Basic Computer Skills Department of Languages - Sandhills Community College
GENERAL COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE: Be able to use the following devices.
Basic parts of a computer: Disk drives:  Floppy drive and hard drive. Keypad:  Alphabet and numerical keys; arrow keys; delete, home, end, page, page up, page down, tab, caps lock, insert, and num lock keys. Basic screen operations:  Start button, scroll bar, status bar, menus, icons, tool bars, close, minimize, maximize.
WORD PROCESSING SKILLS: Demonstrate proficiency in the following areas.
Working with Documents Creating documents. Creating file structure on hard drive and saving documents on a removable disk and on hard drive via network. Closing documents. Opening saved documents from removable disk and network. Printing documents. Saving documents as text or rich text format.
Working with Text Formatting font style and size. Setting margins. Setting and using tab function. Selecting line spacing. Centering text. Formatting features: underlining, italicizing, boldfacing. Highlighting, copying, cutting, and pasting text. Creating bulleted or numbered lists. Deleting text. Using word wrap.
Using Functions Inserting page numbers and page breaks. Creating header with page number. Using undo key. Using spelling/grammar check tools. Commenting on documents. Tracking changes.
USING THE INTERNET: Demonstrate proficiency in the following areas.
Accessing the Internet. Using search engines. Identifying and copying Web addresses (URLs). Using online academic databases. Copying and pasting text from Web pages. Sending and forwarding e-mail messages. Sending attachments in e-mail messages. Using academic courseware to hold online discussions.
COMPETENCY LEVEL: Your level of competene will be evaluated by a computer competency assignment and will be evaluated with the Evaluation of Computer Competency Assignment rubric.