Question

the first computerized spreadsheet, dan bricklins visicalc, improved financial recordkeeping not only by providing users with an easy means of adjusting data in spreadsheets but also by automatically updating all calculations that were dependent on these _______ to visicalcs release, changing a paper spreadsheet often required redoing the entire sheet by hand, a process that could take days. which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english? choices: adjustments prior; adjustments, prior; adjustments. prior; adjustments and prior

Explanation:

The word "adjustments" refers to the changes made to data in spreadsheets. "Prior" is an adverb meaning before, and it starts a new clause that provides context about the situation before VisiCalc's release. A period is needed to separate the two - main ideas in the sentence. The first part is about VisiCalc's features related to adjustments, and the second part is about the situation prior to its release.

Answer:

B. adjustments, prior