Certiport's+IC3

=Certiport's IC³= [|Certiport] has created three exams that students can take to demonstrate their computer skills. The Internet and Computing Core Certification (or IC³) is broken into the following exams with the listed objectives:
 * Computing Fundamentals
 * Computing Hardware, Peripherals, and Troubleshooting
 * Computer Software
 * Using an Operating System
 * Key Applications
 * Common Program Functions
 * Word Processing Functions
 * Spreadsheet Functions
 * Communicating with Presentation Software
 * Living Online
 * Communication Networks and the Internet
 * Electronic Communication and Collaboration
 * Using the Internet and the WorldWide Web
 * The Impact of Computing and the Internet on Society

The newest version of the exams is the Global Standard 3 (or GS3). This was updated in June 2009 (at [|NECC]). You can see the [|IC3 GS3 Skill Set Summary with coding.pdf] for specifics on the standards.