| A | B |
| Absolute reference | Spreadsheet row and column reference that will remain the same when the formula is copied. |
| Active cell | Spreadsheet cell into which a user is presently entering data. |
| Area Chart | A line graph that has the area below the plotted line shaded or colored. |
| Ascending | Arrangement of data from smallest to largest. |
| Bar Chart | 'graph that shows the comparison of amounts by the length of the rectangular bar shapes. |
| Block | Any amount of text that is marked for further processing |
| Budet | A plan of estimated income and expenditures, |
| Calculation | The ability of the computer to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and do other math comparisons. |
| Cell | The column and row intersection on a spreadsheet. |
| Cell range | Refers to a whole group or string of cells. |
| Cell reference | Location of a cell |
| Column | A vertical line of data in a spreadsheet |
| Command | A keyword in a software program that tells the computer to take an immediate action |
| Coordinate | The column and row intersection on a spreadsheet |
| Currency | Format which expresses value with dollar signs and commas |
| Data | Presentation of facts |
| Descending | Arrangement of data from lartest to smallest |
| Arrange | Sorting data in ascending order |
| Calculations | The ability of the computer to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and do other math computations |
| Database | Collection of data organized into records and fields for easy access and retrieval. |