Computer Literacy Competency Exam

Information and Study Guide

The Computer Literacy Competency Exam consists of two parts: an objective assessment and a hands-on assessment of
Microsoft Office 2007 skills. The objective assessment consists of multiple choice questions. The objective segment tests
the student’s knowledge of Microsoft applications that include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. The hands-on
segment consists of four sections:

 WORD: Student will complete one or more documents utilizing Microsoft Word 2007.
 EXCEL: Student will complete a spreadsheet and chart utilizing Microsoft Excel 2007.
 POWERPOINT: Student will construct a slide show utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.
 ACCESS: Student will create a database, query, and report utilizing Microsoft Access 2007.

This study guide includes the course content of a basic Computer Literacy course. Before taking the exam on the second
day of the workshop/exam session, students should review the study guide and other study materials located in SAKAI
Resources. The test will assess the student’s knowledge of this material. A student must pass the exam with a 70% or
better to be considered to have satisfied Tusculum College’s requirement for computer literacy and be allowed to waive
the requirement of a computer literacy course.

The following texts are recommended references for review purposes:

Microsoft™ Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques – Windows Vista Edition - Gary B.
Shelley, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty E. Vermaat

Microsoft Office 2007, Volume I, Volume 1, Third Edition, Grauer, et al. Prentice Hall, Upper
Saddle River, NJ, Columbus, OH, or,

Any Microsoft Office 2007 text located in the Garland Library

The following boxes provide general skills ordinarily covered in any Introductory Computer Course such as
CISC 100 - “The Computer As A Tool”.
 WORD SKILLS EXCEL SKILLS

 Use the Undo, Redo, and Repeat command  Working with Worksheets and Workbooks
 Apply font formats (Bold, Italic and Underline)  Enter text, dates, and numbers
 Use the Spelling, Thesaurus and Grammar features  Edit cell content
 Insert page, section and column breaks  Go to a specific cell
 Highlight text in document  Clear cell content
 Insert and move text  Use Cut, Copy, Paste, Paste special
 Cut, Copy, Paste, and Paste Special  Use Undo and Redo
 Copy formats using the Format Painter  Use Find and Replace
 Select and change font and font size  Clear cell formats
 Find and replace text  Work with series (AutoFill)
 Apply character effects  Create hyperlinks
 Insert date and time  Working with Files
 Insert symbols  Use Save and Save As
 Utilize AutoCorrect feature  Locate and open an existing workbook
 Align text in paragraphs  Create a folder
 Add bullets and numbering  Use templates to create a new workbook
 Set character, line, and paragraph spacing options  Save a worksheet as a Web Page
 Apply borders and shading to paragraphs  Use the Office Assistant
 Use indentation options  Apply font styles (typeface, size, color, and styles)
 Use and set Center, Decimal, Left and Right Tabs  Apply number formats
 Create an outline style numbered list  Modify size of rows and columns
 Set tabs with leaders  Modify alignment of cell content
 Print a document  Use the Format Painter
 Use print preview  Apply autoformat
 Use Web Page Preview  Apply cell borders and shading
 Navigate through a document  Merge cells
 Insert page numbers  Rotate text and change indents
 Set page orientation  Define, apply, and remove a style
 Set margins  Page Setup
 Use GoTo to locate specific elements in a document  Print and Print Preview areas and worksheets
 Create and modify page numbers  Change page orientation and scaling
 Create and modify headers and footers  Set page margins and centering
 Align text vertically  Insert and remove a page break
 Create and use newspaper columns  Set and print an area
 Revise column structure  Clear a print area
 Apply styles  Set up headers and footers
 Create sections:  Set print titles and options
(with formatting that differs from other sections)  Insert and delete rows and columns
 Use save  Hide and unhide rows and columns
 Locate and open an existing document  Freeze and unfreeze rows and columns
 Use Save As (different name, location or format)  Change the zoom setting
 Create a folder  Move between worksheets in a workbook
 Create a new document using a Wizard  Check spelling
 Save as Web Page  Rename, insert, and delete worksheets
 Use templates to create a new document  Move and copy worksheets
 Create Hyperlinks  Enter a range within a formula by dragging
 Use the Office Assistant  Enter formulas in a cell and use the formula bar
 Create and format tables  Revise formulas
 Add borders and shading to tables  Use references (absolute and relative)
 Revise tables (insert and delete rows and columns,  Use AutoSum
change cell formats)  Use functions
 Modify table structure: (AVERAGE, SUM, COUNT, MIN, MAX,
(merge cells, change height and width) IF, ETC.)
 Use the drawing toolbar  Use date functions (NOW and DATE)
 Insert graphics into a document  Create and modify charts

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 ACCESS SKILLS POWERPOINT SKILLS

 Create a new database  Create a Presentation

 Set field properties  Use wizards and templates
 Enter data into a database  Delete slides
 Run a query  Navigate among different views
 Run a report (slide, outline, sorter, tri-pane)
 Sort data in a report  Copy , move, and cut slides
 Insert headers and footers
 Send a presentation via e-mail
 Change the order of slides (Sorter view)
 Find and replace text
 Change the layout for one or more slides
 Modify the Slide Master
 Modify slide sequence in the outline pane
 Apply a design template
 Work with Text
 Check spelling
 Change and replace text fonts
 Import text from other applications
 Change the text alignment
 Create a text box for entering text
 Use the Office Clipboard
 Use the Format Painter
 Promote and Demote text
 Work with Visual Elements
 Add a picture from the ClipArt Gallery
 Use WordArt and the Drawing Toolbar
 Apply formatting
 Add text to a graphic object
 Scale and size an object including ClipArt
 Create tables within PowerPoint
 Rotate and fill an object
 Customize a Presentation
 Add AutoNumber bullets
 Add speaker notes
 Add graphical bullets
 Add slide transitions
 Animate text and objects
 Create Output
 Preview presentation in black and white
 Print slides in a variety of formats
 Print audience handouts
 Print speaker notes in a specified format
 Start a slide show on any slide
 Use on screen navigation tools
 Print a slide as an overhead transparency
 Use the pen during a presentation
 Save changes to a presentation
 Save as a new presentation
 Publish a presentation to the Web

** This study guide is not intended to be exhaustive, and the test may include questions/tasks related to any of the
information included above.

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