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Computer Fundamentals Courses

Computer fundamentals courses can help you learn basic hardware and software concepts, operating systems, networking, and cybersecurity principles. You can build skills in troubleshooting, system maintenance, and understanding data management practices. Many courses introduce tools like Windows, Linux, and various programming languages, showing how these skills apply in everyday computing tasks and professional environments.

Popular Computer Fundamentals Courses and Certifications


  • D

    Duke University

    Rust Axum Greedy Coin Microservice

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Docker (Software), Containerization, Application Deployment, Microservices, Rust (Programming Language), Unit Testing, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Test Case, Web Frameworks, Restful API, Algorithms

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Project Finance: Analyze, Evaluate & Model

    Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Financial Modeling, Feasibility Studies, Project Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Financial Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Capital Budgeting, Cost Management, Cost Estimation, Financial Forecasting, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Cash Flow Forecasting, Cash Flows

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    21 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • W

    Whizlabs

    Azure: Security Operations Management

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Cloud Management, Cloud Security, Security Management, Data Storage, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Firewall, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Controls, Continuous Monitoring, Key Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Response, Threat Detection, Virtual Machines, Incident Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Develop an ASP.NET Core web app that consumes an API

    Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, .NET Framework, C# (Programming Language), Microsoft Visual Studio, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development Tools, Restful API, Microsoft Azure, Web Applications, Application Frameworks, Application Development, Development Environment, Event-Driven Programming, Middleware, Software Installation

    2.6
    Rating, 2.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    12 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Foundations of Elasticsearch

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Data Mapping, Data Store, Scalability, Data Management, Query Languages, Data Import/Export, Big Data, Software Installation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Michigan

    디지털 민주주의의 명암

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Policies, Security Awareness, Network Security, Cyber Attacks, Information Systems Security, Threat Modeling, Political Sciences, Human Factors (Security), Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Vulnerability, Public Safety and National Security, digital literacy, Human Factors, Emerging Technologies, Usability

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Deploying and Scaling iOS Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Apple Xcode, Core Data (Software), iOS Development, Secure Coding, Application Deployment, Scalability, Swift Programming, Apple software proficiency, Back-End Web Development, Performance Tuning, Application Security, Debugging, Security Controls, Knowledge of Apple Software, Build Tools, Application Performance Management, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Testing, Encryption

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    Edureka

    Natural Language Processing Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Classification Algorithms, Embeddings, Machine Learning Methods, Model Evaluation, Model Training, Dependency Analysis

    3
    Rating, 3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Advanced Data Testing for Quality at Scale

    Skills you'll gain: Application Lifecycle Management, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Data Validation, Data Governance, Data Quality, Test Automation, Apache Airflow, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, SQL

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Foundations of Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface, Ubuntu, Linux, Linux Administration, grep, Linux Commands, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, File Systems, Software Installation, File Management, Virtual Environment, Open Source Technology

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    18 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Trust and Security with Google Cloud - Português Brasileiro

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Security, Encryption, Cyber Attacks, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Data Security, Infrastructure Security, Cloud Computing, Threat Management, Cloud Standards, Security Controls, Public Cloud, Network Security, Authentications, Computer Security, Authorization (Computing), Data Storage, Identity and Access Management, Data Governance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Machine Learning Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Unsupervised Learning, Model Training, Machine Learning Methods, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Python Programming, Model Optimization, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Classification Algorithms

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Rust Axum Greedy Coin Microservice: Duke University
  • Project Finance: Analyze, Evaluate & Model: EDUCBA
  • Azure: Security Operations Management: Whizlabs
  • Develop an ASP.NET Core web app that consumes an API: Microsoft
  • Foundations of Elasticsearch: Packt
  • 디지털 민주주의의 명암: University of Michigan
  • Deploying and Scaling iOS Applications: Board Infinity
  • Natural Language Processing Essentials: Edureka
  • Advanced Data Testing for Quality at Scale: Coursera
  • Foundations of Linux: Packt

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