NETS I A: Basic operations & concepts
Basic Skills

Some examples of artifacts for basic skills include:

  • equipment list and budget for classroom (computers & peripherals such as calculators, PDA's, Alphasmarts, scanners, etc)
  • registration form, printed, from software installation
  • printed information about virus protection

  Competencies

  Internet Resources
1. Start up and shut down computer system and peripherals Turning on the computer
 2. Identify and use icons, windows, menus
Understanding and identifying icons
Point, click, double-click, click and drag using the mouse
Open, move, resize, scroll within, and close a window
3. Start an application and create a document
Opening an application
4. Name, save, retrieve, revise a document
Saving your typing as a document
Closing a document
Editing your document
5. Use printing options
Printing documents
6. Insert and eject floppy disk and hard disk
Inserting and ejecting diskettes
7. Initialize, name/rename floppy disk and hard disk
Formatting a diskette on DOS/Windows
Formatting a diskette on Macintosh
Renaming a floppy disk
8. Copy document from hard disk to floppy disk and vice versa  See computer help file
 9. Create and name/rename subdirectories/folders  See computer help file
10. Save, open, place documents inside subdirectories/folders  See computer help file
11. Open and work with more than one application at a time  See computer help file
12. Use special operating features for people with disabilities  See computer help file
Demonstrate knowledge through practical application:
 13. Terms such as GUI, document, application, hierarchical file system, directory, operation system, system software, RAM  
14. Storage capacity of floppy/hard disks, CD-ROMs
Disk comparisons
15. Similarities/differences, advantages/disadvantages of various operating systems
Macintosh and Windows 95
Two dominant types of desktop computer operating systems
Tutorial for basic operations artifacts
Maintenance & troubleshooting skills

 Competencies

  Internet Resources
1. Setup computer system and connect peripheral devices
Computer components: hardware
2. Protect and care for floppy disks  
3. Clean computer components and printer
Maintenance/Preventive maintenance
4. Make backup copies of key applications and documents  See application documentation
5. Use help resources to diagnose and correct common hardware / printer problems  See computer / printer owner's manual
6. Installing and upgrade an application  See application documentation
Demonstrate knowledge through practical application:
7. Proper operating environment for computer and peripherals  See computer owner's manual
8. Protection against computer viruses  
9. Technical assistance resources available at local level
Quiz

 

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