South SCC1031 Week 1 Assignment Latest 2020 JUNE

SCC1031 Computers and Information Literacy

Week 1 Assignment  

When learning how to use a computer, some important skills that a new user should know include understanding what type of computer they have and its settings. The user should also be able to organize your files and understand file location, attributes as well as how manage these options.

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Assignment Instructions:

In a Microsoft Word document, list the following:

Part A

Windows Settings

Go to your computer’s Settings (Windows).

   1. List 5 options that are available under this screen.

   2. Which top 3 options do you think you would find to be the most useful for you as a user?

Snipping Tool

On the desktop, click in the Search Bar and search for ‘Snipping Tool’.  Open up your Snipping Tool. Click on ‘New’.

   3. Take a screenshot of a portion of your desktop (paste into the document).

   4. What two options are available in this tool?

   5. Why might these options be useful here?

   6. How can you use a screenshot when explaining something in an assignment or a presentation?

Windows Applications

Click on the Windows button in the lower left-hand corner of your screen

   7. List 10 applications found on your computer

   8. From your list of 10 applications, choose 3 and explain the purpose of each application.

Part B

Windows Explorer (Your File Management System)

Open up Windows Explorer. Click the ‘View’ tab.

   1. What options are listed under the Layout category?

   2. When would you want to use one option over another?

   3. In the Search bar in Windows Explorer, type in the word ‘windows’. What happens?

   4. Right-click on a folder in the left-hand side of the screen – what options are you able to see here? List 3 of hte options available here.

   5. Create a new folder on your computer with your first name. Create a subfolder within this new folder with your last name. Using the Snipping Tool, take a screenshot of your new folder structure and save it using the file name structure of   SCC1031_Week1.