Advantages and Disadvantages in Spreadsheet/Excel
Short Introduction of spreadsheet
A worksheet also called a spreadsheet, is an electronic sheet made up of rows and columns. It is used for planning a project or checking financial position of an organization.
Advantages of Spreadsheet
The advantages of using spreadsheets are as follows :
- In excel 2007 , many built in function do the complex calculations easily.
- Large volume of data can be handled easily.
- A graphical representation of data is possible . With the help of graph and charts data can be interpreted easily.
- Useful information can be imported or exported from/to other software packages , such as Word and PowerPoint .
- If entries are changed , then formulas automatically calculate the new results.
Disadvantages of Spreadsheet
The Disadvantages of using spreadsheet are as follows :
- It requires very large memory of a computer to perform complicated calculation and to plot graphs.
- It has limited number of rows and columns in one worksheet. If user has more data to enter then he has to shift data in another worksheet that may create confusion.
- It requires skilled user because small mistake in formula will give absurd results.
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