This handbook, in both English and Spanish versions, is intended for use with adult basic education (ABE) students. It contains five sections of basic computer literacy activities and information about the ABE computer literacy course offered at Dona Ana Community College (DACC) in New Mexico. The handbook begins with forewords by the handbook's two developers, an ABE director and an ABE tutor with degrees in computer technology and foreign languages. The following topics are examined in six sections: computers and the disk operating system DOS (definition of a computer, components of a microcomputer system, the procedure for starting a computer, the procedure for starting DOS, basic DOS commands, and the concept of directories); the basics of working with Windows 95 (using the start button, the programs option, and Windows Explorer; maximizing, minimizing, and canceling; and shutting down Windows 95); the basics of operating the word processing program WordPerfect and the spreadsheet Quattro Pro; the Internet (networks, Internet addresses, the World Wide Web and Netscape Navigator, and electronic mail); and the basic computer literacy course taught at DACC (course outline and list of competencies). English and Spanish versions of the handbook are included. (MN)