• Identifies hardware components eg. keyboard, mouse, monitor/screen

• Identifies the cursor (!@#$%) and the different forms it takes

• Starts an application and creates a document

• Discriminates in the choice of applications/programs for a given purpose

Microsoft Word is a “Word Processing”

program

Microsoft Excel is a “Spreadsheet”

program

Microsoft Powerpoint is a “Presentation”

program

Microsoft Internet Explorer is a “Web Browser”

program

Adobe Acrobat is a program that deals with “pdf

files” Adobe makes Photoshop, Illustrator and other industry standard

programs

Quicken is a popular “Small-scale Accounting”

program

i-Tunes is a popular “Music Player and Organizer”

program

Microsoft Office is a SUITE of programs

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/suites/

An App for everything!

• Recognizes the features of an application's window

• Has a knowledge of drop-down menus, dialogue boxes, right-

click pop-up menus, and sub-menus

• Names and saves a document in appropriate folder/directory

• Understands difference between "save" and "save as"

• Retrieves, revises and renames a document

• Prints document with correct orientation, number of copies, range of pages, etc.

• Uses print preview to view a document before printing

PART 2:

Using computer-based technologies to locate, access, evaluate, store and

retrieve information and to express ideas and communicate with others.

• Understands purpose of a browser

HINT: Salesperson: “Can I help you find something today?”

CUSTOMER: “No thanks, I’m just browsing.”

•Uses and understands the features of a browser

(back, forward, stop, search, refresh, history, home buttons, address

bar, loading status, etc.)

• Uses and creates bookmarks/favorites

• Understands the general structure of a web address

• Equates URL with web address

• Understands and uses key words in a simple search

• Chooses appropriate sites from a search

• Understands key features of a web page (links, site map, feedback, email)

• Uses and understands hyperlinks

• Interprets information from a website

• Determines whether information is current, accurate and reliable

• Understands the general structure of an email address

• Interprets features of a new message:

To, Cc, Subject

• Interprets features of a retrieved message:

From, Date sent, Reply, Forward

• Retrieves and replies to an email

• Forwards an email

• Sends an attachment with an email

The End