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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Excel is a ____ program.
A
spreadsheet
B
word processing
C
email
D
presentation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program included in the Microsoft Office suite of applications. With Office 365, you are able to download the application to your hard drive and will also have access to the online version.

Detailed explanation-2: -Excel definition: a software program created by Microsoft that uses spreadsheets to organize numbers and data with formulas and functions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word “spreadsheet” came from “spread” in its sense of a newspaper or magazine item (text or graphics) that covers two facing pages, extending across the centerfold and treating the two pages as one large page.

Detailed explanation-4: -Distinct types of spreadsheets are defined by their format. For example, Microsoft Excel has three options for spreadsheet format: simple tables, Excel tables and pivot tables. Simple spreadsheets are the most commonly used type, and you have to make most changes manually.

Detailed explanation-5: -Microsoft Excel, spreadsheet application launched in 1985 by the Microsoft Corporation. Excel is a popular spreadsheet system, which organizes data in columns and rows that can be manipulated through formulas that allow the software to perform mathematical functions on the data.

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