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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


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    CertNexus

    CyberSec First Responder – Advanced (CFR-A): Attack

    Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Scanning, Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, System Configuration, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Linux, Bash (Scripting Language), Proxy Servers, Scripting, Linux Commands, Scripting Languages, Python Programming

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of London

    Responsive Website Tutorial and Examples

    Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, MongoDB, Interactive Data Visualization, JavaScript Frameworks, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Responsive Web Design, Collaborative Software, Data Visualization Software, Full-Stack Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Application Development, Databases, User Requirements Documents, Real Time Data

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Logical Operations

    Microsoft Word for Office 365 (Desktop or Online): Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Proofreading, Microsoft 365, Business Writing, Document Management, Productivity Software, Editing, Microsoft Windows, Writing and Editing, Computer Literacy, Technical Documentation, Writing, Web Content, Report Writing, Business Communication, Productivity, Collaborative Software, Collaboration, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Artificial Intelligence: An Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Taxonomy, AI Enablement, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Robotics

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Decoding Large Language Models

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, Model Deployment, AI Enablement, Transfer Learning, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Model Evaluation, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Responsible AI, Scalability, Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Systems Integration

    Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    User Research and Design

    Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Research, User Experience, User Centered Design, Ideation, User Interface (UI), Qualitative Research, Surveys, User Story, Data Collection, Persona Development, Data Analysis, Interviewing Skills, People Analytics, Statistical Analysis

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Generative AI Lab Series

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Amazon Bedrock, AWS SageMaker, Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Large Language Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Image Analysis, Real Time Data

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Data Engineering, Big Data and ML on Google Cloud 日本語版

    Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Data Lakes, Data Import/Export, Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, Real Time Data, Apache Kafka, Tensorflow, Data Infrastructure, Serverless Computing, Apache Airflow, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Apache Spark, Dashboard, Data Migration, Big Data, Data Governance

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Agentic AI Content for Practitioners (Teams: Legal)

    Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, Contract Compliance, Organizational Change, Legal Technology, Change Management, Contract Review, AI Enablement, Compliance Reporting, Compliance Management, Workflow Management, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Scalability, Automation, Process Design, Risk Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Approximation Algorithms and Linear Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Linear Algebra, Combinatorics, Computational Thinking, Mathematical Modeling, Theoretical Computer Science, Python Programming

    Build toward a degree

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    National Taiwan University

    用 Python 做商管程式設計(二)(Programming for Business Computing in Python (2))

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Data Visualization Software, Financial Data, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis, Debugging, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Maintainability, Data Validation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Star Schemas & Track Changes

    Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Data Warehousing, Looker (Software), Database Design, Data Mart, Data Modeling, Business Intelligence, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integrity, Data Transformation, Performance Tuning, Performance Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • CyberSec First Responder – Advanced (CFR-A): Attack: CertNexus
  • Responsive Website Tutorial and Examples: University of London
  • Microsoft Word for Office 365 (Desktop or Online): Part 1 : Logical Operations
  • Artificial Intelligence: An Overview: Politecnico di Milano
  • Decoding Large Language Models: Packt
  • User Research and Design: University of Minnesota
  • AWS Generative AI Lab Series: Amazon Web Services
  • Data Engineering, Big Data and ML on Google Cloud 日本語版: Google Cloud
  • Agentic AI Content for Practitioners (Teams: Legal): Coursera
  • Approximation Algorithms and Linear Programming : University of Colorado Boulder

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