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ECDL / ICDL Syllabus Four - Module 2
Using the Computer and Managing Computer Files
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1. COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT
- Which mouse button?
- "Select then manipulate"
- Double clicking
- "Drag and drop" moving
- "Drag and drop" copying
- Multiple selection techniques
- The other (right) mouse button
- What is the "Desktop"?
- What is the Start Button?
- The Start Menu
- To display the Start menu using a mouse
- To display the Start menu using a keyboard shortcut
- To display the Start menu using a Windows keyboard
- To close the Start menu
- Drag and Drop techniques
FIRST STEPS WITH THE COMPUTER
- To turn the computer on
- To properly shutdown the computer
- 'Turn Off Computer' Options
- To restart your computer
- To close down an application which is not responding
BASIC INFORMATION AND OPERATIONS
- The Power On System Test (POST)
- What is an operating system?
- What is RAM?
- What is a CPU?
- To view your "System Properties" and see the version of Windows you are using
- To change the Date and Time
- To configure the volume setting
- To customise the Windows Desktop
- To set screen resolution and colour quality settings
- To modify screens appearance
- To change the Desktop background or to apply a theme
- Why use a screen saver?
- To select a screen saver
- To set the language used by the keyboard
- To format a diskette (floppy disk)
- To format a removable drive
- Installing a software application
- Uninstalling a software application
- To use the Print Screen facility
- To take the Windows XP Tour
- Help within the Start Menu
- To search for Help
TEXT EDITING
- What is WordPad?
- To start WordPad
- To enter text into WordPad
- To save a WordPad file
- To create a new document within WordPad
- To open an existing WordPad file
- To save a file to a specific folder (directory)
- Creating a new folder in which to save your document
- Close the text editing application
- To close an editing application
2. DESKTOP
WORK WITH ICONS
- Desktop files
- Desktop applications
- Desktop folders
- The Recycle Bin / Wastebasket
- To select a Desktop icon
- To move a Desktop icon
- To copy a Desktop icon
- To customise your Desktop icon alignment
- To open a Desktop object
- To create a Desktop shortcut icon
WORK WITH WINDOWS
- What is the Title Bar?
- The Menu bar
- The Tool Bar
- The Status Bar
- What is the scroll bar?
- To move up and down within a window (using the scroll bar)
- To move right to left within a window
- To scroll through a window at speed
- Maximise, Minimise, Restore and Close Buttons
- To minimise a window
- To maximise a window
- To restore a maximised object to run in a window
- To make a Desktop window taller or shorter
- To make a Desktop window narrower or wider
- To resize a Desktop window in two directions at once
- To close a program using the Close button
- To switch between programs (using the Task Bar)
- To switch between programs (using a keyboard shortcut)
3. MANAGING FILES
CONCEPTS
- What are Drives, Folders and Files?
- The Windows Explorer Window
- The Windows Explorer Toolbars
- The Windows Explorer Views
- To view the contents of a folder (displayed on right)
- To expand a branch one level
- To open all folders on a disk
- To close all the folders within the Explorer
- To switch drives
- Data storage devices
DIRECTORIES / FOLDERS
- To open a file from a specified folder on a drive
- To create a new folder within the Windows Explorer
- To create folders within folders
- To create a folder directly on the Desktop, using a popup menu
- To view folder attributes
- To view folder properties
WORKING WITH FILES
- To determine file types
- Some more examples:
- Audio and video files
- Compressed files
- Temporary files
- To count up the number of files within a folder (inc. sub-folders)
- To count files of a specific type in a folder (which DOES NOT contain sub-folders)
- To count files of a specific type in a folder (which DOES contain sub-folders)
- To view files as a detailed list
- To view file properties
- To write protect a file.
- To change a read-only file to a read/write file
- To sort your Windows Explorer file listing
- Why are file extension names important?
- To rename files or folders using the Explorer
- To rename files or folders - the easy way
- To view file name extensions using the Windows Explorer
- Beware of re-naming certain files!
DUPLICATE, MOVE
- To select an individual file or folder within the Windows Explorer
- To select a continuous block of files
- To select multiple files which are not in a continuous block
- To copy files (the hard way) using the Windows Explorer
- To copy files (the easy way) using the Windows Explorer
- To use "Cut and Paste" to move files from one folder to another
- To use "drag and drop" to move files from one folder to another - Moving the easy way!
- Why do you need to back up your computer?
- Why you should use 'off-site' storage
- To copy files to a diskette
DELETE, RESTORE
- To delete a file or folder
- To physically delete files (rather than sending them to the Recycle Bin)
- To delete a folder
- The Recycle Bin and deleted files
- To restore deleted files or folders
- To empty the Recycle Bin
SEARCHING
- The Start Button - Search
- To search for a file, or folder, by name
- To search for a file using wildcards instead of the full name
- To find a file containing a specific word or phrase
- To find a file created on or around a certain date
- To find files of a particular type
- To view recently used files
COMPRESSING FILES
- What is file compression?
- To compress files using WinZip
- To extract compressed files using the Windows Explorer
- To extract files using WinZip
4. VIRUSES
CONCEPTS
- What is a virus and what does it do?
- How viruses infect computers
- Why use a virus checker?
- What is virus disinfecting?
HANDLING VIRUSES
- To run a virus checker
- Regularly update your virus checking software!
5. PRINT MANAGEMENT
SETUP
- To change the default printer
- Windows and printing
- To install a new printer driver
PRINT OUTPUTS
- To print from an application
- Why print to a file?
- How to print to a file
- To view print jobs
- To control print jobs using the Print Manager
ECDL | European Computer Driving Licence
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