BCS IT User Syllabus ECDL Module 7 (Version 5.
0) Web Browsing and Communication/Using the Internet & Email Level 1
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March 2009
Using the Internet & Email Level 1
CATEGORY 7.1 The Internet
SKILL SET 7.1.1 Concepts/Terms
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Task Item Understand what the Internet is. Understand what the World Wide Web (WWW) is. Define and understand the terms: Internet Service Provider (ISP), Uniform Resource Locator (URL), hyperlink. Understand the make-up and structure of a web address. Understand what a web browser is and name different web browsers. Know what a search engine is. Understand the term Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed. Understand the purpose of subscribing to an RSS feed. Understand the term podcast. Understand the purpose of subscribing to a podcast. Know how to identify a secure web site: https, lock symbol. Know what a digital certificate for a web site is. Understand the term encryption. Know about security threats from web sites like: viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware. Understand the term malware. Understand that regularly updated antivirus software helps to protect the computer against security threats. Understand that a firewall helps to protect the computer against intrusion. Know that networks should be secured by user names and passwords. Identify some risks associated with online activity like: unintentional disclosure of personal information, bullying or harassment, targeting of users by predators. Identify parental control options like: supervision, web browsing restrictions, computer games restrictions, computer usage time limits. Open, close a web browsing application. Enter a URL in the address bar and go to the URL. Display a web page in a new window, tab. Stop a web page from downloading. Refresh a web page. Use available Help functions. Set the web browser Home Page/Startpage.
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7.1.2 Security Considerations
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7.2 Using the Browser
7.2.1 Basic Browsing
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7.2.2 Settings
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Task Item Delete part, all browsing history. Allow, block pop-ups. Allow, block cookies. Delete cache/temporary Internet files. Display, hide built-in toolbars. Activate a hyperlink. Navigate backwards and forwards between previously visited web pages. Navigate to the Home page. Display previously visited URLs using the browser address bar, history. Bookmark a web page. Delete a bookmark. Display a bookmarked web page. Create, delete a bookmark folder. Add web pages to a bookmark folder. Complete a web-based form using: text boxes, drop-down menus, list boxes, check boxes, radio buttons. Submit, reset a web-based form. Select a specific search engine. Carry out a search for specific information using a keyword, phrase. Use advanced search features to refine a search: by exact phrase, by excluding words, by date, by file format. Search a web based encyclopedia, dictionary. Save a web page to a location on a drive. Download files from a web page to a location on a drive. Copy text, image, URL from a web page to a document. Prepare a web page for printing: change printed page orientation, paper size, printed page margins. Preview a web page. Choose web page print output options like: entire web page, specific page(s), selected text, number of copies and print. Understand the term e-mail and know its main uses. Understand the make-up and structure of an e-mail address. Understand the term short message service (SMS). Understand the term Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and know its main benefits.
7.2.3 Navigation
7.2.4 Bookmarks
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7.3 Using the Web
7.3.1 Forms
7.3.2 Searching
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7.5 Electronic Communication
7.5.1 Concepts/Terms
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Task Item Understand the main benefits of instant messaging (IM) like: real-time communication, knowing whether contacts are online, low cost, ability to transfer files. Understand the concept of an online (virtual) community. Recognize examples like: social networking websites, Internet forums, chat rooms, online computer games. Be aware of the possibility of receiving fraudulent and unsolicited e-mail. Understand the term phishing. Recognize attempted phishing. Be aware of the danger of infecting the computer with a virus by opening an unrecognized e-mail message, by opening an attachment. Understand what a digital signature is. Understand the advantages of e-mail systems like: speed of delivery, low cost, flexibility of using a web-based e-mail account in different locations. Understand the importance of network etiquette (netiquette) like: using accurate and brief descriptions in e-mail message subject fields, brevity in e-mail responses, spell checking outgoing email. Be aware of possible problems when sending file attachments like: file size limits, file type restrictions (for example, executable files). Understand the difference between the To, Copy (Cc), Blind copy (Bcc) fields. Open, close an e-mail application. Open, close an e-mail. Create a new e-mail. Enter an e-mail address in the To, Copy (Cc), Blind copy (Bcc) fields. Enter a title in the Subject field. Copy text from another source into an email. Insert, remove a file attachment. Save a draft of an e-mail. Use a spell checking tool and correct spelling errors. Send an e-mail, send an e-mail with a low, high priority. Use the reply, reply to all function. Forward an e-mail. Save a file attachment to a location on a drive and open the file.
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7.5.2 Security Considerations
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7.5.3 e-mail Theory
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Task Item Preview, print a message using available printing options. Add, remove message inbox headings like: sender, subject, date received. Apply a setting to reply with, without original message insertion. Flag an e-mail. Remove a flag mark from an e-mail. Identify an e-mail as read, unread. Mark an e-mail as unread, read. Display, hide built-in toolbars. Restore, minimize the ribbon. Use available Help functions. Search for an e-mail by sender, subject, e-mail content. Sort e-mails by name, by date, by size. Create, delete an e-mail folder. Move e-mails to an e-mail folder. Delete an e-mail. Restore a deleted e-mail. Empty the e-mail bin/deleted items/trash folder. Add contact details to an address book. Delete contact details from an address book. Update an address book from incoming e-mail. Create, update a distribution list/mailing list.
7.6.3 Enhancing Productivity
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7.7 e-mail Management
7.7.1 Organize
7.7.2 Address Book
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