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.

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Wireless Networks, Mobile Security, General Networking, Proxy Servers, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Security Awareness, Information Privacy, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Routing Protocols, Command-Line Interface, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Monitoring, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Virtual Networking, Border Gateway Protocol, Network Security, Enterprise Architecture, Virtualization, Network Architecture, Network Routing, Wireless Networks, Network Planning And Design, Network Administration, Infrastructure Security, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Ansible, Firewall, Network Infrastructure
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Virtualization, Virtual Machines, Virtual Networking, Hyper-V, VMware ESX Servers, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Storage Technologies, Networking Hardware, IT Infrastructure, Data Centers, Desktop Support, Endpoint Security, Computer Hardware
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Advancing Women in Tech
Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Business Process Automation, Multimodal Prompts, Image Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Responsible AI, Generative AI, DevOps, Devops Tools, CI/CD, Software Documentation, Terraform, Kubernetes, Prompt Engineering, Data Ethics, Automation, Innovation, Productivity
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Probability Distribution, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Import/Export, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Tidyverse (R Package), Data Literacy, Plot (Graphics), Statistics, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data Structures
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Community Development, Sustainable Development, Environmental Policy, Policy Analysis, Sustainable Technologies, Climate Change Mitigation, Public Policies, Emerging Technologies, Scalability, Technology Solutions, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Talent Pipelining, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Human Resource Strategy, Talent Recruitment, Talent Sourcing, Workforce Development, People Development, Recruitment, Recruitment Strategies, HR Tech, Strategic Sourcing, Diversity and Inclusion, Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Risk Management, Project Controls, Project Management, IT Infrastructure, Software Development Life Cycle, Information Technology, Project Portfolio Management, Project Scoping, Cloud Infrastructure, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Risk Management, Resource Management, IT Security Architecture, Agile Methodology, Scrum (Software Development), Change Control, Compliance Management, Waterfall Methodology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Dashboard, Databases, Data Mart, Data Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Star Schema, Data Visualization Software, SQL, Data Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Metasploit, Public Key Infrastructure, Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Cybersecurity, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Threat Modeling, Cryptography, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Mobile Security, Security Testing, Brute-force attacks, Vulnerability Scanning, Network Security, Operating Systems, Encryption
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Scalability, Cloud Computing, Software Architecture, Cloud Applications, Cloud Solutions, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Load Balancing, Serverless Computing, Software Design Patterns, Microservices, Event-Driven Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks