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Self Assessment

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The following self-assessment of your current keyboarding/computer skills will help us address your learning needs in this class as well as future classes. This assessment is for information purposes only and will not be used to determine grades.   

Please check the box that describes your current skill level.

Yes

Unsure

No

Basic Keyboarding Ability

 

 

 

Can adequately key the alphabet keys

 

 

 

Can adequately key the numeric keys

 

 

 

Proficient in using the ten-key pad

 

 

 

Able to proofread keyed material for accuracy

 

 

 

Have completed a keyboarding course in high school or college

 

 

 

Able to maintain correct position at the keyboard

Yes

Unsure

No

Basic Computer Terms and Operations

 

 

 

Turn on your computer

 

 

 

Identify the make and model of your computer

 

 

 

Identify the operating system and version number

 

 

 

Determine the amount of memory on your system

 

 

 

Determine the size of your hard drive

 

 

 

Install and uninstall software

 

 

 

Save files to a diskette, hard drive or flash drive

 

 

 

Use help and search for a topic

 

 

 

Restart your computer

 

 

 

Safely turn off your computer

 

 

 

Open a program using the START menu

Yes

Unsure

No

Word Concepts and Tasks

 

 

 

Create and save a new document

 

 

 

Open an existing document, change it, and save the changes

 

 

 

Delete text

 

 

 

Undo a previous change

 

 

 

Change the font type and size

 

 

 

Copy or move text from one place in a document to another

 

 

 

Preview a document to see how it will look when printed

 

 

 

Check spelling in a document

 

 

 

Print a document

 

 

 

Create indents for selected paragraphs

 

 

 

Create a hanging indent and know when to use it

 

 

 

Apply formatting that is not available in the toolbar

 

 

 

Change top, bottom or side margin of a document

 

 

 

Create a bulleted and numbered list

 

 

 

Insert a header and footer into a document

Yes

Unsure

No

Spreadsheet tasks

 

 

 

Create a new spreadsheet

 

 

 

Enter and edit data in a new or existing worksheet

 

 

 

Save a worksheet to the hard drive, diskette or flash drive

 

 

 

Print a worksheet

 

 

 

Select one or more cells; resize columns and rows

 

 

 

Move around in a workbook

 

 

 

Fill data series into cells

 

 

 

Enter the same data on several worksheets

 

 

 

Correct and remove data

 

 

 

Delete, insert, or rename worksheets

Yes

Unsure

No

Database Tasks

 

 

 

Create a new database

 

 

 

Store and retrieve a database

 

 

 

Add remove and edit records

 

 

 

Design, save and use reports

 

 

 

Create, save and use queries

 

 

 

Print reports and queries

Yes

Unsure

No

Presentation Tasks

 

 

 

Create, copy, move and delete slides

 

 

 

Define a layout for the slide

 

 

 

Create a color scheme