Do we need a 'computer driving test'?

28.09.2009
In a recent post about ads for fake virus scanners and their propensity for snagging less experienced/more gullible users (""), I asked the following questions:

Should users have to pass a computer driving test? If so, what questions do you think should be on it?

[ Also on InfoWorld: "" | Learn how to secure your systems with Roger Grimes' and , both from InfoWorld. ]

(There should probably be a similar test for parents -- but that's a topic for a different day.)

I thought my post would generate some interesting responses from the residents of Cringeville, and I was right. I wanted to share some of the better suggestions I received.

Reader F. T. wants "a mandatory course on the 'Internet for Dummies' - which covers such 'advanced' topics like scaling down picture attachments from your digital camera to a reasonable size for sending so it doesn't fill someone's e-mail box as well as the concept of using e-mail in general."