Duration and cost of the Course

  • 2 weeks.
  • The cost of the course is $30.00 comprising $20 for tuition and $10 for the manual.

Prerequisites – courses and equipment

  • Completion of both the Introduction to Computers and Computing Skills courses.
  • This course is suitable for students with Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP computers.
  • Your home computer should have a CD drive or DVD drive that is capable of burning CDs.
    Note: Almost all modern DVD drives are able to burn CDs.

You will receive –

  • a manual for use when working on the exercises for this lesson, for revision at home and future reference.

You will learn about these topics


  • CDs and DVDs
  • Pressed CDs and Recordable CDs
  • CD-R and CD-RW discs
  • Buying CD-Rs and CD-RWs
  • DVD/CD Drives
  • CD Burning programs
  • Burning files onto a CD
  • Erasing files from a CD-RW

You will use a CD-RW to practise –

  • Burning files onto a CD-R or CD-RW
  • Erasing files from a CD-RW