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.

Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Apache Hive, Big Data, Database Design, Data Integration, Social Media Analytics, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Database Management Systems, Database Management, JSON, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Data Analysis, Analytics, Scalability, Extensible Languages and XML, Data Pipelines, Query Languages, Data Cleansing, Dataflow
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export, File I/O, Data Wrangling, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Spreadsheet Software, File Management, Automation, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Data Science, Query Languages, Debugging, Performance Improvement, Computer Programming
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment, Endpoint Security, Information Technology, Data Security, Network Security, Cloud Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Linux Administration, Firewall, Cybersecurity, Linux, Network Administration, System Configuration, Security Controls, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Security Policies, Cyber Security Strategy, Microsoft Windows, Good Clinical Practices (GCP)
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Email Security, Gmail, Google Workspace, Security Controls, Cloud Security, Security Management, Mobile Security, OAuth, Data Security, Authorization (Computing), User Accounts, User Provisioning, Application Security, Security Software, Authentications, Identity and Access Management, Endpoint Security, Enterprise Application Management, Multi-Factor Authentication, Threat Detection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Fine-tuning, Model Deployment, Transfer Learning, Generative Model Architectures, Model Optimization, Multimodal Prompts, Cloud Deployment, Generative AI, Model Training, Vision Transformer (ViT), Model Evaluation, Reinforcement Learning, Image Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Python Programming, Programming Principles, Code Reusability, Computational Logic, Computational Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Serverless Computing, Cloud API, Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Cloud Deployment, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud-Based Integration, Cloud Security, Authorization (Computing), Application Security, Event-Driven Programming, Operational Databases, Authentications, Encryption, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Cloud-Native Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Event-Driven Programming, Software Architecture, Cloud Development, Cloud API, Cloud-Based Integration, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Services, Web Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Distributed Computing, Cloud Standards
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Plot (Graphics), Scientific Visualization, Text Mining, Statistical Analysis, Matlab, Statistical Methods, Data Visualization, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Descriptive Statistics, Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, Statistical Software, Computer Programming, Mathematical Software, Applied Machine Learning, Data Transformation, Data Preprocessing, Data Manipulation, Analytics, Data Processing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Whizlabs
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Bedrock, Responsible AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI Orchestration, Amazon Web Services, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI, AI Security, Generative AI Agents, Model Evaluation, Automation, Systems Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Scalability, Virtual Machines, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Management, Capacity Management, Network Architecture
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data-Driven Decision-Making, LLM Application, Statistical Methods, Performance Metric, Statistical Inference, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Test Script Development, Large Language Modeling, Model Evaluation, Model Optimization, Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Scripting, Embeddings
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks