Transient Analysis has "time" as its indepedent axis (x-axis).

DC Sweep has whatever you want to sweep as the independent axis. AC Sweep has "frequency" as the x-axis, showing the frequency response of your o utput. Transient analysis: Computation of voltages and currents of a circuit as a funct ion of time t - starting at t=0 (including all transients) - based on an arbitra ry input value (voltage or current) and on certain starting conditions (bias poi nt). DC analysis: Computation of voltages and currents as a function of (a) a variabl e dc voltage, or (b) a variable dc current, or (c) a variable parts value (examp le: resistor), or (d) a variable parameter (example: current gain of a transisto r) ac analysis: Computation of voltages and currents within a circuit as a function of a voltage or current with constant amplitude but with variable frequency wit hin a specified range - based on certain starting conditions (bias point). This analysis corresponds to the classical small signal ac analysis very often u sed by handheld calculations (example: Xc=1/?C) Added later: I doubt if "handheld calculations" is the correct wording; probably is "calculation with pencil and paper" much more better. However, engineers hav e a lot of fantasy and will understand it, dont they ?