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Today’s business environment assumes you have certain skills. You can answer the telephone and make a call. You know how to drive or take mass transit to get to work on time. You can read and write. In short, you’re literate in the skills of the workplace.

To survive and thrive in the 21st Century, you also must know how and when to use computers. You don’t have to know how to build them, fix them, connect them together, or make them sing, but everybody should have a basic understanding of how computers work and how you can use them to accomplish everyday tasks at work, home, and play. In a pair of words, therefore, you need to be computer literate.

Take a ride with acclaimed author and teacher Scott Jernigan as he guides you through the world of computers in Computer Literacy – Your Ticket to IC³ Certification. You’ll learn how personal computers work, including the hardware components—such as hard drives, RAM, monitors, and so on—and the operating systems, from Windows to Macintosh. Scott teaches you how to use the most important productivity applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. You’ll also learn essentials about how to use the Internet and e-mail effectively and how to work with networks in general. Scott puts tips and mini-exercises throughout the book and ends each chapter by summarizing the chapter’s most important points and quizzing the students on key terms presented in the chapter. The CD included with the book contains simulations that students can use to master essential skills in Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer; along with ready-to-print multiple-choice questions, essay questions, and projects for each chapter. The CD also contains a convenient electronic copy of the entire book.

When the credits roll at the end of your read-through of Computer Literacy, you’ll have the foundations for success in the modern world.

(Note: This is the student edition of the book; it doesn't contain answers to quizzes.)

About the IC³ Certification

The Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³) developed by Certiport, Inc., tests people on computer literacy. To become IC³-certified and show you have a solid competence in computers and office programs, plus know how to surf the Internet and send an e-mail message, you have to take and pass three exams: Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications, and Living Online. IC³ is the cornerstone for all other computer-related certifications.

The exams cover the following topics:
Computing Fundamentals

• Computer hardware
• Computer software
• Using operating systems

Key Applications

• Common program functions
• Word processing functions
• Spreadsheet functions
• Presentation software

Living Online

• Networks and the Internet
• Electronic mail
• Using the Internet
• The impact of computing and the Internet on society