Personal Computers (PCs)

An overview of electronic file management and information retrieval. Topics include designing and creating an effective folder and sub folder structures for file management; search options for file retrieval; file paths; common file extensions and associations; identifying and using common drive types including internal, portable, and networked; opening/saving files with non-default software; making a file read-only; saving files from the web; ARMA filing rules; file organization best practices. Time commitment: 14 hours.

If you have the desire to learn more about what your personal computer can do for you, but don't want to get blown away by technical terms and confusing acronyms, this course is for you. This is a non-technical course delivered at your own pace, and includes an introduction to computer hardware; an overview of some useful software, efficient internet usage, file management, and creating, saving, opening, & printing files.