Beginnlng Lessons cover the following:
- What a computer is, what it's good for, what you need to operate a
computer (CPU, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, Hard Disks, Cache
and RAM). Basic Computer Terms and Jargon.
- Operating System, how files are organized, what to touch, what not
to touch.
- File System, what files belong to what programs, where they are stored,
how to find them.
- Computer Communications and the Internet, how to get online with all
the fixin's.
- Computer Care and Preventive Maintenance (viruses, disk utilities,
backup, points of failure) Basic Troubleshooting
- Computer Expansion (scanners, cameras, printers, CD and DVD Writers,
PDAs). How to shop for computer peripherals and upgrades.
- Software Maintenance, how to upgrade, install and uninstall software
Basic Computer Operations Lessons
- Email: How to send, receive, attach files, open attachments, cc and
bcc, address books. Why AOL email is not a standard. How to best survive
is you use AOL.
- Internet Newsgroups
- Internet media files and browser plug-ins
- Browser basics and how to use search engines, bookmarks and history
files.
- Downloading files from the web and installing software. Software Update
engines.
- Internet Chat and Instant Messaging
- Word Processing Basics
- PDF files and Adobe Acrobat, why you should go Pro.
- Compressed files (zip, sit): how and why you should use them
- Keyboard shortcuts and contextual menus
- Do you need a PDA?, PDA Basics
- Customize your computer
- Practicing Safe Computing, protect yourself from security threats,
break-ins and viruses.
Computer Basics for Macintosh and Windows
Introduction to Microsoft Office
Intermediate Microsoft Office
Advanced Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access
Cross-Platform Basics
Internet E-Mail and AOL
Surfing the Web & Web Browsers.
Custom Training for QuarkXPress,
Adobe Products (Photoshop, ImageReady, GoLive,
Acrobat, PageMaker, Illustrator, ATM/ATR, Fonts, FireWorks,
Flash and Dreamweaver).