Interactive Computer Education

This computer education course teaches users how to navigate within the Windows operating system and use the drives in a PC. This is self-paced, internet-based computer education course -- there are no books to purchase and no scheduled classes to attend

Computer Training
Introducing the PC

Computer Education
Using Your PC

Computer Hardware
Inside Your PC

Understanding Software

Folders and Files

Basic Peripherals

Other Peripherals

Introducing Internet

Internet and E-mail

Troubleshooting

• Navigate the desktop
• Use the Windows taskbar and Start menu
• Use windows, menus and dialog boxes
• Use a PC's disk drives

• Navigating the desktop
• Using the Windows taskbar
• Using the Start menu
• Exploring Windows
• Using windows in Windows
• Using menus and dialog boxes
• Getting help from Windows
• Describing a PC's disk drives
• Locating a PC's disk drives
• Accessing disk drive information
• Using the CD-ROM/DVD drive
• Using the floppy drive
• Using the Zip drive

• Exercises that allow users to practice the application
• Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the application
• 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
• Course Topics and Index -- with searching feature and hyper-links
• Skill Assessment - can be used for pre and post-testing -- tracking first try, best try and course 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 course topics you want to focus on and to go directly into that unit.

This computer course is for anyone who wants an introduction to the use of a PC with Windows as the operating system.

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 and Macromedia Flash player recommended but not required. JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

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