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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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    Packt

    OWASP Top 10

    Skills you'll gain: Security Testing, Application Design, Exploitation techniques, Event Monitoring, Server Side, Continuous Monitoring, Computer Security Incident Management, System Monitoring, System Configuration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Logical Operations

    Excel VBA Macros: Automating Tasks

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Automation, Business Process Automation, Computer Programming Tools, Microsoft 365, Data Wrangling, Microsoft Office, Spreadsheet Software, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Data Science

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    IBM

    Product Owner Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Product Development, Sprint Planning, Agile Project Management, Backlogs, Agile Methodology, Product Management, Product Requirements, User Story, Portfolio Management, Product Planning, Continuous Improvement Process, Interviewing Skills, Stakeholder Engagement, Prioritization, Goal Setting

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Research and Draft a Competitive Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Benchmarking, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Market Dynamics, Research Reports, Business Research, Market Analysis, Report Writing, Business Strategy, Marketing, Strategic Thinking, Business Writing, Market Data, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Communication

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Dartmouth College

    Question Reality: Mind

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Theoretical Computer Science, Logical Reasoning, Experimentation, Artificial Intelligence, Simulations, Computer Science, AI literacy, Psychology, Science and Research, General Mathematics

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 5

    Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Relational Databases, Databases, Data Access, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File I/O, Software Development, Command-Line Interface, Data Import/Export

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Progressive Web App with JavaScript: Make a Scavenger PWA

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Frontend Performance, HTML and CSS, Web Applications, Javascript, Performance Tuning, Software Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Pragmatic AI Labs

    GitHub: Advanced Prompt Engineering for Code

    Skills you'll gain: GitHub Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering Tools, Software Documentation, GitHub, Context Engineering, LLM Application, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Context Management, Software Development

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Building Web Applications with Flask

    Skills you'll gain: Flask (Web Framework), Restful API, Software Testing, Web Services, Development Testing, Verification And Validation, Databases, API Design, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Secure Coding, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), MongoDB, Web Applications, Application Frameworks, Back-End Web Development, Python Programming, Responsive Web Design, Maintainability, Application Deployment

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
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    Amazon Web Services

    Introduction to Serverless Development v01.01.00

    Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Development Environment, Software Development Tools, Software Architecture, Computer Programming Tools, Cloud Development, Cloud Platforms, Software Development, Cloud Applications, Program Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Authentication, E-Commerce Features & Order Management

    Skills you'll gain: Order Management, ASP.NET, Order Management Systems, User Interface (UI) Design, .NET Framework, Authentications, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI), User Accounts, Payment Processing, Web Design, Authorization (Computing), E-Commerce, Identity and Access Management, Payment Systems, Payment Processing and Collection, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Generative AI Foundations in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Fine-tuning, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Prompt Patterns, Responsible AI, Model Deployment, Large Language Modeling, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Data Ethics, Natural Language Processing, Transfer Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Model Training, Python Programming, Model Optimization, Machine Learning, Deep Learning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • OWASP Top 10: Packt
  • Excel VBA Macros: Automating Tasks: Logical Operations
  • Product Owner Capstone: IBM
  • Research and Draft a Competitive Analysis: Coursera
  • Question Reality: Mind: Dartmouth College
  • Rust Programming Essentials: Unit 5: Pearson
  • Progressive Web App with JavaScript: Make a Scavenger PWA: Coursera
  • GitHub: Advanced Prompt Engineering for Code: Pragmatic AI Labs
  • Building Web Applications with Flask: Packt
  • Introduction to Serverless Development v01.01.00: Amazon Web Services

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