DECTC GCSE ICT Lesson

1. Mindmap: Applications Software
Common / ICT / Year 11 / Applications Software Mindmap
Follow the instructions on the file

2. Objectives
• Know what (general purpose and specialist)
Applications Software are (D+)
• Be able to describe the use of Spreadsheet
Software (D+) and explain why (C+)

3. Applications Software
END USER
APPLICATIONS
SETTINGS
SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEM
NO BRAND
NAMES

4. Applications Software
General Purpose Specialist
• Word Processing
• Spreadsheet
• Database
• Presentation
• DTP
• …

5. Spreadsheet Software
What you need to know:
Labels, Formulas Absolute &
Data & and Relative
Formulas Functions references
Advantages
Formats of
Spreadsheets

6. Spreadsheet Basics
Column
A B C D
Target
1 Name Class A2 mark
Cell Grade
Row
2 J. Doe 11BC IT A 76
3 A. Student 11BCIT D 15
4 S. Omeone 11BCIT C 59

7. Spreadsheet Basics
A B C D
Labels
Target
1 Name Class A2 mark
Grade
Data
2 J. Doe 11BC IT A 76
3 A. Student 11BCIT D 15
4 S. Omeone 11BCIT C 59

8. What is the Cell reference of the cell
that contains
A B C D
Target
1 Name Class A2 mark
Grade
2 J. Doe 11BC IT A 76
3 A. Student 11BCIT D 15
4 S. Omeone 11BCIT C 59

9. Using (Relative) Cell References
A B C D
1 57 12 34 29
2
3 =A1+2
4

10. Using Absolute Cell References
A B C D
1 57 12 34 29
2
3 =$A$1+2
4

11. Formulas & Functions
Explain the meaning of Explain what each of these
these mathematical spreadsheet functions do:
operators used in • Average
spreadsheet formulas: • Max
• / • Min
• + • Mode
• * • Median
• - • Sum
• Count
• CountA
• If

12. Formatting
• Formatting cells to match data type
• Improving presentation
– Alignment
– Font formats
– Borders, backgrounds
– Merging cells

13. Benefit
Benefits of
using
Spreadsheets

14. Exam-style Question
• Textbook page 117 Question 3

15. Objectives
• Know what (general purpose and specialist)
Applications Software are (D+)
• Be able to describe the use of Spreadsheet
Software (D+) and explain why (C+)

16. Homework!
http://wallwisher.com/wall/application-software