PCA.1

Describe current and emerging hardware; configure, install, and upgrade hardware; diagnose problems; and repair hardware.

2

PCA.1.1

Discuss basic hardware and software concepts associated with personal computers

3

PCA.1.1a

Identify and use basic hardware, software terminology

4

PCA.1.2

Utilize terminology related to networking and the Internet

5

PCA.2

Identify, evaluate, select, install, use, upgrade, customize, and diagnose and solve problems with various types of operating systems and utilities.

6

PCA.2.1

Demonstrate the ability to navigate within an operating system

7

PCA.2.1a

Create a mail merge

8

PCA.2.2

Utilize principles of file management

9

PCA.2.3

Create word processing documents, spreadsheets, relational databases and presentations

10

PCA.2.4

Modify word processing documents, spreadsheets, relational databases and presentations

11

PCA.3

Use various input technologies to enter and manipulate information appropriately.

12

PCA.3.1

Apply formatting techniques to word processing documents, spreadsheets, databases and presentations

13

PCA.3.1a

Integrate word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentations

14

PCA.3.2

Utilize visual elements (graphics, charts, tables, pictures and screen clips) in word processing documents, spreadsheets, databases and presentations

15

PCA.3.3

Format a word processing report inserting citations, footnotes and a bibliography

16

PCA.3.4

Utilize columns, borders and shading and web links

17

PCA.4

Use various input technologies to enter and manipulate information appropriately.

18

PCA.4.1

Produce spreadsheets with formulas and functions utilizing relative and absolute cell references

19

PCA.4.1a

Integrate spreadsheets

20

PCA.5

Use multimedia software to create media rich projects.

21

PCA.5.1

Create a database with multiple objects

22

PCA.5.1a

Integrate word processing

23

PCA.5.2

Create database forms, queries and reports

24

PCA.6