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click on the links below to access exam competencies
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Exam content will cover but not be limited to:
1. Word Processing (TBE TA1501)
production exam.
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Create,
edit, and retrieve a document; move/copy text, indent text, space text, find/replace text,
number pages, bold/underline/italicize text, center text, format font, create footnotes, headers and
footers, insert and place graphics, spell check document, save/print document, create and
edit tables, basic formulas used in tables, table formatting. Know
how to create a bibliography in Word 2007 and to insert in-text
citations.
2. Windows Operating System, E-mail, and
Presentations (TBE TB1502) 3-part
production
exam.
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Operating Systems |
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Access
Explore and My Computer, create directories, create folders and subfolders, delete
files and directories, format a storage medium, close an application, copy,
move, and create
files.
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E-Mail |
- Send,
copy, and save e-mail.
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Presentation |
- Create and edit a PowerPoint
Presentation. Save/print data. Insert titles, bulleted
lists, graphics, animation; understand smart tags and create outlines;
modify presentation by: adding slides, changing slide order,
formatting text, inserting headers and footers, spell check, apply
transitions.
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3.
Spreadsheets (TBE TC1503)
production
exam.
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Retrieve
spreadsheet, adjust column width, enter/erase data cells, create column/row labels, format
data, enter/copy functions (AVG, IF, MAX, MIN, PAYMT, PMT, SUM), know
basic formulas for percentages and markup, know how to create an
absolute cell reference, create graphs, spell
check spreadsheets, save/print spreadsheets; create, format, and edit spreadsheet
database.
4.
Information Literacy (TBE TD1504)
Internet-based true/false - multiple/choice exam.
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You will find an article
database, know how to access the
WSU library
web site, and find
information by using the site.
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Some of
the material that the tutorial covers is: library Internet research
tips and techniques, WSU Stewart Library Web Catalog, how to find
topics in the catalog, know how to research information by using the
catalog, understand library terminology, understand citations, Boolean
operators (and, or, and not), controlled vocabulary, search engines,
and finding scholarly journals.
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Read all
the information on the
library web
site
before taking the exam, paying careful attention to the
Library Catalogs, Article Databases, Reference Resources, Library
Instruction, and the Help sections of the library home page.
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Know how
to choose and narrow a research topic.
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Be
familiar with the APA or MLA style guides.
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