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Essential Computer Skills

Jobs these days seem to always involve a computer. Therefore everyone making application for a position should possess minimum computer skills to even be considered for a job. Below is a checklist which may come in handy when making an assessment of your skills. The internet is all you will need to learn these skills. But if you like a book for this sort of learning, here are a few that might come in handy. Click on the cover to go to Amazo.com where you can purchase the book with a credit card.

 

Checklist


.SKILLS

 

Done

A

BASIC OPERATIONS

1

Create, save, and print a simple document

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2

Close all open documents and exit all open applications;

turn off computer properly.

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B

GENERAL COMMANDS

1

Navigate documents and dialog boxes by using vertical

and horizontal scroll bars, the mouse, directional arrows,

and special keys

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2

Give commands to the computer through the menu bar

and the toolbar

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3

Format text; edit text by deleting, adding, and replacing

characters and sections of text

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4

Resize and move windows and objects to new locations

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5

Cut/Copy and paste text and objects into new locations

in the same document and in other documents

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6

Add blank lines between lines of text; delete blank lines

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7

Access the Help menu

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8

Draw a simple illustration

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C

DISKS/FOLDERS/DOCUMENTS

1

Format a floppy disk

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2

Duplicate a floppy disk; copy a document from one disk

to another

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3

Open an existing document on a floppy disk and an

existing document on the hard drive

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4

Save an existing document to a different folder on a

different drive

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5

Create, rename, move, and delete a new directory

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D

HOUSEKEEPING

1

Connect equipment

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2

Adjust display

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3

Install a new application

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4

Set up printer: load paper, replace ink/toner cartridge or

ribbons

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5

Insert, operate, and eject a CD (if available)

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6

Operate a presentation device (if available)

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Follow the links in this link rack to access aspects of the employment process:

Application Details Benefits Certificates Computer Search
Computer Skills Contact Information Experience Intelligence
Interview Network Preferences Records
References Resume Transcripts Volunteer
 
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Here are books which may be of interest and use from Amazon.com.
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Prepared 2005-Revised 2006
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