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First Steps in IT
Level 1 Certificate for IT Users
Unit one: Effective use of computers
Get started by finding your way around. This unit will help you to understand the features of a computer¡Çs desktop environment. You¡Çll also learn how to access software applications through the desktop, use cut, copy and paste to move information around and create, save and retrieve files.
Unit two: Software applications
You¡Çve learnt how to access software, now find out how to use it. In this unit you will learn how to create, save and print new documents. You¡Çll also find out how to enhance your documents with formatting, editing and images.
Unit three: Using email
Why use snail mail when you can email. Get started by learning how to send and reply to emails. This unit will also show you how to print and delete email messages and move your email messages into named folders.
Unit four: Using computers safely and securely
Make sure you don¡Çt catch a virus. This unit will introduce you to the key health and safety aspects of using computers, help you to keep your system secure and minimise the threat to security from computer viruses.
Choose one of the following two optional units:
Internet technology
There¡Çs a whole World Wide Web out there. In this unit you¡Çll find out how to access and surf the Internet. You¡Çll also learn how to use search engines and find out more about using email.
Software applications
Find out what else your software can do. In this unit you will access and use desktop publishing (DTP) software. You¡Çll also explore the use of spreadsheets and how they can be used to carry out basic calculations.
