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Information
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Communication Technology
Grade 9
Worksheet 3
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Ten Basic Computer Skills
You should know how to do the following:
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1. Switch a computer on / off. *
2. Recognise which Operating System a computer is using. ☐
3. Log in with a username and password. *
4. Change/update your password. ☐
5. Find, open and close an application. *
6. Use a web browser to search the internet for information. *
7. Create, name and rename folders and sub-folders. ☐
8. Save, copy or move files or documents into folders or sub-folders. *
9. Type something using a word processor and print it. ☐
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Send an email with an attachment. *
Extra Computer Skills
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1. Zip/Unzip (a.k.a. Compress/Decompress) a file or files ☐
2. Upload a file to cloud storage (Google Drive/OneDrive/Dropbox etc.) ☐
3. Share a file in cloud storage with others ☐
Work with basic software such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and
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Microsoft PowerPoint *
5. Get a file from your phone onto your computer, or vice versa *
6. Type a document in Microsoft Word and format it appropriately ☐
7. Use Microsoft Excel (basic formulas and functions) ☐
8. Create an online form to gather information (survey, questionnaire) ☐
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Applications you should know
Icon Application name What is it used for?
Word. It is used to help us create documents.
Excel It is use for calculations and for keeping
track of almost any type of information.
Powerpoint It is to create presentations through
images, videos etc to project when doing a
presentation.
it is a personal application used to send
and receive information and messages.
Google It is used to seek for information of all
type
It was is a browser used to navigate
and access information available on
the Web.
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Cloud It is used to save information
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Google drive is where you can store and access all
your files.
Terms you should know
Find out what these words mean.
Word/Phrase Explanation
3D printing Click or tap here to enter text.
AI Click or tap here to enter text.
algorithm Click or tap here to enter text.
AR Click or tap here to enter text.
carpal tunnel Click or tap here to enter text.
syndrome
chatbot Click or tap here to enter text.
clickbait Click or tap here to enter text.
cyberbullying Click or tap here to enter text.
deepfake Click or tap here to enter text.
emoji Click or tap here to enter text.
fake news Click or tap here to enter text.
firewall Click or tap here to enter text.
GUI Click or tap here to enter text.
hoax Click or tap here to enter text.
internet Click or tap here to enter text.
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IoT Click or tap here to enter text.
javascript Click or tap here to enter text.
phishing Click or tap here to enter text.
QR code Click or tap here to enter text.
social media Click or tap here to enter text.
the cloud Click or tap here to enter text.
virus Click or tap here to enter text.
vlog Click or tap here to enter text.
VR Click or tap here to enter text.
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