Are you computer literate?

I can teach anyone in my sleep.
I tutor the elderly.

I am so amaze at what they can not comprehend. No disrespect intended.
It is usually baby steps with them.

When someone asks me about computer literacy and how I know so much. I usually say I know as much as most 3rd graders. :-)

I know some basic HTML, but otherwise I’m not too familiar with web design and things like that.

But I still know oodles more than most people I know. A lot of my friends don’t even know that Ctrl-V pastes and Prt Sc makes a screenshot.

Not really. I’ve always wished I understood computers better, but whenever I try to learn anything beyond the basics, my brain just fails to grasp it somehow. I think I’m very left-brained. Good for you, though!

I’m very literate on the software side, but would like to know a lot more about hardware.

I have found it necessary to read and write well in English, and build a good computer.

I’m very computer literate, always have been. I had a computer in the house from the time I was about 9 years old, and started out using text based DOS and writing simple programs in BASIC. Now when I click a button on the screen, I may not know every detail of what is going on, but I have some idea of what the underlying process is.

I also took quite a few computer science classes, so I have written programs in machine code on up.

I can write code pretty well in two languages, but could pick up any other without difficulty.
I can make a website, but I have no design skills so it would be ugly, and I couldn’t hand code it without extensively looking up a reference.

With a Windows XP or earlier machine I can trouble shoot a lot of basic problems, my wife calls me instead of her IT people for tech support.

With basic instructions I could build a computer from parts.

And most importantly, I can figure out how to use things by trial and error. We used to have pirated games for our old PC, and we had to figure out how to do everything because they didn’t come with instructions. I think that’s good for you.

In Software and some hardware installations.

I look at a computer similarly to how I regard a car, as a means to an end.

I don’t need to know all about the mechanics of car repair in order to be a good driver. It does help somewhat to know which sounds or dash warnings signal serious trouble, but after that, that’s why God created car mechanics and AAA.

But, I would like to be able to do a few more things on the computer than I currently do. My main problem is that I do a lot of research and reading so I have a fairly good grasp of how things work conceptually, but knowing which keys to hit or places to click eludes me many times.

Oh yeah, 1 2 3 4 5 6 a b c d e…and enter!

A little. Nothing to brag about. There are a few things that I understand well, but my overall knowledge is not impressive in any way.

@Buttonstc : I agree with you. I don’t know much about cars, just the basics to get me going. If I need help I consult an expert. Recently my headlight burned out. I tried to do it by myself by the light was going in all directions when I drove. I had to get my brother who seems to be a car genius to come check it out.

@Snarp : I would love to design a website. I took a few design courses in college and played around with Dreamweaver. I was completely confused and lost when I was messing around with that. All the codes and stuff. Maybe one day I’ll learn.

Yew bet I am. I am sew lidderate that I cin even make a spred sheet. I have unt yet figgered how to get in on muh bed, bud, buddy, am I every lidderate!

I get by.

What’s really bad is when people in computer based industries don’t seem to have any working knowledge of how to use a computer. I am an online marketer who helps colleges with online education and despite my companies many connections to computers and technology somehow my co-worker managed to get through the day knowing little more than how to turn the computer on.

Usually someones lack of knowledge in this area wouldn’t bother me, in fact I find it somewhat commendable in today’s world, but after one meeting of finger pecked typing, one click scrolling and what seemed like a total incapability to use a mouse I have no problems saying the day she left couldn’t have come sooner.

I know enough to be able to function pretty well. I’m an admin. asst. and the majority of my job is on the computer in one way or another.

I know a lot on the software side and more than most on the hardware. It’s a little bit like learning English. There’s the basic understanding, but where it gets really interesting is in the niches. And the niches move ahead – scientists develop new language to talk with other scientists; artists expand their vocabulary; and teenagers rewrite everything every generation.
And so it is with computers. The really interesting stuff is niche-specific – videoediting versus AJAX versus character recognition versus…. whatever comes up tomorrow.
So I don’t think anyone is up to date on everything, and I’m willing to bet no one even knows all the things there are up to date on. For instance, I’ll bet there are a lot of really knowledgeable folks out there who’d say, “What’s a fluther?”

Eh. I’d say I’m at a 7th grade level. I can’t program to save m’life, but I can spec and install hardware, and for using software, I’m a quick study.

My computer literacy limits itself to me swearing at it when it fucks up.

I Love studying and working on computer a lot. Even I selected computer related topics for my studies.
If you want to learn something you should have a keen interest in it.you should collect some computer literate books to learn new topics.Try to do more and more practicals once you start doing practically you will learn very fast.