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Computer Skills Self-Assessment Tools: Operating System/Netscape
Basics
Instructions
For each item, answer Yes if you understand
the concept or can perform the task with confidence. Answer Unsure
if you are not sure of how well you know the concept or task,
or don't understand the meaning of the statement. If at least
one third of your answers are No or Unsure,
you will probably benefit from taking the basics class. If you
have any questions about this assessment tool, please contact
the IS&T Training Registrar at 617.253.7685 or istrain-reg@mit.edu.
Note: This is not an interactive form.
Please print it and complete it with pen or pencil.
Tools
| Name______________________________________________________
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Date___________________ |
| Yes |
Unsure |
No |
Operating System |
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Turn on your computer |
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Identify the make and model of your computer
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Identify the operating system and version number
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Determine the amount of memory (RAM) on your
system |
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Determine the size of your hard disk drive |
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Get to the help system and search for a topic
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Shut down your computer correctly |
| Yes |
Unsure |
No |
Graphical User Interface
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Explain the terms: icon, menu, window, click,
select, drag, button |
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Use the mouse to select and deselect an icon
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Use the mouse to select multiple icons |
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Use the mouse to open an icon |
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Use the mouse to move an icon |
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Choose a command from a menu |
| Yes |
Unsure |
No |
Windows |
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Move, resize and close windows |
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View the contents of a window using the scroll
bars |
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Switch among open windows |
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Switch among open applications |
| Yes |
Unsure |
No |
File Management |
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Identify types of icons (file, folder, program)
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Copy or move a file or folder to another folder
or floppy disk |
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Create, rename, or duplicate a file or folder
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Find a file, a folder or another computer by
its name and/or location |
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Delete a file or folder |
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Format or erase a floppy disk |
| Yes |
Unsure |
No |
Common Conventions |
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Pull-down menus |
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Keyboard equivalents |
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Dimmed menu item |
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Dialogue box |
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Thick border around a button |
MIT's SAP help documentation
is located on the World Wide Web. Users who are unfamiliar with
the following Web-related terms and tasks might want to attend a
Web navigation class prior to using SAP.
| Yes |
Unsure |
No |
World Wide Web via Netscape
Navigator |
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Explain the terms: browser, bookmark, link,
search engine |
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Open a URL when you know the location |
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Move forward and back through pages |
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Use a search engine |
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Go to home page |
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Create and organize bookmarks |
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Search MIT web sites for help and information
resources |
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