{"id":2043,"date":"2023-01-23T15:53:20","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/?p=2043"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:10:04","slug":"intro-to-computers-and-internet-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/intro-to-computers-and-internet-research\/","title":{"rendered":"DFAI-9001 Intro to Computers &amp; Internet Search"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2043\" class=\"elementor elementor-2043\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffd85ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ffd85ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a729d 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJobs in Austin requiring medium to high levels of digital skills\n<a style=\"color: #c1d82f;font-size: 13px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/digitalization-and-the-american-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brookings Institute<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4888545b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4888545b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3c44a4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b3c44a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Facts about this Micro-Credential<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f5ef34 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36f5ef34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4em;font-weight: 500\">What You&#8217;ll Learn<\/h3><ul><li>The basic components of a computer (hardware and software)<\/li><li>Navigating, managing files, and operating systems<\/li><li>Searching techniques to conduct browsing, filtering,\u00a0and evaluation of digital content<\/li><li>Ethical principles that relate to the use of\u00a0information technology and networks<\/li><li>Development of Problem Solving professional competency, as well<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe041e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fe041e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4em;font-weight: 500\">Things to Know<\/h3><ul><li>This micro-credential is free to all current ACC students<\/li><li>This is a foundation course \u2013 no prior knowledge\/experience is required<\/li><li>This micro-credential provides a base upon which to build digital fluency<\/li><li>This micro-credential is part of the <a class=\"jump-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/microcredentials#microcertificates\"><em>Fundamentals of Computer Skills for Job Readiness micro-certificate<\/em><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc842fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dc842fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab83e85 elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ab83e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.4em;font-weight: 500\">What You&#8217;ll Earn<\/h3><p>Those completing the micro-credential with an 80% or above will receive a portable digital badge that can be shared with employers or online on sites such as LinkedIn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b244cb9 elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b244cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/DFI-Intro-to-Computers-and-Internet-Search-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12379\" alt=\"Intro to Computers and Internet Search badge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/DFI-Intro-to-Computers-and-Internet-Search-1.png 600w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/DFI-Intro-to-Computers-and-Internet-Search-1-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e4f6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39e4f6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e582d5b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e582d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What our students have to say about this Micro-Credential<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd311bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd311bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57305b5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57305b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/WhatOurStudentsHaveToSay.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17096\" alt=\"Talk bubbles with the words what, our, students, have to, say\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/WhatOurStudentsHaveToSay.png 650w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/WhatOurStudentsHaveToSay-259x300.png 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7570d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7570d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;<em>The class was <strong>very interesting and got<\/strong> <strong>great support<\/strong> from [the Digital Navigator].<\/em>&#8221;\u00a0 Y.I.<\/p><p>&#8220;<em>&#8230;<strong>you will be surprised at what you didn&#8217;t know about computers and the internet<\/strong>. I thought the videos were well chosen, and the assignments were thoughtfully designed to challenge the learner.<\/em>&#8221; E.A.<\/p><p>&#8220;<em>It&#8217;s a <strong>great course and had a lot of information that is applicable to every job<\/strong>. I really enjoyed this microcredential course.<\/em>&#8221; C.K.<\/p><p>&#8220;<em><strong>Honestly, I could not believe this kind of quality class was offering for free<\/strong>. And I am a senior citizen back to school student who always wanted to learn about computer and internet. If I can manage this course, anybody can do it.<\/em>&#8221; Y.I.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78614a76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78614a76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a4480 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71a4480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jobs worldwide requiring digital skills by 2030 <br \/><a style=\"color: #c1d82f;font-size: 13px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2020\/01\/future-of-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Economic Forum<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-752194fb elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"752194fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"90\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6669a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd6669a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632b5469 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"632b5469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Micro-Credentials are a new way of learning at ACC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c54ebb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"56c54ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/time-complete-icon-v2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2163\" alt=\"clock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/time-complete-icon-v2.png 805w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/time-complete-icon-v2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/time-complete-icon-v2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/time-complete-icon-v2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Fast<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Unlike a traditional college course, the micro-credentials are bite-sized, taking 5 weeks or less to complete<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556d5225 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"556d5225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/free-icon-v2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2161\" alt=\"price tag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/free-icon-v2.png 805w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/free-icon-v2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/free-icon-v2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/free-icon-v2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Free<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Enrollment is free to current ACC students (some micro-credentials may require an additional purchase*<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ce79f7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"33ce79f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/support-icon-v2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2162\" alt=\"silhouette of a person\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/support-icon-v2.png 805w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/support-icon-v2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/elementor\/thumbs\/support-icon-v2-q15fr4ho63fk1d7e1l80nsvgznvxnz9wmc4eiriwd8.png 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"794699fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/flexible-icon-v2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2160\" alt=\"rabbit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/flexible-icon-v2.png 805w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/flexible-icon-v2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/flexible-icon-v2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/digital-fluency\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/235\/2023\/01\/flexible-icon-v2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 805px) 100vw, 805px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Flexible<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Learn on your own schedule with these micro-credentials, and go as fast as you are able to master the content<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1407e5d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1407e5d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t* Check the <i>Quick Facts<\/i>\u00a0section for details\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da2bf1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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