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.

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Peer Review, Storytelling, Video Game Development, Writing and Editing, Writing, Content Creation, Creative Thinking, Constructive Feedback, Visual Storytelling, Multimedia
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Threat Detection, Exploitation techniques, Malware Protection, Security Awareness, SQL, Databases
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Semiconductors, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hardware Design, Materials science, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Mathematical Modeling, Physics
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: LangChain, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, AI Workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Embeddings, Generative AI, Tool Calling, Fine-tuning, Prompt Engineering, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Tensorflow, Semantic Web, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Analytical Skills, Application Programming Interface (API), Supervised Learning, Computer Programming Tools
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Cisco Learning and Certifications
Skills you'll gain: Windows PowerShell, Linux, Endpoint Security, Operating System Administration, Linux Administration, Endpoint Detection and Response, File Systems, Command-Line Interface, Unix, Linux Commands, Microsoft Windows, Unix Commands, Operating Systems, Event Monitoring, Windows Servers, Continuous Monitoring, Remote Access Systems, System Monitoring, System Software, Computer Security Incident Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Business Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Model Optimization, Model Evaluation, Large Language Modeling, Data Preprocessing, Model Training, Fine-tuning, Data Cleansing, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Test Data, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Technical Design, Design Software, Functional Design, Usability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Tool Calling, LLM Application, Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering, Token Optimization, Large Language Modeling
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Flask (Web Framework), User Provisioning, User Accounts, Web Development, Web Applications, Object-Relational Mapping, HTML and CSS, Authentications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Database Management, Database Application
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Web Content, No-Code Development, Content Management, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: IntelliJ IDEA, Integrated Development Environments, Software Development Tools, Development Environment, Scala Programming, Build Tools, Program Development, Software Development, Software Engineering
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours