| To succeed in online courses,
students should have the following basic computer skills: System Operation
- Start,
shut down, and restart the computer
- In
Windows, use Windows Explorer; on the Macintosh,
use the Finder
- Use the CD
drive
- Use Help
- Print
documents
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System
Navigation
- Identify
and use important parts of the window (scroll
bars, dialog boxes, buttons, and pull-down menus)
- Open,
close, minimize, maximize, size, and move windows
- Use the
mouse (to point, click, and drag)
- Start
several applications and switch between
applications
- Manage
multiple windows
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File
Management
- Create a
folder
- Manage
documents and folders
- Copy and
move objects (copy files to a disk, copy a group
of files)
- Save and
find documents and files downloaded from the Web
- Delete
files
- Understand
standard Open, Load, and Save As dialog boxes
- Understand
file type extensions and their meanings
- Use Find
to search for a file on the hard disk
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Internet
Operation
- Establish
an Internet connection
- Understand
Internet addressing, naming conventions, and
hyperlinks (use URLs to navigate the World Wide
Web)
- Use a Web
browser (including user search techniques and
bookmarks)
- Use e-mail
- Download
files from the Web into a folder on the hard disk
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QUICK JUMPS
System Operation
System Navigation
File Management
Internet Operation
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