Course 2 · Digital Foundations
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Level 1 · Starter
takes you to Level 2 · Capable
Computer Skills (Windows & Mac)
Find your way around a Windows or Mac computer, look after your files, stay safe and fix the small problems yourself.
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- Practice questions
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What is this course?
Find your way around a Windows or Mac computer, look after your files, stay safe and fix the small problems yourself.
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What you’ll practise
- Finding an app and a file on Windows and on a Mac
- Using the shortcuts that save the most time
- Deciding whether a downloaded file is safe to open
- Checking updates, security and the screen lock
- Closing a frozen app and freeing disk space
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The exam
- 8 short questions at the end
- Get 6 right to pass
- 3 tries an hour, then a short break
- Pass = your Computer Skills (Windows & Mac) certificate
The 9 units
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1
Know Your Computer
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2
Files and Folders on Windows and Mac
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3
Keyboard, Mouse and Trackpad Shortcuts
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4
Browsers and Downloads on a Computer
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5
Cloud Storage on Your Computer
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6
Settings That Matter
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7
Keep Your Computer Safe
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8
Fix It Yourself
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9
Work-Ready Habits
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The exam — 8 questions
Skills you’ll add to your Skills Passport
- Desktop and window navigation
- Files and folders in Explorer and Finder
- Keyboard, mouse and trackpad shortcuts
- Browsers and downloads on a computer
- Cloud folders, sync and backup
- Computer settings
- Keeping a computer safe
- Fixing common computer problems
- Work-ready computer habits
Every course starts at unit 1.
Take it one unit at a time. You’ve got this — and we’re cheering you on.