Driver
Controls the mouse and keyboard. Listen to your team before you act.
Five missions · One capable team
Can your team
master the machine?
Explore the computer in front of you, solve practical challenges, and leave with skills you can use in every web project.
00
Before you begin
Build your crew
Navigator
Reads the mission, keeps the team on task, and checks every step.
Researcher
Searches for help and turns useful information into clear advice.
Switch roles at every station. Everyone should drive at least once.
Getting stuck is part of the challenge. Search, test, and help each other.
Station timer
13:00
01—05
The challenge
Choose your station
Complete the checklist as a team. Your progress stays saved on this computer.
01
System scan
Know your machine
Create a quick technical profile of the computer in front of you.
Your mission
Find the following facts. Use the computer’s settings or system information—and search the web if you need help.
Bonus: Identify one connected input or output device and explain what it does.
02
Project rescue
Tame the files
Turn a loose bundle of website files into a project another developer can understand.
Your mission
Download the project fileswebsite_project.zipThink: Which files should stay at the project’s top level? There may be more than one sensible solution.
03
Tool setup
Install your editor
Choose the correct version of a code editor and get it ready for web development.
Your mission
Find the official Visual Studio Code website. Before downloading anything, check what your computer needs.
No install permission? Don’t try to bypass it. Instead, explain which installer you would choose and why.
Classify it: Is Visual Studio Code hardware, an operating system, application software, or a browser?
04
Web navigation
Browser detective
Find the controls and information hidden inside the browser you use every day.
Your mission
Explain: When you open google.com in Chrome, which is the browser and which is the search engine?
05
Chaos cleanup
Fix this mess
A colleague left you a chaotic client project. Make it understandable without losing anything.
Your mission
Download the messy projectclient_project_FINAL_v2_NEW_USE_THIS.zipImportant: Don’t delete files. If you are unsure, archive them.
Mission complete
You know more than you did 90 minutes ago.
Before you finish, share one task that surprised you and one computer skill you can now do more confidently.