Windows Skills Assessment

Read each question below. Being honest with yourself, evaluate your current level of knowledge and experience.

  • Choose “Yes” if you can confidently perform the activity.
  • Choose “No” if you can’t perform the activity.
  • Choose “Unsure” if you don’t understand the questions or only have a vague idea about what’s being asked.
  • After you answer all of the questions, click on the calculate button to receive your score.

Can you confidently:

Yes No Unsure Use the Start Menu to start a program?
Yes No Unsure View folders and files?
Yes No Unsure Open and close windows?
Yes No Unsure Arrange and size windows?
Yes No Unsure Copy a file to a CD, flash drive or other external drive?
Yes No Unsure Work effectively with Windows Explorer?
Yes No Unsure Create and name a folder?
Yes No Unsure Create, save, close, and open a document?
Yes No Unsure Use the right mouse button for shortcuts?
Yes No Unsure Copy and paste from one document to another?
Yes No Unsure Format a CD, flash drive or other external drive?
Yes No Unsure Search for a document on your hard disk?
Yes No Unsure Use the Task Bar, Control Menu box, or ALT+TAB to switch to another program?
Yes No Unsure Create a Desktop Shortcut?
Yes No Unsure Delete, move, or copy a file?

 

  Your score:

If your score is 12 or greater, you probably have the knowledge and experience needed to take a Level One course. Eleven or fewer? You should take the Windows Introduction course before taking a Level One course.

If you are still unsure about which level of training is best for you, please feel free to give us a call and we can have you talk directly to one of our instructors. You can reach us at 408-261-2600. 

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