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    Universitat Politècnica de València

    Cybersecurity basics for everyone

    Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Computer Security Awareness Training, Encryption, Security Awareness, Data Security, Personally Identifiable Information, Cyber Risk, Malware Protection, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Privacy, Multi-Factor Authentication, Identity and Access Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Logical Operations

    CCNA: Networking Basics, Switching, Addressing, and Routing

    Skills you'll gain: Routing Protocols, Network Routing, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), TCP/IP, Network Administration, Network Switches, General Networking, Network Architecture, OSI Models, Network Routers, Local Area Networks, Networking Hardware, Computer Networking, Network Infrastructure, Network Model, Network Protocols, Command-Line Interface

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of London

    How Computers Work

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Computer Systems, Web Applications, Computer Literacy, Network Security, Computer Networking, Computational Thinking, Debugging, Web Design and Development, Cybersecurity, Problem Management, Software Architecture, Data Storage

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Basic Ideas in Computing Security

    Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Management, Multi-Factor Authentication

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Foundations of IT and Core Hardware Components

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Networking Basics and TCP/IP Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Routing Protocols

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Foundations of Computer Networking

    Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, Computer Networking, Network Routers, General Networking, TCP/IP, Networking Hardware, Network Troubleshooting, Network Switches, Local Area Networks, Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols, Network Performance Management, Network Model, Network Analysis

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    Packt

    Networking and Troubleshooting IT Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Command-Line Interface, Network Troubleshooting, TCP/IP, Wireless Networks, Local Area Networks, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Operating System Administration, Network Administration, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), General Networking, Network Protocols, Network Routers, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Network Security, Scripting, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Artificial Intelligence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Cloud Computing Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, Distributed Computing, Amazon S3, Cloud Management, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Storage, Capacity Management, Software As A Service, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Security, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Virtualization, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Kubernetes, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Amazon CloudWatch

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    University of California, Irvine

    Introduction to Computer Information Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Agile Methodology, Productivity Software, digital literacy, Network Security, Computer Hardware, Computer Systems, Data Security, Risk Management, System Design and Implementation, TCP/IP, Information Technology, Software Development Methodologies, Data Ethics, Cybersecurity, General Networking, Productivity, Safety and Security, Process Design

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Networking, Network Troubleshooting, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, OSI Models, Network Routing, Network Infrastructure, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Wireless Networks, Network Model, Data Integrity

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    LearnQuest

    Introduction to Computer Programming with Visual Basic

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, File I/O, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Database Management, System Software, Databases, Relational Databases, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Network Security, Computer Hardware, SQL, Computer Science, Development Environment, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Principles

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Cybersecurity basics for everyone: Universitat Politècnica de València
  • CCNA: Networking Basics, Switching, Addressing, and Routing: Logical Operations
  • How Computers Work: University of London
  • Basic Ideas in Computing Security: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Foundations of IT and Core Hardware Components: Packt
  • Networking Basics and TCP/IP Fundamentals: Packt
  • Foundations of Computer Networking: Packt
  • Networking and Troubleshooting IT Systems: Packt
  • Cloud Computing Fundamentals: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Introduction to Computer Information Systems: University of California, Irvine

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