Performance Objectives for Challenge Test
Shasta Union High School District
Performance Objectives for Challenge Computer Proficiency Exam
Students Must Pass Word Processing and Other Required Components
With 70% Accuracy on Each Component
Performance Objectives for Challenge Computer Proficiency Exam
Students Must Pass Word Processing and Other Required Components
With 70% Accuracy on Each Component
Word Processing (Word) performance objectives:
Student Will Demonstrate Proficiency by:
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
E-mail performance objectives:
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
Windows 7 performance objectives:
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
Student Will Demonstrate Proficiency by:
1. Opening an existing document
2. Zoom in on a document
3. Copy and paste text
4. Format fonts in document
5. Create a bulleted list
6. Modify margins
7. Right-align and adjust line spacing
8. Set a tab stop
9. Find and replace text
10. Create and populate a table
11. Insert and resize a shape
12. Create a document headerv 13. Insert page numbers
14. Create a footnote and endnote
15. Check spelling
Spreadsheet (Excel) performance objectives:
2. Zoom in on a document
3. Copy and paste text
4. Format fonts in document
5. Create a bulleted list
6. Modify margins
7. Right-align and adjust line spacing
8. Set a tab stop
9. Find and replace text
10. Create and populate a table
11. Insert and resize a shape
12. Create a document headerv 13. Insert page numbers
14. Create a footnote and endnote
15. Check spelling
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
1. Opening file from spreadsheet program
2. Insert and delete rows
3. Add data labels and fill a range of cells with a series
4. Create a 3-D pie chart and insert a chart title
5. Change font size and apply a theme to a worksheet
6. Modify worksheet orientation
7. Create and enter formula using the SUM function and keyboard
8. Add borders and change fill color
9. Merge cells and center their content and wrap text
10. Copy cell contents and use the Format Painter
11. Modify row height
12. Move cell contents and select non-adjacent cells
13. Enter numbers with format symbols
14. Format worksheet tables and reorder worksheets
15. Print a worksheet
Database software (Access) performance objectives:
2. Insert and delete rows
3. Add data labels and fill a range of cells with a series
4. Create a 3-D pie chart and insert a chart title
5. Change font size and apply a theme to a worksheet
6. Modify worksheet orientation
7. Create and enter formula using the SUM function and keyboard
8. Add borders and change fill color
9. Merge cells and center their content and wrap text
10. Copy cell contents and use the Format Painter
11. Modify row height
12. Move cell contents and select non-adjacent cells
13. Enter numbers with format symbols
14. Format worksheet tables and reorder worksheets
15. Print a worksheet
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
1. Create, design, and name database table and query
2. Enter text and number data types
3. Edit and correct errors as needed
4. Navigate records in a table
5. Sort data in descending order
6. Adjust column width as necessary
7. Create and design a query in order to answer specified question
8. Print table and query
9. Add a field using design view
10. Filter data in a query
11. Sort data in a query
12. Edit data in a table datasheet
13. Save database file in correct location
14. Enter a record in a Table Datasheet view
15. Close database
Presentation software (PowerPoint) performance objectives:
2. Enter text and number data types
3. Edit and correct errors as needed
4. Navigate records in a table
5. Sort data in descending order
6. Adjust column width as necessary
7. Create and design a query in order to answer specified question
8. Print table and query
9. Add a field using design view
10. Filter data in a query
11. Sort data in a query
12. Edit data in a table datasheet
13. Save database file in correct location
14. Enter a record in a Table Datasheet view
15. Close database
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
1. Creating new slide show
2. Adding theme or background style
3. Preparing slides in sequential and organized manner
4. Choosing title and clip art and text slide from slide layout
5. Entering text on slides
6. Modify text
7. Inserting and resize graphics and shapes
8. Adding custom animation at least two slides
9. Adding transitions to slide show
10. Adding effects to slide show
11. Delete slides
12. Insert WordArt
13. Check spelling
14. End slide show
15. Timing slide show
Web page (Dreamweaver) performance objectives:
2. Adding theme or background style
3. Preparing slides in sequential and organized manner
4. Choosing title and clip art and text slide from slide layout
5. Entering text on slides
6. Modify text
7. Inserting and resize graphics and shapes
8. Adding custom animation at least two slides
9. Adding transitions to slide show
10. Adding effects to slide show
11. Delete slides
12. Insert WordArt
13. Check spelling
14. End slide show
15. Timing slide show
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
1. Opening web pages from browser using URL
2. Creating new web page using web page software
3. Creating tables, fill, adjust and modify the table as needed
4. Importing and place images
5. Sizing images
6. Setting hyperlinks to other web pages and verify hyperlinks work
7. Applying background color or theme
8. Modifying colors for links and text as instructed
9. Creating an e-mail link
10. E-mailing information to web master as directed
Desktop Publishing (Publisher or Word) performance objectives:
2. Creating new web page using web page software
3. Creating tables, fill, adjust and modify the table as needed
4. Importing and place images
5. Sizing images
6. Setting hyperlinks to other web pages and verify hyperlinks work
7. Applying background color or theme
8. Modifying colors for links and text as instructed
9. Creating an e-mail link
10. E-mailing information to web master as directed
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
1. Opening an existing file
2. Adjusting top/bottom/right and left margins
3. Horizontal lines
4. Inserting, sizing and placing images in a document
5. Wrapping text around image
6. Formatting newsletter to two columns of equal length
7. Inserting line enders as instructed
8. Operating spell checker
9. Proofreading, check spelling and correcting errors in document
10. Formatting:
a. Enlarge font point size
b. Horizontal centering
c. Bold text
d. Center text
e. Insert a drop cap
11. Saving file in correct location
12. Printing documents
Internet performance objectives:
2. Adjusting top/bottom/right and left margins
3. Horizontal lines
4. Inserting, sizing and placing images in a document
5. Wrapping text around image
6. Formatting newsletter to two columns of equal length
7. Inserting line enders as instructed
8. Operating spell checker
9. Proofreading, check spelling and correcting errors in document
10. Formatting:
a. Enlarge font point size
b. Horizontal centering
c. Bold text
d. Center text
e. Insert a drop cap
11. Saving file in correct location
12. Printing documents
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
1. Launching a web browser
2. Searching for information on two specific topics
3. Copying and pasting information from the web page to word processing document
4. Copying URL and pasting to word processing document
5. Adding horizontal lines between word processing documents to separate information
6. Saving a web page
7. Printing one page of a web page
2. Searching for information on two specific topics
3. Copying and pasting information from the web page to word processing document
4. Copying URL and pasting to word processing document
5. Adding horizontal lines between word processing documents to separate information
6. Saving a web page
7. Printing one page of a web page
E-mail performance objectives:
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
1. Launching a web browser
2. Navigating to the directed URL
3. Logging in using designated user name and password
4. Composing short message to be e-mailed to proctor
5. Spell checking your document
6. Attaching word processing document to e-mail
7. Sending e-mail to test proctor
Computer Literacy Terms
2. Navigating to the directed URL
3. Logging in using designated user name and password
4. Composing short message to be e-mailed to proctor
5. Spell checking your document
6. Attaching word processing document to e-mail
7. Sending e-mail to test proctor
| Duplex Printing | Input | Output |
| Peripheral | PC | CPU |
| Computer programs | Executable file | Firewall |
| Monitor | Microprocessor | Megahertz |
| ASCII | Hardware | DPI |
| Security holes | Identity theft | Piracy |
| Four activities of a digital electronics device | Instruction set | Bits |
| Graphics card | Microprocessor | Bandwidth |
| Analog | Modem | Chip/microprocessor |
| Special-purpose computers | Network | Terminals |
| Byte | Modulator | Demodulator |
| Worm | Trojan Horse | LAN |
| Machine language | Software | Megabyte |
Student will demonstrate proficiency by:
1. Open and close a window
2. Maximize, minimize, restore, size, and move a window
3. Add a shortcut to the desktop
4. Adjust icon size
5. Sort a list
6. Compress files
7. Copy and move files between disks
8. Rename a file
9. View contents of Recycle Bin
10. Use keyboard shortcuts
11. Change appearance of documents window
12. Select multiple files
13. Cut a file
14. Open using Start Search
15. Select a menu option
2. Maximize, minimize, restore, size, and move a window
3. Add a shortcut to the desktop
4. Adjust icon size
5. Sort a list
6. Compress files
7. Copy and move files between disks
8. Rename a file
9. View contents of Recycle Bin
10. Use keyboard shortcuts
11. Change appearance of documents window
12. Select multiple files
13. Cut a file
14. Open using Start Search
15. Select a menu option
