Digital Citizen by NTUC LearningHub

Computer Basics

• List and compare different types of computers: personal computer, laptop computer, all in one, media player, smartphone, tablet.
• Identify and understand different components: system units, monitor, mouse, keyboard.
• Start the computer and log on securely using a user name and password.
• Understand the functions of a mouse: select items, move items, issue commands to a computer.
• Understand how to use the mouse: click, double-click, move with click and drag.
• Understand mouse pointer shapes: click to enter text (I Beam), point, computer busy, hyperlink here.
• Use click and drag to move selected items on the screen.
• Understand that the keyboard is a mode of data entry and a method of giving commands to a computer.
• Understand and use keys on the keyboard like letters and numbers, enter, backspace, shift, space bar, caps lock, delete.

Desktop

• Understand what a computer desktop is.
• Understand the term icon. Recognise and understand the use of some common desktop icons like documents, computer, networks, deleted items, browser.
• Understand what the taskbar is and some of its features: start button to start an application, clock, ability to switch between open windows, language indicator.
• Select, activate common desktop icons.
• Shut down the computer properly.

Windows

• Identify parts of a window like a title bar, scroll bars, scroll bar markers, status bar, menu bar, ribbon, toolbar.
• Collapse, expand, resize, move, close a window.
• Scroll up and down in a window
• Switch between open windows.
• Know the main types of storage media like internal hard disk, USB Flash drive, DVD, online file storage.
• Understand the function of different types of applications like word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation.

Document Creation

• Open a word processing application.
• Change text formatting: font types, font size.
• Apply text formatting: bold, italic, underline.
• Copy, cut, move text within a document.
• Print a document from an installed printer using output options like the entire document, specific pages, number of copies.
• Save and name a document.

File Handling

• Understand what a file and a folder are.
• Know where files, programmes are normally stored.
• Recognise common file types and associated icons like: doc, .xls, .mdb, .jpg, .mp3.
• Double click to open files, folders
• Close a file.

The Internet

• Understand that the Internet is the global, physical network of networks, and is used to support services like the World Wide Web (WWW) and email.
• Understand what the World Wide Web (WWW) is.
• Identify types of resources available on the World Wide Web (WWW).
• Understand the importance of evaluating information on the World Wide Web (WWW).
• Understand that an Internet service provider (ISP) provides access to the Internet.
• Understand what a Web browser is.
• Recognise that the default page of a Web browser is called the Home/Start page.
• Understand the terms of uniform resource locator (URL), hyperlink.
• Understand the terms favourites/bookmarks
• Understand the term browser history
• Go to a URL
• Log onto a web site using a user name and password.
• Activate a hyperlink/image link.
• Navigate on a web site: back, forward, home.
• Print a web page.
• Complete and submit a web-based form
• Understand the term search engine
• Search for information using keywords.
• Download a file from a web page.
• Understand the concept of an online (virtual) community. Recognise examples like social networking web sites, Internet forums, chat rooms, online computer games, blogs.
• Understand the term phishing. Recognise attempted phishing.

Email

• Understand that email is a digital messaging service carried on the Internet.
• Know about different email accounts: Internet Service Provider Accounts (ISPs), Webmail.
•  Understand the make-up and structure of an email address.
• Understand what an attachment is and the implications of its size.
• Understand the term virus.
• Understand the security risks associated with opening certain email attachments.
• Be aware of the possibility of receiving fraudulent and unsolicited email.
• Understand the term address book.
• Understand the term inbox folder, and open an email.
• Understand the term Sent Items folder.
• Create a new message.
• Insert a mail address in the To field.
• Insert a title in the Subject field.
• Send a message.
• Use the reply function.
• Forward a message.