Spartacus, post: 84406, member: 1060 Wrote:anyway i agree that computer literacy(supposing typing speed dictates how proficient one is in that aspect) puts one a step ahead of others in the general workplace.

i've seen some people who are proficient in excel(utilizing pivot tables, formulas etc). Pretty much blown away.

Yeah, it's pretty crazy, you can do a lot with the Office suite. Used to teach a class at my University about it, and we used pivot tables and it helped out wonderfully for a lot of people.