Unit of competency Outline

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Access and use the internet

Access and use the internet

Unit of competency
National Code
ICPDMT263
State Code
AUM55
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
26/03/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
16/09/2015
Field of Education
080905 - Practical Computing Skills
Original Release Date
16/09/2015
Nominal Hours
20
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use the internet to browse and download information and includes identifying required software and security risks.It applies to individuals who create electronic documents and use multimedia information within their work environments.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Identify and use local resources
  • 1.1 Installed internet software applications and their purposes are identified
  • 1.2 Internet software applications are used online and offline
  • 1.3 Extracting (decompressing) software and virus scanners are used on downloaded files
  • 1.4 Internet connection and protocols are identified
  • 1.5 Applications and files are downloaded and installed correctly
  • 1.6 Potential security risks are identified and avoided
2 Identify and use remote resources
  • 2.1 Websites are navigated to locate required information
  • 2.2 Files and documents are accessed using internet search engines
  • 2.3 Internet is browsed to find related sites via links
  • 2.4 Files are retrieved from File Transfer Protocol (FTP) repository
  • 2.5 Emails are sent, downloaded, read, responded to and saved
  • 2.6 Files attached to incoming email are retrieved and attached files are saved
  • 2.7 Newsgroups relevant to industry are accessed
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D3097 ICPMM263C Access and use the Internet Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OBP68 ICPDMT2630 Access and use the internet Unit of competency