a presentation on spreadsheets created by Ramesh Chhetri, detailing their introduction, history, basic concepts, types, uses, as well as advantages and disadvantages. Spreadsheets are applications for organizing and manipulating data, with examples like Excel and Google Sheets. The conclusion emphasizes understanding the purpose of spreadsheets.

1. Spreadsheet
PRESENTATION BY:
NAME: RAMESH CHHETRI
ROLL NO: 32
FACULTY: BSC.CSIT

2. CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION HISTORY
BACKGROUND
BASIC CONCEPT TYPES USES ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES
CONCLUSION

3. INTRODUCTION
 Spreadsheets are computer
applications used to store,
analyze, organize and manipulate
data in the rows and columns of
grid.
 Spreadsheets contain either
numeric or text data, or the
of formulas that automatically
calculate and display a value
based on the contents of other
cells.
 Examples: Excel, Multiplan, Lotus
1-2-3 etc.

4. HISTORY
BACKGROUND
Spreadsheet Was Discovered By
Dan Bricklin And His Classmate Bob
Frankston.
The First Electronic Spreadsheet On
A Microcomputer Was APPLE II.
After That It Is Widely Popular.
Lotus 1-2-3 was leading
Spreadsheet on DOS.

5. BASIC CONCEPT
A file in Excel
known as
workbook.
It is a
collection of
a number of
worksheets.
At a time
only one
worksheet
can be made
as Active
Worksheet.
Sheet names
can be
changed, if
required.

6. TYPES
- Many Types
But Some Are:
EditGrid
Google
spreadsheet
JotspotSmartsheet
Thinkfree online

7. USES
PREPARE BUDGETS MAINTAIN DATA PREPARE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
ANALYSE NUMBERS MAKE FORECASTS

8. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
Advantages
Widely available
Powerful
calculations
Basic sorting
and filtering
Disadvantages
Limited security
Multiple user access
isn’t supported
Redundant and
inconsistent data

9. CONCLUSIO
N
FROM THE ABOVE DISCUSSION , WE ARE ABLE TO KNOW
ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF SPREADSHEET .

10. REFERENCES
GOOGLE
WIKIPEDIA
SLIDESHARE