SIX MUST-HAVE COMPUTER SKILLS FOR STUDENTS Do you have the computer skills you should have to excel in school? To get a good job in the first place? The following six computer skills will help you get better grades and make yourself more valuable to employers. Internet Today the Internet makes the world go around. You can find information on just about everything on the Internet, which will make studying so much quicker and easier. Just be careful about your sources because not everything you read on the Internet is true. E-mail Almost every company uses E-mail now. Get a personal email address freely at Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, and other places on the Internet. Practice E-mailing. OneNote OneNote, by Microsoft, is a wonderful tool for students. For about $100, you can take and store notes, organize them, share them, and do just about anything you want with them. Your options appear on one page so you can access files immediately. You can add presentations, pictures, audio files, web shots, etc. Word Microsoft Office Word is used most often by the business world for word processing. It’s today’s typewriter. You’ll create cleaner, more professional papers and reports for school. It will give you a leg up when you look for a job. PowerPoint PowerPoint is the software used to create slide presentations. When you need to make a presentation in class, this is the tool that will help you present your information in a clean, professional way. Remember to keep it simple. Excel If you work with numbers, Excel is your best friend. It will save you a ton of time because it calculates for you. Set up a spread sheet, tell Excel how you want it to calculate, fill in your figures, and voila! You can’t beat it. 1. Why students must have the six Computer Skills?{A; B; C} A. It will help you get better grades. B. It will make yourself more valuable to employers. C. Both A and B. 2. Which of the following statement is not true? {A; B; C} A. You can almost find information just about everything on the Internet. B. You can trust on the information from the Internet. C. You will make studying so much quicker and easier with the internet. 3. Where can’t you get a personal E-mail address freely? {A; B; C} A. at Google B. at Yahoo C. at Tmall 4. Which can be used to create slide presentations? {A; B; C} A. Word B. PowerPoint C. Excel 5. What does_ __“calculates__' _mean in “It will save you a ton of time because it_ calculates_ for you”. {A; B; C} A. depend on B. compute C. plan