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This course was designed for the student who is completely new to personal computers and needs to learn the basics about Windows XP.

About This Course

By using a personal computer, you can accomplish many tasks that might be more difficult and time-consuming to accomplish otherwise. Some of those tasks might include writing a letter, analyzing numeric information, or maintaining an updated list of client information; however, before you use a personal computer, you need to understand what it is and how it works. In this course, that's what you will do. Once you're comfortable with that, you will begin using your personal computer.

Course Objectives

You will learn the basic skills necessary to operate a personal computer. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Prepare to use a personal computer
• Start a personal computer
• Use application software
• Begin using a network

What's Next

A+ and Network+ certification courses

Audience Profile

This course was designed for the student who is completely new to personal computers and needs to learn the basics of using Windows XP. If you are using the Windows XP operating system and are new to computers, you should take this course before attempting any other courses.