CS-11 Readiness Self-Assessment

Instructions: For each item, answer Yes if you understand the concept or can perform the task with confidence. Otherwise, answer No . If you answer No  to more that one question in any one area, you may not be adequately prepared for this course.

Yes	No	Computer Basics
		Turn on and shut down your computer correctly
		Identify the make and model of your computer
		Identify the operating system and version number
		Read text from a computer screen
		Type text using the keyboard
		Install and remove programs

Yes	No	Computer Organization and Memory Concepts
		Explain the five basic hardware components of a computer system
		Describe the smallest unit of information that a computer can store
		Describe the smallest amount of information that a computer can address
		Convert a character to its ASCII code

Yes	No	File Management
		Identify types of file system objects (file, directory, program)
		Copy or move a file or directory to another directory or disk
		Create, rename, or duplicate a file or directory
		Find a file or directory by its name or location
		Delete a file or directory

Yes	No	Text Editing
		Know the difference between a text file and a Word document
		Create and save a new text file to any directory
		Open an existing document, change it, and save the changes
		Delete text
		Print a document

Yes	No	E-mail
		Use e-mail to open and read a message
		Use e-mail to create and send a message
		Attach files to an e-mail message

Yes	No	Web Browser
		Explain the terms: browser, bookmark, link, search engine
		Open a web page when given the URL
		Move forwards and backwards through web-pages
		Use a search engine

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