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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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    Packt

    Your Ultimate Guide To AKS Infrastructure And Network

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Persistence, Cloud Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Proxy Servers, Capacity Management, Application Performance Management, CI/CD, Key Management, Network Security, API Gateway, Network Routing, YAML, Application Deployment, Disaster Recovery, Scalability, Large Language Modeling

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Build Distributed Storage with GlusterFS on Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Servers, Linux Administration, Ubuntu, Virtual Machines, Distributed Computing, Linux, Performance Tuning, Data Storage, File Systems, System Support, Data Storage Technologies, Software Installation, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Encoder-Decoder Architecture - 简体中文

    Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Applied Machine Learning, Generative AI, Model Deployment, Natural Language Processing

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Managing Security in Google Cloud en Français

    Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Security Controls, Cloud Computing, Multi-Factor Authentication, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authorization (Computing), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Firewall, Network Security, Virtual Networking, Load Balancing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    LPIC-2 Linux Engineer (202-450)

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux Servers, Web Servers, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Email Security, Linux, Nginx, Apache, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Operating System Administration, Server Administration, Active Directory, System Configuration, Proxy Servers, Network Security, Firewall, File Management, Identity and Access Management, Authentications

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    GNU Octave: Apply, Implement & Design Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Software, Software Installation, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Trigonometry, Programming Principles, Data Manipulation, Engineering Calculations, Linear Algebra, Scripting Languages, Data Structures

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Machine Learning with Implementation in Java

    Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Model Deployment, Apache Mahout, Java, Java Programming, Apache Spark, Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Model Evaluation, Natural Language Processing, Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Regression Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow: Foundations - 日本語版

    Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Serverless Computing, Identity and Access Management, Data Pipelines, Data Infrastructure, Data Processing, Cloud Security, Apache Hadoop, Google Cloud Platform, Containerization, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Encoder-Decoder Architecture - Deutsch

    Skills you'll gain: Keras (Neural Network Library), Tensorflow, Model Deployment, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Autoencoders, Applied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Embeddings

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Octave Machine Learning: Apply, Analyze & Build

    Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, File I/O, Predictive Modeling, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Matlab, Exploratory Data Analysis, Scripting, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Applied Machine Learning

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Build, Train and Deploy ML Models with Keras on Google Cloud - Italiano

    Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Data Preprocessing, Keras (Neural Network Library), Model Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Scalability, Data Pipelines, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Model Evaluation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Smart Analytics, Machine Learning, and AI on GCP - Italiano

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Model Deployment, Unstructured Data, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Big Data, Data Pipelines, Cloud Deployment, Jupyter, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Your Ultimate Guide To AKS Infrastructure And Network: Packt
  • Build Distributed Storage with GlusterFS on Linux: Packt
  • Encoder-Decoder Architecture - 简体中文: Google Cloud
  • Managing Security in Google Cloud en Français: Google Cloud
  • LPIC-2 Linux Engineer (202-450): Packt
  • GNU Octave: Apply, Implement & Design Functions: EDUCBA
  • Machine Learning with Implementation in Java: Board Infinity
  • Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow: Foundations - 日本語版: Google Cloud
  • Encoder-Decoder Architecture - Deutsch: Google Cloud
  • Octave Machine Learning: Apply, Analyze & Build: EDUCBA

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