Computer Skills Quiz

Do I have the skills to take a course requiring the use of a computer?

This short "skills survey" will help you decide if you have the skills required to take courses requiring the use of a computer. Select your answers to the questions below, then click "Submit"

If given an address for a website (that is, a URL), I would be able to navigate there through a browser:

	(a.)	After some experimentation.
	(b.)	With assistance.
	(c.)	With no problem.

Faced with an assignment that required the use of an internet Search Engine I would:

	(a.)	Seek assistance.
	(b.)	Need time to familiarize myself with at least one Search Engine.
	(c.)	Move through the assignment with confidence.

If required to download and install a browser plug-in I would:

	(a.)	Require assistance to complete the task.
	(b.)	Look for information on the correct procedure before proceeding.
	(c.)	Proceed with confidence.

I identify my comfort level with e-mail programs and internet browsers as:

	(a.)	Uncomfortable.
	(b.)	Somewhat comfortable.
	(c.)	Very comfortable.

I can save files to the computer's hard drive, a floppy disk, or a network drive:

	(a.)	Only with assistance or not at all.
	(b.)	With some hesitation but I'm usually successful.
	(c.)	With no trouble at all.

When prompted to format a new floppy disk:

	(a.)	I need assistance from someone.
	(b.)	I have to review the steps but I manage to do it.
	(c.)	I can do it easily.

When I have to retrieve a file from the computer's hard drive, a floppy disk, or a network drive:

	(a.)	I need somone to help me.
	(b.)	I find it a little tricky getting to the file even though I know where it is supposed to be.
	(c.)	I can find and open it right away (assuming I know where the file is supposed to be).

I can use a word processing program to write research papers and other similar documents:

	(a.)	Only with assistance or not at all.
	(b.)	With little problem, as long as features such as tables, columns, and complicated formatting aren't included.
	(c.)	With no problem at all.