FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Lotus 1-2-3 is a discontinued spreadsheet program from Lotus Software (later part of IBM). It was the first killer application of the IBM PC, was hugely popular in the 1980s, and significantly contributed to the success of IBM PC-compatibles in the business market.

Detailed explanation-2: -Does Lotus 1-2-3 still exist? IBM discontinued sales of Lotus 1-2-3 in 2013.

Detailed explanation-3: -You probably already know that Excel will easily open a wide variety of spreadsheets stored in other formats. One that it will open is spreadsheets originally created in Lotus 1-2-3.

Detailed explanation-4: -Microsoft Excel and Lotus 123 are both spreadsheet software that deal with data. Both software programs seem to perform data manipulation with generally the same functions. Formula entering in Excel needs to have the equals sign (=) first before the formula. Lotus 123 does not need the equals sign before the formula.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lotus 1-2-3 is a discontinued spreadsheet program from Lotus Software. Lotus 1-2-3 was the spreadsheet standard throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s. Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows. Excel forms part of the Microsoft Office suite of software.