Computer skills - level 1
This is a list of basic skills anyone should know to navigate our increasingly electronic world. This applies to both laptops and desktop computer but not to smart phones and tablet PCs.
- Turn computer on/off
- Learn to use the mouse, like scroll, click, double click, right click
- Learn the keyboard layout, cap-lock, tab, shift key, control keys, number keys,
Internet
- Connect to the Internet
- Start Internet Explorer or Firefox browser
- Search any thing on Google and find the more relevant link in the search result
- Refine the search using better words / phrases to narrow down the result set.
- Go to back / forward / refresh page
- Use of browser tabs, how to keep multiple tabs open
- Set your home page
- Visit a specific website by typing the URL
- Close the browser application and importance of it (your session cookies will be destroyed so no one can steal your account)
File System
- Know what a file is, File attributes: size, type, name, location.
- What is a byte, kilobyte, megabyte, and gigabyte ?
- Directory or folder : tree structure
- Well-known directories : My Documents -> My Photos, Downloads.
- Open a PDF file, JPEG, and GIF file, MP3 file and audio files,
- How to know that you are connected to the Internet. Then disconnect and reconnect.
- Check you email
- Reply and "reply all", to an email
- Forward an email
- Email safety: recognize spam
- Keeping your email account/password secure, not sharing it, don't write it on any paper,
- Attach a file/photo, multiple files
- Download a attachment and open it if it's safe
- Logout from email and importance of logging out.
Keyboarding
- Learn to type with more than one/two fingers at a time
- Type fast, atleast 10 wpm (words per minute)
- Copy and paste
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