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      University of California San Diego

      Interaction Design

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Design Research, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Ideation, Experimentation, Design Elements And Principles, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Usability, Wireframing, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Statistical Analysis, Collaborative Software, A/B Testing, Telecommuting, R Programming, Storyboarding

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Introduction to Computers and Office Productivity Software

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Hardware, Spreadsheet Software, Computer Graphics, Data Analysis Software, Computer Systems, Document Management, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Data Storage, File Management

      4.7
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Columbia University

      First Principles of Computer Vision

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Image Analysis, Photography, Computer Graphics, 3D Modeling, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Virtual Reality, Medical Imaging, Unsupervised Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Dimensionality Reduction, Graph Theory, Machine Learning Algorithms, Display Devices, Mathematical Modeling, Color Theory, Algorithms, Estimation, Electronic Components, Automation Engineering

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      218 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Computer Networks and Network Security

      Skills you'll gain: Endpoint Detection and Response, Networking Hardware, Network Security, TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Endpoint Security, Computer Networking, Network Routing, Network Architecture, General Networking, Firewall, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Routers, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Wireless Networks, Network Analysis, Network Switches, Microsoft Windows

      4.7
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnQuest

      Linux Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Servers, File Management, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Bash (Scripting Language), Operating Systems, Shell Script, Web Servers, Software Installation, Open Source Technology, Service Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Back-End Development

      Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Software Development Life Cycle, OpenShift, Linux Commands, GitHub, Software Architecture, MongoDB, Bash (Scripting Language), Containerization, NoSQL, Kubernetes, Development Environment, Git (Version Control System), Object-Relational Mapping, Flask (Web Framework), System Monitoring, Microservices, Jupyter, Python Programming

      4.6
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Illinois Tech

      Introduction to Contemporary Operating Systems and Hardware 1b

      Skills you'll gain: Networking Hardware, General Networking, Wireless Networks, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, Local Area Networks, Computer Networking, TCP/IP, Network Infrastructure, Network Routers, Network Security, Wide Area Networks, System Configuration, Network Switches, Servers

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      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      289 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Applied Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Wrangling, Matplotlib, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization Software, Plotly, Dashboard, Exploratory Data Analysis, Seaborn, Data Visualization, Data Manipulation, Data Import/Export, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Modeling, Web Scraping, Jupyter, Data Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Python Programming, Data Science, Machine Learning

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Generative AI Engineering

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Data Wrangling, Keras (Neural Network Library), Unsupervised Learning, Generative AI Agents, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Flask (Web Framework), Supervised Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Deep Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Natural Language Processing, Data Import/Export, Statistical Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Jupyter

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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Design, Shiny (R Package), Pivot Tables And Charts, SQL, Rmarkdown, Data Analysis, Ggplot2, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization Software, Relational Databases, Leaflet (Software), IBM Cognos Analytics, Data Cleansing, Excel Formulas, Web Scraping, Data Manipulation

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      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Knowledge Accelerators

      Customer Service Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Service Level Agreement, Problem Solving, Customer Support, Customer Service, Technical Support, Resource Management, Interpersonal Communications, Verbal Communication Skills, Customer Relationship Building, Active Listening, Communication, Writing and Editing, Technical Communication, Process Management

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Arm

      Introduction to Microprocessors

      Skills you'll gain: Microarchitecture, Computer Architecture, Computer Hardware, Computational Logic, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Performance Tuning, Data Storage, Computer Programming

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      49 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Interaction Design: University of California San Diego
    • Introduction to Computers and Office Productivity Software: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • First Principles of Computer Vision: Columbia University
    • Computer Networks and Network Security: IBM
    • Linux Fundamentals: LearnQuest
    • IBM Back-End Development: IBM
    • Introduction to Contemporary Operating Systems and Hardware 1b: Illinois Tech
    • Applied Data Science: IBM
    • IBM Generative AI Engineering: IBM
    • IBM Data Analytics with Excel and R: IBM

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