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"Failed" means they have not been helping people become computer literate by any common-sense standard. They test almost exclusively for application functionality, which only serves to perpetuate the deeply ingrained misconception that computer literacy means being able to do useful things with a computer.
ECDL claims to have sold over one million tests worldwide.
No one interested @ San Jac.
IC3 tests for what people already know.
Only good for showing those who don't understand
Try to get CeriPort to come up with a definition
Success would mean bringing computer literacy to those that need it--the majority of the population.
There are two other organizations (besides CL-USA) that are promoting their own global standards for computer literacy. They are:
ECDL (European Computing Driver's License), which
