9626 PRACTICAL NOTES

San serif is arial and serif is times new roman

Spreadsheets

o -Use VLOOKUP,if you wanted to look

up data in columns, you'd use VLOOKUP, and for rows,
there's HLOOKUP

o -to identify xlookup: the data will be from right to left

o -to identify if we have to use vlookup the data will be from left to right

o -A sumif will only sum (add) up from a specific criteria (condition) from the sum_range. The
criteria is “blue”. Look at the table and highlight the range of cells which includes “blue”.

o -if it says to Make sure that if no data is entered in the product code column, then nothing is
displayed in cells C9 to E9. put the equation =IF(A9="","",VLOOKUP(A9,table,4,0)) or instead
of using vlookup and if use xlookup xlookup(F5,C2:C11,B2:B11,"") or you could use
IFERROR so it gonna be like this =IFERROR(ROUND(11.22254,0),"Its not suitable for strip
foundations")

o IMPORTANT!! The condition IF(A9="","",...) would check if cell A9 is empty. But The
condition IF(U4<5,"",...) checks if the player has played fewer than 5 matches so be careful
on which equation you have to use

o When it says to count the number of matches the players use =count not =sum

o When calculating the highest and lowest scores for the match do =MAX / =MIN

 =Count(how many cells contain a numeric value)

 =COUNTA(How many cells are blank)
 =COUNTBLANK(How many cells are empty)
 =COUNTIF(How many cells in that range meet a criteria)

o If it asks you to round the answer to the nearest hour you have to do
=Round(the cell that you need to round*24/24

o Round like this if they tell you to =ROUND(what you want to round, decimal place) and not
with that decimal place thing

o If you want to remove the space between the number and currency go to format currency

and $#,##0.00 and press okay

 Absolute cell referencing ($$$)

The values when they put it for all the mobile phones some came as value.so to not make
it value you need to change the formula from C9*D8 to C9*$D$6 to make it not move for
the next one(D10) from D8

Eg: putting $ only like this (E$2) will make

the cell not go down but make it go right
only and putting it like this ($E2) will make it
go down but not right

If you want only some specific cells to show when you put a value/anyhting in a cell use conditional
formatting and put the format to white background and white text

The question will be like this

If the question tells you to

make sure that cell B5 can
only contain a blank cell or the
letters Y or N in upper or lower
case. Add appropriate text for
the user. Do not include a drop
down menu.
If it tells you to using a drop down list that cell B8 only
includes landscape and portrait you do this ignoring the
blank cell

In excel if you want to start a cell with 0 but

in excel it doesn’t let you do it then you go
to format cells and click Custom and put
00000 and its gonna keep the 0 in the first

Chapter 10 databases

If it says to make a report first you have to make a relationship and then a
query (using query wizard and take the stuff relevant to include in a report
cuz otherwise youll have to make the report all over again if you forgot
something “trust me I've been there”) and enter everything there then
start making a report wizard

If it says it contains 6(mean it has 6 in it it could be before or after)so do

**6** so in criteria do this

If you want to make a dynamic query then make a normal query and then go to criteria for which the
query must the user to enter (for example a model name) then do it like this ,put it in brackets =[]
and use () for stuff that’s not in the table or just right click and go to build its way easier

If it doesn’t say dynamic and says static or nothing go to criteria and do eg.**8** or Blue or anything

When it says ”a new field called retail which is calculated at run time”. This field will calculate the
Price increased by 20%” u have to go to the new field and do Retail: Price+Price*20/100(: this is
the equal sign in database)

Normalisation
Un-normalised Form (ONF or UNF) : This is usually a flat-file database that contains duplicated data
and complex data, Data inconsistency
structures (non-atomic data: data that can be broken down) stored within a single field

First Normal Form (1NF)

· All data is stored in a database table
. A unique key must exist in each table  primary key
. Only atomic data (which can't be broke down any further) is stored
. Each field has a unique name
. Each record is unique (removes duplicated records)
. There are no repeating groups of column

Second Normal Form (2NF)

. Table must be in 1NF
· Related data needs to be separated into different tables
. Each table should have a primary key
. The fields in each table should be dependent on the primary key (any non-key attributes that only
depend on part of the table keys are placed in a new table)

Third Normal Form (3NF)

. The table should be in 2NF
· The database shouldn't have any non-key dependencies (any non-key attributes that are
dependent on other non-key attributes should be removed and placed to another table)

Entity relationship diagram (ERD):

A rectangle with rounded sides

Write the table name centre aligned and then put a line under it

If its conceptual ERD (it will say what to make) then it only contains the name of the field

If its Logical ERD then it contains the Field names and Data types

If it’s a physical ERD then it contains the data types,Key field and field size and the field names

The One to many arrow is like this

One to one

Data dictionary
Table name: Invoice_table
Field name/Attribute Data types Field size Format Type of Key Meta data (includes input mask ,validation
rules,default values)
ID Numeric/Integer 5 00000 PK 5 digits input mask
Number of Items Numeric/Integer 1
Item costs Numeric /Currency 6 £XX.XX
 Delivered Boolean 1 Yes/No

Datatypes include Integer ,text/alphanumeric , Boolean ,Date

Movie maker
If you want to add reverberation
go to effects and click on reverb
and then presents and setting
and click factory and choose
vocal one

If it says to reduce the noise

reduction select the part of the
noise you wanna reducef first
and then go to effects and then
noise removal and then noise
reduction and do get noise
profile and then come back to
the dialog box of noise reduction
and increase it until you go to
preview and cant hear that background noise that much and only the actual voice ‘

Audacity
To split a sound go to edit audio clips and then split

To change a track form left and right just moved that button