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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

    HMI Design and Intermediate PLC Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Programmable Logic Controllers, Animations, Human Machine Interfaces, Control Systems, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Control Panels, Test Tools, Interactive Design, Electrical Wiring, Automation Engineering, Simulations, User Interface (UI) Design, User Feedback, System Configuration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, AI Enablement, Tool Calling, Google Cloud Platform, Large Language Modeling, Organizational Strategy, Innovation, Solution Design, Customer experience improvement

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    261 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    CertNexus

    CFR: Incident Analysis, Response, and Forensics

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Mitigation, Cyber Threat Hunting, Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Incident Management, Criminal Investigation and Forensics, Information Systems Security, Continuous Monitoring, Cyber Attacks, Computer Security, Network Security, Analysis, Network Analysis, Linux Commands, Bash (Scripting Language), Windows PowerShell

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The Linux Foundation

    Using Git for Distributed Development

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Version Control, Open Source Technology, Software Development Tools, Software Versioning, Development Environment, Code Review, Linux

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    594 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Monitoring and Observability for Development and DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: Grafana, System Monitoring, Prometheus (Software), Application Performance Management, DevOps, Continuous Monitoring, Docker (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, Kubernetes, Microservices, Debugging, Distributed Computing, Data Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    97 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM COBOL Data and File Management

    Skills you'll gain: COBOL (Programming Language), Job Control Language (JCL), IBM DB2, z/OS, Mainframe Computing, Relational Databases, File Management, Data Management, Databases, Database Management Systems, File Systems, Programming Principles, Command-Line Interface, Computer Programming

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    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Columbia University

    Decision Making and Reinforcement Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Algorithms, Markov Model, Deep Learning, Decision Support Systems, Simulations, Probability Distribution, Statistical Methods

    4.3
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Salesforce

    Groundwork for Success in Sales Development

    Skills you'll gain: Time Management, Productivity, Growth Mindedness, Sales Development, Professional Development, Goal Setting, Prioritization, Professionalism, Collaboration, Personal Development, Teamwork, Sales, Performance Metric, Constructive Feedback, Self-Awareness, Stress Management, Accountability

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    465 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Build Streaming Data Pipelines on Google Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Real Time Data, Extract, Transform, Load, Big Data, Data Processing, SQL, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning, Scalability

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Web Application Security Testing with OWASP ZAP

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Vulnerability Scanning, Proxy Servers, Security Testing, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Brute-force attacks, Web Scraping

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    TypeScript Operators

    Skills you'll gain: TypeScript, Computational Logic, Scripting Languages, Programming Principles, Web Development Tools, Data Structures, Computer Programming

    4.5
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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Duke University

    Object-Oriented Programming in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Simulations

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • HMI Design and Intermediate PLC Programming: Packt
  • Gen AI Agents: Transform Your Organization: Google Cloud
  • CFR: Incident Analysis, Response, and Forensics: CertNexus
  • Using Git for Distributed Development: The Linux Foundation
  • Monitoring and Observability for Development and DevOps: IBM
  • IBM COBOL Data and File Management: IBM
  • Decision Making and Reinforcement Learning: Columbia University
  • Groundwork for Success in Sales Development: Salesforce
  • Build Streaming Data Pipelines on Google Cloud: Google Cloud
  • Web Application Security Testing with OWASP ZAP: Coursera

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