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Computer Skills Assesment

The intent of this assessment is to guide the employee, their supervisor and Prelude’s training department in placing the employee in the appropriate training program. We ask employees to complete the assessment on their own.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to include them on this assessment or call Prelude at (717) 441 2400 and ask to speak to the training department.

Please note: All fields must be completed. If you don't know the answer, please enter "don't know", or "N/A" before submitting the form.

General Information:

Company & Facility Required field
Employee's Name Required field
Employee's Work Phone Number Required field
Best time to contact at work Required field
Employee's Supervisor or Contact Required field

Step 1: Name the following parts of this window and give a brief description of its function.

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Step 2: Use the illustration below to answer the following.

What menu is displayed? Required field
What menu options are selected? Required field
How do you make this menu disappear? Required field

Step 3: Use the illustration below to answer the following.

Where are we? Required field
Name the Word file. Required field
Name the Excel file. Required field
What folder is open? Required field
If you double click the word file, what happens? Required field
What does the Status bar tell you? Required field

Step 4: Use the illustration below to answer the following.

How can you make this dialog box appear? Required field
What drive are you looking at? Required field
Which file is selected? Required field
How can you show only Word files in this dialog box? Required field
How many folders do you see? Required field
Why do you use folders? Required field
How would you access one of these folders in the dialog box? Required field

Step 5: Match the terms and definitions below:

Required field 1. Active window
Required field 2. Mouse pointer
Required field 3. Blinking insertion point
Required field 4. LAN
Required field 5. Maximize window
Required field 6. Select an item
Required field 7. H: drive
Required field 8. Dialog box
  1. Shows where typing will appear
  2. Window fills the screen (full screen)
  3. Window appears in front with a dark title bar
  4. Drive to store your files
  5. Gives information or options; asks for you to make a selection
  6. Point and click left mouse button
  7. Arrow/hourglass/I-beam/various other shapes
  8. Combination of hardware and software with shared access

Step 6: Fill in the blanks:

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As you use your computer each program or window you have open is represented by a button on the .

If you don’t see an icon on your desktop, how do you get to a program?

What is the proper way to turn your computer off?

Explain the differences between, Shut Down, Restart, Log off.

If your mouse freezes, what do you do?

What is a computer network?

Why do you need a password?

Step 7: Answer the following questions about email:

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In the past 6 months, have you used:

What is an email attachment?

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