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      Alfaisal University | KLD

      الطاقة الإيجابية | Positive Energy

      Skills you'll gain: Positivity, Optimism, Relationship Building, Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Productivity, Overcoming Obstacles

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      67 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
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      Packt

      Natural Language Processing - Deep Learning Models in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Python Programming, Text Mining, Machine Learning Methods

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Preview
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      The State University of New York

      Food and Wine Pairing

      Skills you'll gain: Bartending, Cooking, Hospitality, Planning, Verbal Communication Skills, Strategic Planning

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      LearnQuest

      Fundamentals of Cloud Computing

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Solutions, Scalability, Cloud Platforms, Public Cloud, Software As A Service, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Storage, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Virtualization

      3.7
      Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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      41 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Leading Oneself with Personal Excellence

      Skills you'll gain: Personal Development, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Mental Concentration, Accountability, Overcoming Obstacles, Self-Motivation, Persistence, Productivity, Emotional Intelligence, Positivity, Optimism, Stress Management, Goal Setting

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      43 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Preview
      Preview
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      Coursera Instructor Network

      General AI Mastery Toolbox: Master AI and Drive Success

      Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, AI Personalization, Drive Engagement, Generative AI, Customer Engagement, Prompt Engineering, Business Process Automation, Emerging Technologies, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      18 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      TCP/IP, Routing, and Wireless Networking

      Skills you'll gain: Routing Protocols, TCP/IP, Network Switches, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Protocols, Network Security, Network Routing, Network Troubleshooting, Network Administration, Computer Networking, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Border Gateway Protocol, Network Performance Management, Firewall, Proxy Servers, Encryption, Authentications

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Infosec

      Writing Secure Code in C++

      Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Computer Programming Tools, C and C++, Application Security, System Programming, C++ (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), Software Development Tools, Debugging, Software Engineering Tools, Embedded Systems, Interoperability, Unix, Vulnerability Assessments, Operating Systems, Data Security, Development Environment, Linux, Data Validation

      2.8
      Rating, 2.8 out of 5 stars
      ·
      33 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Michigan

      Healthy and Sustainable Foods

      Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Food and Beverage, Health Disparities, Health Assessment, Environment, Spreadsheet Software, Environmental Science, Risk Analysis, Mathematical Modeling

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      22 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Preview
      Preview
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      IBM

      Linux on LinuxONE

      Skills you'll gain: Linux Administration, Linux, Virtualization, Data Storage, Cloud Applications, Application Performance Management, Security Controls, Mainframe Computing, Hardware Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Scalability

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Google Cloud

      Managing Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform for Hybrid Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Application Performance Management, Capacity Management, Scalability, Application Security, Cloud-Native Computing, Security Controls, System Monitoring, Application Deployment, Patch Management, Proxy Servers, Restful API, Data Security, Network Troubleshooting, Configuration Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      56 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: New
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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Onboarding: Automating Employee Journeys

      Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Automation, Employee Surveys, Employee Onboarding, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Generative AI Agents, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Document Management, ChatGPT, Employee Engagement, Data Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • الطاقة الإيجابية | Positive Energy: Alfaisal University | KLD
    • Natural Language Processing - Deep Learning Models in Python: Packt
    • Food and Wine Pairing: The State University of New York
    • Fundamentals of Cloud Computing: LearnQuest
    • Leading Oneself with Personal Excellence: University of Colorado Boulder
    • General AI Mastery Toolbox: Master AI and Drive Success: Coursera Instructor Network
    • TCP/IP, Routing, and Wireless Networking: Packt
    • Writing Secure Code in C++: Infosec
    • Healthy and Sustainable Foods: University of Michigan
    • Linux on LinuxONE: IBM

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