Digital Literacy: Basic Computer Skills Lesson 1

Angelina buys a new printer. She wants to connect it to her home computer. Which of the following parts of the computer can she use to connect the printer to the computer?

Bob uses his computer to create his monthly household budget. Which part of his computer will perform the calculations for his budget?

The computers in your office are connected to a network. Which part of the computer is used to connect the computer to the network?

You want to use your computer to create a document. When you turn on the computer, which of the following software will start first?

Sam wants to use his computer to create a presentation for his office meeting. In what order will Sam perform the following steps when he starts working with the computer to create his presentation? List the steps below in the order in which Sam will perform them. Steps: Log on to the computer. Create the presentation. Turn on the computer. Save the changes. Start the presentation program.

Sally completes all of her office tasks for the day and is ready to leave for home. List the steps below in the order in which Sally will perform them to securely turn off the computer. Steps: Close the program. Save her work. Turn off the monitor. Log off from the network. Shut down the computer.

Your niece does not know how to start Microsoft® Paint. She asks you for help. How will you help her to start the program? List the steps below in the order in which you will perform them to start Paint. Steps: Click All Programs. Click Paint. Point to Accessories. Click Start.

You create a business report on your office computer. You want to take a break for five minutes. Before you leave your computer, what will you do to ensure that your recent changes are not lost?

Nick buys a new computer. He wants to know which group of keys on the keyboard he can use to move the insertion point up, down, right, and left in a document. Which of the following groups of keys will Nick use to move the insertion point?

Julia creates a document by using a word-processing program. She wants to type text in a new line in the document. Which of the following groups of keys will Julia use to create a new line?

You type an e-mail message. You want to erase some redundant text from the message before you send it to your manager. You select the text that you want to erase. Which of the following keys on the keyboard can you use to remove the unwanted text that you selected? Select two.

You type a job application by using a word-processing program. Which of the following groups of keys on the keyboard will you use to add punctuation marks in the application?

Angelina wants to write a letter to her friend by using a word-processing program. Which of the following groups of keys will she use to type the name of her friend in the letter?