Computer operations and concepts

 E ST 1 ST 1 ST 2 ST 3

CO

Identifies hardware components, e.g. keyboard, mouse, monitor or screen

 I D C C

CO

Match equipment to purpose: e.g. digital camera to capture images

 I D C C

CO

Identifies cursor

 I D C C

CO

Recognises the typical features of an applications window: title bar, tool bar, menu bar, status bar, scroll bar

   I D C

CO

Has a knowledge of drop-down menus, what sub-

menus they contain and conventions for activating them

   I D C

CO

Discriminates in the choice of applications for a given purpose

   I D

CO

Selects menu items from a drop-down menu

 I D C D

CO

Starts an application and creates a document

 I D C D

CO

Names and saves a document in appropriate folder or directory

   I D C

CO

Retrieves, revises and renames a document

   I D C

CO

Understands difference between "save" and "save as"

     I D

CO

Prints document

 I D C C

CO

Uses print preview to view a document before printing

     I D

CO

Understands orientation of page for document layout

     I D

CO

Selects what needs to be printed, e.g. pages to print

     I D

CO

Understands and uses dialogue boxes

     I D

 I- Introduced  D- Developed  C- Consolidated

ICT Skills Continuum - Compiled by Sutherland Computer Coordinator Group

Email- WebServices(E) Internet -Web Services(IN) Graphics(G) Multimedia(MM) Word Processing(WP) Spreadsheet(SS) Databases(DB) Computer Operations(CO)