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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Story, New Product Development, Real-Time Operating Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Delegation Skills, Object Oriented Design, Sampling (Statistics), Proposal Writing, Supplier Management, Accountability, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Sustainability Reporting, Database Design, Unsupervised Learning
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Skills you'll gain: Plot (Graphics), Scripting, Scientific Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Graphing, Scalability, Text Mining, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Programming Principles, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Mathematical Software, File I/O, Software Installation, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Data Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Firewall, Load Balancing, Network Routing, Servers, Virtual Networking, Google Cloud Platform, Network Security
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, File Systems, Big Data, Data Infrastructure, Java, Data Structures, File Management, Systems Architecture, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Data Storage, Development Environment, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Strategy, Usability, Design Strategies, Storyboarding
Build toward a degree
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Integrated Development Environments, Computer Networking, Server Side, Real Time Data, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Application Development
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud-Native Computing, Scalability, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, DevOps
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Records Management, Programming Principles
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Model Deployment, Keras (Neural Network Library), Deep Learning, Tensorflow, Artificial Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Application Frameworks, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Methods, Image Analysis, Data Preprocessing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Anthropology, Kinesiology, Anatomy, Human Musculoskeletal System, Human Development, Exercise Science, Child Development, Obstetrics And Gynecology, Orthopedics, Biology, Experimentation, Cultural Diversity, 3D Modeling, Ancient History, Scientific Visualization
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, File Systems, Scripting, Linux Servers, Shell Script, System Configuration, Linux Commands, Unix Shell, Unix Commands, Systems Administration, Web Servers, System Monitoring, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, Performance Tuning, Service Management, User Accounts
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks