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Computer Literacy
Computer literacy is more than knowing how to boot up a com-
puter and generate a document with a word processor application
package. For instance, it includes knowing at least the rudiments
of an operating system such as Macintosh or Windows, or perhaps
several systems. Some people fi nd they must move between sys-
tems for a variety of reasons. Computer literacy assumes profi ciency
(even if one is a two-fi ngered typist) in word processing and means
knowing the principles involved so that it isn’t diffi cult to switch to
a different word processor when the need arises. It could also mean
knowing other applications such as spreadsheets, database manage-
ment pa ...