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.

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Data Structures, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Analysis, Text Mining
★ 4.7 (220) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Ajax, Javascript, Data Structures, Debugging, JSON, Web Development, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Computer Programming, HTML and CSS, Event-Driven Programming, Software Development, Git (Version Control System), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Application Programming Interface (API)
★ 4.5 (181) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fortinet, Inc.
Skills you'll gain: Firewall, Network Support, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Troubleshooting, Network Routing, Network Security, Routing Protocols, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Authentications, Network Monitoring, Event Monitoring, Lightweight Directory Access Protocols, Technical Support and Services, Remote Access Systems, Network Administration, Security Engineering, Application Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Security, Cyber Security Strategy
★ 4.6 (161) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Angular, JavaScript Frameworks, Unit Testing, Ajax, Cloud Applications, Web Applications, Web Components, Application Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Javascript, Code Reusability, Software Architecture, UI Components
★ 4.8 (1.9K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Tree Maps, Theoretical Computer Science, Analysis, Python Programming
★ 4.6 (192) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Policies, Information Systems Security, Human Factors (Security), Computer Security, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Security Awareness, Vulnerability, Threat Modeling, Policy Analysis, Political Sciences, Security Controls, Public Policies, Public Safety and National Security, Safety and Security, Human Factors, Authentications, Data Integrity, Usability, Software Testing
★ 4.8 (172) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Estimation, Robotics, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Linear Algebra
★ 4.7 (842) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, OpenShift, Cloud Applications, Serverless Computing, Microservices, Istio, API Gateway, Cloud-Native Computing, Restful API, Cloud Computing, IBM Cloud, Kubernetes, Application Development, Containerization, Software Architecture, Scalability, Flask (Web Framework)
★ 4.6 (412) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Computational Logic, Computer Science
★ 4.5 (272) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Applied Mathematics, Python Programming, Program Development, Mathematical Modeling
★ 4.7 (376) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Engineering, Data Manipulation, Data Store, Data Warehousing, SQL, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Stored Procedure, Cloud Services, LLM Application, Application Frameworks, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Data Science, Machine Learning
★ 4.8 (238) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, React Native, Responsive Web Design, Browser Compatibility, HTML and CSS, Cross Platform Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design, Javascript, Application Development, Application Frameworks, JavaScript Frameworks, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development, React.js, UI Components
★ 4.7 (608) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks