Digital Literacy Assessment

Digital or Digital Skills are important for most 21st century workers.

This free Digital Literacy Test can be used to assist you in determining your suitability to complete a course online with a registered training organisation (RTO).

Your Score will help you determine how much support you may need to complete a course. The maximum score Possible with this test is 75.

Complete this quiz if you're thinking of enrolling into a predominately online Horizon2 course and you are unsure if you possess the Digital Literacy skills to complete your studies with minimal technical support.

Rate your Current Abilities

For each of the following scenarios or tasks, select the response that best fits with your current abilities.

Name

Business

Phone

Switching between and working in different windows and applications without closing them, for example, researching something in a web browser, working on a document, and checking emails.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes I get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

Sending emails with attachments.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means

Researching information using a Web Browser like Firefox, Safari, or Chrome

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but something get a little lost.

I struggle with this,

I don't understand what this means.

Logging into online accounts, like emails, banking, social media.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but something get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means

Copying information from one place and pasting it into another.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

Saving my files and organising them on my computer, so I can easily find thema and open them again later.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

Renaming my files.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

Copying and pasting text.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

Cutting, pasting or moving files in and out of different folders to organise them.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

Formatting text to make it look consistent, including adding headings and working with simple tables.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

Bookmarking links to different websites in my favourite web browser so I can easily come back to them again.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

Getting into a video conference such as Zoom and participating in it.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

Switching between three or more tabs while browsing the web.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

Using a calendar tool on my computer to organise my activities and time.

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

Making a basic presentation slideshow in a tool like PowerPoint

Easy. I do this often.

I can do this.

I can usually do this but sometimes get a little lost.

I struggle with this.

I don't understand what this means.

If someone said the following to me, how much of it do I understand?

"Visit Link, scroll down, download the 3 files there and save them in your documents."

Easy. I Understand fully what that means.

I understand.

I understand some of it.

I don't understand what this means.

When I don't know how to do something on a computer, I usually:

Search for the answer online and solve the problem myself fairly quickly and easily

Search for the answer online and solve the problem myself but it always seems to be a stressful and lengthy process

I stress out and avoid the problem

I get someone else to do it for me

Challenge Questions

Answer the following challenge questions to confirm your understanding.

I'm browsing the internet and a big flashing banner with the following warning pops up:

WARNING!!! VIRUS ALERT!!! YOUR SYSTEM32 IS CORRUPT AND AHCKERS AMY BE ABLE TO STEAL YOUR BANK DETAILS. Please call this number immediately to and our friendly tech support will help you remove the virus.

Call the number or follow the suggested link to get the virus removed immediately. Even if it costs a little money, it's worth it.

Ask someone more knowledgeable for help, this could be serious

This is most likely a scam, Ignore it.

A PDF File is:

Just another name for a Microsoft Word Document

A type of document, more for reading than editing.

A presentation Demonstration File (PDF).

A type of video file.

A social media website.

I've just recorded 30 minutes of video on my phone and I want to make it so someone else can watch it. How do I do that?

Easy. The quickest way is to just attach it to an email.

Just text it to them.

I wouldn't know how to do this.

It's too big to attach to an email or text. I will upload it to a service like Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive, and send the person a link to it.

Cut and Paste is the same as Copy and Paste

True

False

3GB (Gigabytes) is considered a large file and would typically take a while to upload.

True

False

3KB (Kilobytes) is considered a large file and would typically take a while to upload.

True

False

Final Check

Let's check you're set up to do a course online

I understand that Smartphone and most tablets (iPads etc.) are limited in functionality. While they are good for browsing, reading and entertainment, they can make the process of completing a full course online more challenging.

Yes

I have a laptop/notebook or desktop computer that works well, connects to the internet and has no problems getting things done that i need it to do.

Yes