Course Content

• Course Introduction
  • Course introduction
• Computers and Laptops
  • What is a computer
  • External data drives
  • Connecting adapters
  • Connecting cables
  • Peripheral items
  • Installing a printer
  • Remote working and printing
  • Inside a computer
  • Buttons and ports on a computer
  • Workstation overview
  • Workstation comfort
  • Computers and working remotely
• The Internet
  • What is a URL
  • Connecting to the internet
  • Downloading and installing a program
  • Suitable passwords
  • Google maps
  • Google Earth
  • Tethering your phone to your computer
  • What is the cloud?
  • Blogs
  • Wikipedia and WiKi blogs
• Setting up your Email
  • Setting up a gmail account
  • Receiving and sending emails
  • Sending emails to multiple recipients
  • Basic gmail settings
  • Email attachments
• Social Media
  • Introduction to YouTube
  • Creating a YouTube channel
  • Uploading a video to YouTube
  • Setting up a FaceBook account
  • Populating your FaceBook account
• Windows Basics
  • Windows basics
  • Windows system settings
  • Windows Filing System
  • Backing Up Your Windows Computer
  • Accessing Networks on Windows
  • Compressing a File on Windows
  • Updating Windows Operating System
• Using Apple Mac Computers
  • Navigating an Apple computer
  • Deleting files on an Apple computer
  • How to take a screen shot on an Apple computer
  • Customising your Apple computer
• Mobile Devices
  • Mobile devices
  • Backing up a smartphone
• Unit One - Using Devices and Handing Information
  • Searching for images
  • Searching the internet
  • Files and folders on an apple computer
  • Checking the file size of a file on an Apple computer
  • Computer file sizes
  • File types and extensions
  • Updating the operating system
  • Searching on a website for information
  • Improving Search Results
  • Organising files
  • How to check the file size on a windows computer
  • Understanding applications
• Unit Two - Creating and Editing
  • MS Office overview
  • Microsoft Word Basics
  • Selecting the right type of document
  • Creating A Basic Word Document
  • Editing and formatting
  • MS Excel
  • Editing and formatting data
  • Processing data on a spreadsheet
  • Creating a chart in Excel
  • Adding Images to a Document
• Unit Three - Communicating
  • Ways to communicate online
  • Sending large files
  • Opening a Zoom account
  • Hosting a Zoom meeting
  • Improving your video
  • Solving problems during online communications
  • Window file explorer
  • How to share a photo from your iPhone
  • Using Facetime
  • The Zoom dashboard and getting started
  • Using an online chat facility
• Unit Four - Transacting
  • Google Drive
  • Entering your personal data on a website
  • Keeping your credit card data safe
  • Compressing a file on an apple computer
  • Downloading documents
• Unit Five - Being Safe and Responsible Online
  • What is data protection and why is it important
  • What is Personal Data
  • What is GDPR
  • Does GDPR apply to me
  • Data Subject and Personal Data under GDPR
  • Personal Information held online
  • Cybercrime
  • Phishing and Malware
  • Text and phone scams
  • Public Wifi
  • Different email providers
  • Private browsing
  • Unwanted emails
  • Unwanted friends and followers on social media
  • Cookie settings
  • Encrypting and protecting data
  • Password manager applications
  • Protecting your computer
  • Identity theft and reducing the risk
  • What is a VPN
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Backing up data
  • Protecting privacy
  • Social engineering
• Shopping Online
  • How to stay safe when shopping online
  • How to make a purchase online
• Course Summary
  • Course Summary