Challenging the prerequisite of CAOT 104 or equivalent

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Challenging the prerequisite of CAOT 104 or
equivalent

• By Sita Motipara

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Why completion of CAOT 104 required?

• The skills acquired in CAOT 104 as described in
  following slides are underlying skills that you
  use in learning the skills and concepts in most
  of our CAOT classes.
• These skills help you in achieving your goal of
  successfully completing current class.

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Who needs to challenge?

• If you have taken equivalent of introduction to
  computers at any other institution you do not
  have to challenge. (do nothing.)
• If you have acquired basic computing skills by
  working with them, (at home or in office) then
  you may challenge the prerequisite.

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Skills equivalency

• Knowledge of Windows operating system
• Windows XP, Vista
• Windows navigation skills
• Minimize, maximize and resize windows
• Multitasking
• Move or copy information between programs

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Thorough knowledge of following File management
tasks

• Creating, editing, and saving files using Word
  or WordPad
• Creating and Organizing (moving, copying,
  renaming, deleting) folders using windows or MAC
  operating system
• Knowledge of Windows accessories such as notepad,
  WordPad and paint

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Basic Internet skills - required

• E-Mail
• Searching
• Navigating using Internet Explore, Netscape,
  FireFox, or Safari
• Compressing and decompressing files using WinZip
  program or other compression technique

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If you have to challenge

• http//www.smccd.net/accounts/skyline/sts/matricul
  ation3.html
• Download the above form,
• fill in
• write a paragraph describing how have you
  acquired your computing skills
• Submit to the business division dean Ms. Meadows
  in office room no. 8305.