OCNLR Level 1 Digital Functional Skills

1.1 Carry out searches on the internet (including use of keywords, exact phrases, search filters).1.2 Take account of currency, reliability and copyright when selecting information from the internet.1.3 Understand that search results may include sponsored results or advertisements and be able to recognise these.1.4 Carry out searches for files (including on file names, partial file names, file content).1.5 Create and use a hierarchical folder structure to organise files and use an appropriate file naming convention.1.6 Save a file on cloud storage using one device and open it on another device.1.7 Know and be able to appropriately use terminology (including bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes) describing data storage requirements.1.8 Know and understand limitations on file sizes when using some online services, and the benefits of using file compression to make effective use of storage capacity and to reduce data transfer times.1.9 Use online resources to identify solutions to common technical problems (including when to reinstall an application, change Wi-Fi settings, change a system or software setting) and apply the solution.2.1 Use suitable applications (including word-processing, document, or web presentation software), to enter, edit, format, layout and save information (including text, tables, graphics, charts) for a range of purposes and audiences.2.2 Use appropriate layout conventions for information (including formal and informal communication, presentation, advertisement) and audiences (including familiar, unfamiliar audience).2.3 Edit (including caption, crop, resize, change contrast, change colour balance) an image using an appropriate tool.2.4 Process numeric data using simple formulae (including sum, subtraction, 2.5 Process (including sort, filter) numeric data by values in a column.2.6 Format numeric data (including font sizes, font styles, alignment, cell formatting, merging cells, splitting cells, row height, column width).2.7 Chart a single series of numeric data using an appropriate type of chart and apply suitable titles and labels (including chart title, axis titles, data legends and data labels).3.1 Use email for a range of contexts and audiences.3.2 Use online messages (including instant message, text message, social media) for a range of contexts and audiences.3.3 Know what steps can be taken to limit a digital footprint (including use of privacy tools to manage cookies and website tracking, private browsing, restricting GPS information).4.1 Manage account settings for an online service (including personal details, login credentials, marketing, and communication preferences).4.2 Complete online forms and upload documents or images.4.3 Carry out checks to reduce the risks involved in transactions online (including checking for the padlock next to the URL in the browser, checking if the website appears professional with a legitimate domain name, checking reviews).5.1 Understand key rights under data protection laws (including right to see what personal data organisations hold about you, right to withdraw consent) and the circumstances where you can request that personal data be rectified or deleted.5.2 Understand the importance of protecting personal information and privacy online and know methods to do so (including private browsing, social media settings, settings on a mobile device to restrict or grant GPS location information, using a secondary email address).5.3 Know how to backup files to the cloud.5.4 Know how to avoid exposure to malware (including worms, trojans and ransomware).5.5 Know of and know how to minimise the effects of health risks (including weight gain, decline in physical fitness, poor sleep patterns) that may result from using devices and the internet.