FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Microsoft developed a competing spreadsheet, and the first version of Excel was released in 1985 for Apple Inc.’s Macintosh computer. Featuring strong graphics and fast processing, the new application quickly became popular.

Detailed explanation-2: -Early Microsoft employee Charles Simonyi is the man behind some of the company’s most successful software, including Word and Excel. The developer has a Ph. D. in computer science from Stanford, and worked on one of the first personal computers at Xerox.

Detailed explanation-3: -Microsoft Excel has been around since 1982, first introduced as Multiplan, a very popular CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers), but lost popularity on MS-DOS systems to Lotus 1-2-3.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is a spreadsheet program developed by Microsoft. Excel organizes data in columns and rows and allows you to do mathematical functions. It runs on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. The first version was released in 1985 and has gone through several changes over the years.

Detailed explanation-5: -The English verb “to excel” means “to be very good at something, to surpass others". In the early 1980’s, Lotus 1-2-3 became the leading spreadsheet program. Microsoft’s spreadsheet program Multiplan lagged behind it in popularity.