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Beginner Computer Courses

Beginner computer courses can help you learn basic operating system navigation, file management, internet browsing, and word processing. You can build skills in spreadsheet creation, email communication, and online research techniques. Many courses introduce tools like Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and various web applications, showing how these skills are applied in everyday tasks and professional settings.


Popular Beginner Computer Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    How to design Facebook and IG stories using Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Content Creation, Social Media, Creative Design, Graphical Tools, Design, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    158 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Vanderbilt University

    Capstone MOOC for "Android App Development"

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Android Studio, Software Testing, Mobile Development, Java, Development Testing, Unit Testing, Application Development, Integration Testing, User Interface (UI), Data Persistence

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    69 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado System

    Cloud Computing Security

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, User Accounts, Apache, Web Servers, System Configuration, Command-Line Interface, Linux, Debugging, Network Routing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    132 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    R

    Red Hat

    Fundamentals of Containers, Kubernetes and OpenShift

    Skills you'll gain: OpenShift, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Containerization, Cloud-Native Computing, Data Persistence, CI/CD, YAML, Configuration Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface, Network Routing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    48 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado System

    Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Data Encryption Standard, Encryption, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Application Security, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Secure Coding, Data Security, Web Development, Email Security, PHP (Scripting Language), Brute-force attacks, Algorithms, User Provisioning

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    100 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    Developing Applications with Google Cloud: Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Application Deployment, Application Development, Authentications, Generative AI, Google Cloud Platform, Data Storage, Authorization (Computing), Data Store, CI/CD, Performance Tuning, Application Performance Management, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, Identity and Access Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Scrimba

    Learn React

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), JavaScript Frameworks, Event-Driven Programming, Performance Tuning, UI Components, Data-oriented programming, Javascript, Web Development Tools, Web Frameworks

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    219 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    IBM

    Introduction to R Programming for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Data Structures, Data Analysis, Integrated Development Environments, Data Science, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Web Scraping, Jupyter, Data Manipulation

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    602 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Snowflake

    Introduction to Generative AI with Snowflake

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Model Deployment, Unstructured Data, Application Development, Transfer Learning, Natural Language Processing

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    46 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Desarrollo de aplicaciones avanzadas con Android

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Android Studio, Mobile Development, JSON, Application Development, Restful API, Google Cloud Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Persistence, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface (UI), Animations

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    102 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Coursera

    Introduction to Cybersecurity Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Threat Modeling, Cyber Attacks, Mitigation, Cyber Security Strategy, Computer Security, Computer Security Awareness Training, Malware Protection, Data Security, Threat Detection, Information Privacy, Incident Response

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    912 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Learn Automation Testing with Java and Selenium Webdriver

    Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Eclipse (Software), Java, Java Programming, JUnit, HTML and CSS, Test Automation, Software Testing, Test Script Development, Integrated Development Environments, Test Data, Test Tools, Browser Compatibility, Computer Programming, Web Development, Programming Principles, Test Case, Software Design, Development Environment

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    28 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular beginner computer courses

  • How to design Facebook and IG stories using Canva: Coursera
  • Capstone MOOC for "Android App Development": Vanderbilt University
  • Cloud Computing Security: University of Colorado System
  • Fundamentals of Containers, Kubernetes and OpenShift: Red Hat
  • Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API: University of Colorado System
  • Developing Applications with Google Cloud: Foundations: Google Cloud
  • Learn React: Scrimba
  • Introduction to R Programming for Data Science: IBM
  • Introduction to Generative AI with Snowflake: Snowflake
  • Desarrollo de aplicaciones avanzadas con Android: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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