FGCU Technology Skills Orientation

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Technology Skills Self-Assessment Survey

First Name
Last Name
Course CRN
Email Address
Semester
Level

Instructions Click on the appropriate answer for each question.
Basic Computer Operation and Concepts

1. Do you understand the basic function of computer hardware components, such as central processing unit, monitor, keyboard, printer, and disk? Yes No

2. Can you find and launch specific software programs and navigate beetween programs? Yes No

3. Can you save work to both the hard disk and floppy disk or other removable storage? Yes No

4. Can you exit/quit an application and/or shutdown computers properly? Yes No
Word Processing Skills

5. Can you create and save a new word-processing document? Yes No

6. Can you open, view, and print a document? Yes No

7. Can you cut, copy, and paste text in a document? Yes No

8. Can you change font style and size in a document? Yes No

9. Can you use spell-check and a thesaurus in a word-processing program? Yes No

10. Can you justify text and change line spacing in a document? Yes No

11. Can you set text margins and select page orientation in a word-processing program? Yes No

12. Can you include page numbers and running headers/footers in a document? Yes No

13. Can you create a numbered or bulleted list in a document? Yes No

14. Can you create tables in a document? Yes No

15. Can you insert media elements (graphics, images, clip art) in a document? Yes No
Spreadsheet Skills

16. Have you used Excel before? Yes No

17. Do you know how to use the "Formula Bar" to perform arithmetic calculations? Yes No

18. Can you use the built-in "Function" capability? Yes No

19. Can you make simple charts using the "Chart Wizard"? Yes No
Internet/Web

20. Can you go to a specific site on the World Wide Web given a URL (Universal Resource Locator)? Yes No

21. Can you use a browser's functional buttons, such as Back, Forward, Reload/Refresh, Home, Print and Stop? Yes No

22. Can you use a web browser to browse a web site (e.g., follow hyperlinks, move forward and backward)? Yes No

23. Can you save the URL of a Web site so you can return to the page at a later time ("bookmarks", favorites", "hot lists")? Yes No

24. Can you use an Internet search engine (e.g. Yahoo, Google) to find specific information? Yes No

25. Can you download and save files from the World Wide Web (e.g., text, graphic, PDF files)? Yes No

26. Can you download and install browser plug-ins, such as Acrobat Reader and Real Player? Yes No
Angel

27. Have you logged on to Angel as a new user? (Angel is a web-based learning tool used at Florida Gulf Coast University.) Yes No

28. Can you read, respond to, and post messages on Angel? Yes No

29. Can you delete and edit your own messages on Angel? Yes No

30. Can you upload/download files to/from Angel? Yes No

31. Can you chat in an Angel chat room? Yes No
Email

32. Can you read email messages? Yes No

33. Can you activate your FGCU student user account and change the password? Yes No

34. Can you compose and send electronic messages? Yes No

35. Can you reply to an email message (reply to all or to an individual)? Yes No

36. Can you manage your electronic mail by copying, saving, forwarding and deleting messages? Yes No

37. Can you send and receive attachments through email messages? Yes No

38. Can you print a received attachment and save the attachment in an appropriate place? Yes No
Library Skills

39. Can you find information about library services on FGCU Library's Web site? Yes No

40. Can you find a book or a journal through FGCU's online catalogue (Web-Luis)? Yes No

41. Can you retrieve course reserve articles from the FGCU Library's Web site? Yes No

42. Can you find research publications from the list of FGCU's electronic databases? Yes No
Hardware

43. Do you own a computer? Yes No

44. What type of personal computer do you have?

45. What type of operating system do you have on the computer?

46. Does this computer have Internet access

47. How do you connect to the Internet?

48. What is your connection speed?

49. Which web browser and what browser version are you using?

50. Who is your Internet Service Provider?

51. What word processor do you have on your computer and what version is it?

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