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Essential Computer Skills Checklist

This document lists 10 basic computer skills everyone should know how to do, such as turning a computer on and off, using an operating system, logging in, changing passwords, opening and closing applications, using a web browser, creating and organizing files and folders, typing documents, printing, and sending emails with attachments. It also lists 5 extra computer skills like compressing/decompressing files, uploading and sharing files to cloud storage, and working with common software programs. The document provides definitions for various computer-related terms like 3D printing, AI, algorithms, AR, carpal tunnel syndrome, chatbots, clickbait, cyberbullying, deepfakes, emojis, fake news, firewalls, GUIs, hoaxes

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Essential Computer Skills Checklist

This document lists 10 basic computer skills everyone should know how to do, such as turning a computer on and off, using an operating system, logging in, changing passwords, opening and closing applications, using a web browser, creating and organizing files and folders, typing documents, printing, and sending emails with attachments. It also lists 5 extra computer skills like compressing/decompressing files, uploading and sharing files to cloud storage, and working with common software programs. The document provides definitions for various computer-related terms like 3D printing, AI, algorithms, AR, carpal tunnel syndrome, chatbots, clickbait, cyberbullying, deepfakes, emojis, fake news, firewalls, GUIs, hoaxes

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Ten Basic Computer Skills

You should know how to do the following:

(Click/tap the checkbox if you know how to perform the action) I can do this

1. Switch a computer on / off. ☐


2. Recognise which Operating System a computer is using. ☐
3. Log in with a username and password. ☐
4. Change/update your password. ☐
5. Find, open and close an application. ☐
6. Use a web browser to search the internet for information. ☐
7. Create, name and rename folders and sub-folders. ☐
8. Save, copy or move files or documents into folders or sub-folders. ☐
9. Type something using a word processor and print it. ☐
10
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Send an email with an attachment. ☐

Extra Computer Skills


(Click/tap the checkbox if you know how to perform the action) I can do this

1. Zip/Unzip (a.k.a. Compress/Decompress) a file or files ☐


2. Upload a file to cloud storage (Google Drive/OneDrive/Dropbox etc.) ☐
3. Share a file in cloud storage with others ☐
Work with basic software such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and
4.
Microsoft PowerPoint ☐
5. Get a file from your phone onto your computer, or vice versa ☐

© 2020 Matthew Hains


Applications you should know
Icon Application name What is it used for?

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Terms you should know
Find out what these words mean.

Word/Phrase Explanation
3D printing

AI

algorithm

AR

carpal tunnel
syndrome
chatbot

clickbait

cyberbullying

deepfake

emoji

fake news

firewall

GUI

hoax

internet

IoT

javascript

phishing

© 2020 Matthew Hains


QR code

social media

the cloud

virus

vlog

VR

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