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Conroe Independent School District
Technology Competencies
Intermediate Operations
Description: This introductory course will teach new users of Microsoft Windows how to start, log on, log off, manipulate programs and windows, use Help, use Windows Explorer and My Computer, manage objects and documents, copy and format disks, and change their Desktop settings.
Prerequisite Skills: Introduction to Windows
Outline
A. Using Accessories
  1. CD Player
  2. Volume control & recording sounds
  3. Calculator
  4. Notepad
  5. Paint
  6. Wordpad
B. The Active Desktop
  1. Taskbar
  2. Auto-arrange
  3. Restoring the Active Desktop
  4. Configuring Quick Launch
C. Using Control Panels - Customizing the Desktop
  1. Adding new hardware (printers)
  2. Adding and removing programs
  3. Desktop themes (especially getting rid of them)
  4. Display (backgrounds, screen savers, colors,
  5. etc.)
  6. Fonts
  7. Keyboard
  8. Mouse
D. Working with Disks, Files and Folders
  1. Selecting an object, file, or multiple files
  2. Copying and moving objects or files
  1. Creating and organizing files and folders
  2. Examining properties of files
  3. Copying and formatting disks
 E. Working with Programs
  1. Starting Programs
  2. Creating a new document
  3. Working with documents
  4. Inserting, deleting, and replacing text
  5. Using cut, copy, and paste
  6. Saving a document - My Documents
  7. Printing a document
F. Working with Windows Explorer
G. Troubleshooting Windows
  1. Using Scan disk
  2. Using Disk defragmenter
  3. Freeze or the blue screen of death - "Control-Alt-Delete"
H. Memory management
I. Keyboard shortcuts
  1. Cut, copy, paste, alt-tab
J. Multitasking
  1. Working with multiple applications
  2. Switching between applications
  3. Transferring data between applications
K. Shutting the computer down properly