Understanding Information Technology Training
Understanding Information Technology Tutorial
This course is for those who have never used a computer and those who have some computer experience but no formal qualification proving their knowledge or skills. It is also for those preparing to take the European Computer Driving Licence examination.
Understanding Information Technology
Computer Online
Training Courses
Info and Order
- Identify various kinds of computers, from mainframes to microcomputers
- Distinguish between computer hardware and software
- Identify the main parts of a personal computer
- Identify the steps in developing a computer-based system
- List several ways that networking extends the capabilities of a personal computer
- List several precautions to follow to prevent damage to a computer
- List several ways to protect data from being corrupted, stolen, or destroyed
- Distinguish differences among copyrighted software, shareware, and freeware
- Getting Started
- Understanding Information technology
- Understanding computer types
- The main parts of a personal computer
- Hardware and Storage
- Central Processing Unit
- Input and output
- Memory
- Computer performance
- Software
- Types of software
- Operating system software
- Graphical User Interface
- Systems development
- Information Networks
- LAN and WAN
- Telecommunications in computing
- The Internet
- Electronic mail
- Computers in Everyday Life
- Computers in the home
- Computers at work
- Computers in the community
- Health and safety
- Security, Copyright, and the Law
- Security
- Computer viruses
- Copyright
- Laws protecting privacy of information
- Instructional steps -- walk through a procedure
- Exercises -- try it out
- Notes - See additional information related to the topic in the text
- Tips - See a different, faster, or easier way of doing something
- Quick References - See a quick reference guide to the features introduced in a chapter
- Details - Display more detailed information related to the current topic
- Hotwords - See related information
- Navigation Bar - Maneuver easily through the courses
- Topics and Index -- with searching feature and hyper-links
- Printable Exercises - PDF downloadable files
- Sample Application Files - PDF downloadable files
- Skill Assessment - can be used for pre and post-testing -- tracking first try, best try and grade - if passed, green check mark will appear as 'mastered' - hyperlinks to units within the course to go back and re-take a certain unit again. Use as pre-test to determine which topics you want to focus on and to go directly into that unit.
200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Authorware recommended but not required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.
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