Using the Content Player
You use the SAM Content Player to take exams and trainings assignments.
There are three areas in the SAM Content Player:
Title Bar
Questions Area
Control Panel
Title Bar: Assignment Information
The title bar of the Content Player’s window lists general information about the assignment including:
Your name
The name of the assignment
Question Area: Assignment Questions and Tasks
The question displays either the question you need to answer or the simulated task you need to complete. Follow the displayed instructions.
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When you begin a training, a window describing the training task displays. Click Continue to proceed with the training.
Control Panel: Content Player Controls
The control panel at the bottom of the page displays the Content Player controls. These include:
Control Description
These controls enable you to do the following:
Open and close the menu of questions.
Select specific questions to answer.
Select tasks to perform.
For training assignments, different SAM versions and training types have different controls:
Intro: Provides a basic summary of the task.
Observe mode: Provides audio and visual instructions for the task.
Practice mode: Helps you perform the task by providing audio and visual prompts.
Apply mode : Enables you to perform the task without assistance.
CC: Enables you to use Closed Caption.
The following are controls for various course subjects:
Controls Course Subject
Microsoft Office2010
Microsoft Office 2013
Computer Concepts (training about Windows or the computer)
Control Panel: Content Player Controls (Continued)
Control Description
Displays when you are taking an exam.
Displays the ID of the current task or question.
Enables you to go to the previous or next question in the task list.
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Control Description
Displays when you are using training.
Ends one training mode and takes you to the next.
NOTE: If clicked while in practice mode, it takes you to the next task.
Display when you are using the training’s
Observe and Practice modes.
Enable you to reset, rewind, pause and fast forward through the demonstration of each task.
Enable you to mute and unmute the audio presentation.
For Computer Concepts, enables you to use
Closed Caption.
Display when you are taking an exam.
Indicate the time remaining for a timed exam.
Indicate the number of attempts you have to answer the question or complete the task.
Closes the Content Player.
If there are any unanswered questions or incomplete tasks, the following warning displays: There are unfinished tasks. Are you sure you want to exit?
Click Yes to exit or No to return to the session.
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If you exit, you also see a summary of the session. You can click Print to print the summary or click Close to end the session and return to the
Preview Exam
or
Preview Training
window.
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Click Close to close the
Preview
window and return to the
Exam
,
Training
or
SAM
Assignments
page, depending on where you clicked Preview.
IMPORTANT: Do not use the X of the Windows control to exit the Content Player. If you click the X of the Windows control, you will lose your work.
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