Distance Education

 

Setup, Maintenance, Troubleshooting

You should be able to:

• Protect and care for floppy disks.
• Clean computer components and printer.
• Make backup copies of key applications and documents.
• Use self-help resources to diagnose and correct common hardware and printing problems.
• Install and upgrade an application.
• Maintain proper operating environment for computer and peripherals.
• Protect against computer viruses.
• Obtain technical assistance resources from you Internet Service Provider.

Internet

You should be able to:

• Connect to the Internet or an on-line service.
• Use Electronic Mail (compose, send, retrieve, read, respond and forward messages and attach files).
• Access and use resources on the Internet.
• Obtain/maintain an account on the Internet or an on-line service that provides Internet access.
• Connect a computer to a modem and telephone line for dial-in access.

Computer Skills Requirements

Computer Operation

You should be able to:

• Start up and shut down computer system and peripherals.
• Identify and use icons, windows, menus.
• Start an application and create a document.
• Name, save, retrieve, revise a document.
• Use printing options, insert and eject floppy disk and CD-ROM.
• Copy documents from hard disk to floppy disk and vice versa.
• Create and name/rename subdirectories/folders.
• Open and work with more than one application at a time.

Word Processing

You should be able to:

• Enter and edit text and copy and move text.
• Copy and move blocks of text.
• Change text format an d style, set margins, line spacing and tabs.
• Check spelling, grammar, word usage.
• Insert page numbers.