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Beginner Computer Courses

Beginner computer courses can help you learn basic operating system navigation, file management, internet browsing, and word processing. You can build skills in spreadsheet creation, email communication, and online research techniques. Many courses introduce tools like Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and various web applications, showing how these skills are applied in everyday tasks and professional settings.

Popular Beginner Computer Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Navigate Pages & Trees

    Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, Collaborative Software, Content Management Systems, Scalability, Responsive Web Design, Web Analytics and SEO, Web Development Tools, Front-End Web Development, Web Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Optimize Splunk Performance for Scalable Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Real Time Data, System Monitoring, Debugging, Data Processing, Query Languages, System Configuration, Data Storage

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Google Cloud Customer Care Fundamentals - 한국어

    Skills you'll gain: Product Support, Help Desk Support, Technical Support, Technical Support and Services, Google Cloud Platform, Service Level, Service Management, Cloud Services, Issue Tracking, Problem Management, Technical Communication, Incident Management, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Sécuriser des réseaux VPC - Cloud Next Generation Firewall

    Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Threat Detection, Cloud Security, Cyber Security Policies, Security Controls, Network Monitoring, Malware Protection, Google Cloud Platform, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Networking in Google Cloud: Load Balancing - Português

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Security, Cloud Management, Network Routing, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Performance Tuning, Network Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    AWS Data, Integration and Modern Workloads

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Kinesis, Amazon Web Services, Amazon DynamoDB, AWS SageMaker, Amazon Redshift, Database Administration, Extract, Transform, Load, Databases, Relational Databases, Real Time Data, Cloud Applications, Database Management Systems, Scalability, Data Integration, Cloud Deployment, Middleware, Cloud-Based Integration, Web Services, Data Warehousing, Data Integrity

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master SAS Macros for Dynamic and Automated Programming

    Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Debugging, Computational Logic, Statistical Programming, Automation, Data Processing, Code Reusability, Program Development, Data Manipulation, Maintainability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    Google Cloud Spanner: Design, Scale & Operate Databases

    Skills you'll gain: Operational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Relational Databases, Database Design, Database Management, Data Migration, Google Cloud Platform, Distributed Computing, Disaster Recovery, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Integrity, Capacity Management, Transaction Processing, IT Automation, System Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Analyze and Automate Data Using Splunk Knowledge Objects

    Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Unstructured Data, Data Wrangling, Anomaly Detection, Event Monitoring, Scalability, Data Modeling, Continuous Monitoring, System Monitoring, Text Mining, Data Visualization

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Build Distributed Storage with GlusterFS on Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Linux Servers, Linux Administration, Ubuntu, Virtual Machines, Distributed Computing, Linux, Performance Tuning, Virtualization, Data Storage, File Systems, Servers, Data Storage Technologies, Software Installation, Package and Software Management, Scalability, Command-Line Interface

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Securing Cloud Services

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, Cloud Deployment, Security Architecture Review, Threat Modeling, Application Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Security, Threat Management, Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Security Requirements Analysis, Threat Detection, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Enterprise Architecture, Platform As A Service (PaaS)

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Maestría en Inteligencia Artificial

    Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Semantic Web, Unsupervised Learning, LangChain, Cloud-Native Computing, Model Evaluation, Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision, Financial Statement Analysis, Data Storytelling, Site Reliability Engineering, Deep Learning, Project Risk Management, Biomedical Engineering, Classification Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Marketing Analytics, Systems Thinking, Cloud Deployment

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

  • Navigate Pages & Trees: Coursera
  • Optimize Splunk Performance for Scalable Data Analysis: EDUCBA
  • Google Cloud Customer Care Fundamentals - 한국어: Google Cloud
  • Sécuriser des réseaux VPC - Cloud Next Generation Firewall: Google Cloud
  • Networking in Google Cloud: Load Balancing - Português: Google Cloud
  • AWS Data, Integration and Modern Workloads: Packt
  • Master SAS Macros for Dynamic and Automated Programming: EDUCBA
  • Google Cloud Spanner: Design, Scale & Operate Databases: Whizlabs
  • Analyze and Automate Data Using Splunk Knowledge Objects: EDUCBA
  • Build Distributed Storage with GlusterFS on Linux: Packt

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