Basic Computer Skills

This material is provided as a reference and is not intended to be a learning module. Click on a topic below that addresses your question then click the link below the title to return to the Basic Computer Skills page. You can also move to any other module using the navigation at the top of the screen.

• Identify and use important parts of the window (scroll bars, dialog boxes, buttons, and pull-down)

• Manipulate windows (open, close, minimize, size, and move windows)

• Use the mouse to point, click, and drag

• Format a disk

• Use Windows Explorer

• Identify the CD-ROM drive

• Make a backup copy of a disk

• Change the screen resolution

File Management

The Information Technology and Communication Department (ITC) at the University of Virginia has compiled an excellent outline and supporting instructional material on file management. When you click this link to file management, you will be taken to another Web site. You may want to bookmark this site so you can return.

Basic Internet Skills

• Understand parts of the browser window

• Access browsers and enter URL addresses

• Set favorites or bookmarks (bookmark the WebCT site)

• Determine the browser version

• Print and save Web pages

• Download browser plug-ins

• Download a file from the Web