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About the Course

Get ready to enter the thriving field of Information Technology (IT), with job ready skills! This beginner friendly course provides the core hardware and operating system knowledge needed by anyone new to IT and computer hardware who wants to start a new career in technology, including IT Support, Networking, Cybersecurity, and Software Development. You will first be introduced to computing fundamentals, the four functions of computing, and the benefits of computing. You will become knowledgeable of internal computer components, including motherboards, central processing units (CPUs), memory, hard drives, expansion slots, and others. Learn to identify interfaces, ports, connectors, and peripherals. You will become familiar with tasks that IT professionals perform; including workstation procurement, workstation setup processes, configure commonly used operating system settings & screen capture commands, computer acquisition practices, and job-essential troubleshooting processes. By the end of this course, you will become knowledgeable about hardware and operating systems, mobile operating systems, interfaces and connectors, Linux, and macOS. Throughout the course you will practice what you learn using interactive exercises and hands-on labs. At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to complete a final project where you will apply your understanding of course content. This course is also part of the series to help you prepare for CompTIA ITF+ and A+ certification exams....

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ML

May 31, 2023

The specifics of the assignment and potential changes would depend on the objectives and requirements of the course or educational program in which the assignment is being conducted.

AT

Nov 8, 2022

Fantastic course. I learnt the basics of system setup, adjusting user settings for optimal experience and basic troubleshooting skills. I can't wait to proceed in this course.

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By Mohit K

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Sep 7, 2024

Best of my knowledge this is best course of basic computing for beginners.

By Udamala B L

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Sep 6, 2024

A very Good Course to learn to get a brief Introduction on Hardware and OS

By Ankit k s

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Sep 7, 2024

I like this course. thankyou so much for providing this level of content.

By Elaine

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Mar 12, 2023

Nice audio and presentation slides. Great introductory course for noobs.

By Ramin a

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Jun 1, 2022

Thank you so much Coursera i learned a lot from this course excellent

By Muhammad H

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Mar 7, 2023

my name is Muhammad Habib From Islamabad pakistan your most welcome

By Sipe L

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Jun 3, 2022

Thank you so so much for provided us all these useful infomation :)

By Vipasha S

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Sep 5, 2024

it was very nice....i enjoyed and learned many things while doing

By Randall G

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Jun 27, 2024

This is a very good intro to computer fundamentals course so far.

By KPWG R

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Jan 8, 2023

Achieved a good understanding of basic computer hardware devices.

By Martin E

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Mar 6, 2024

Easy to follow but packed with important information, good job!

By Jeffery S

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Nov 22, 2022

Thorough but easy to follow. Definitely built my confidence up.

By Jaswanth R N

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Sep 3, 2024

this course is really good it should be one of the top courses

By GITS T

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May 22, 2022

Opened my Mind to how a computer and its peripherals operate.

By Satyam K

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Sep 8, 2024

Very informative course i am glad that i had done this course

By Venkata N K R G

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Sep 7, 2024

This coursera was very good and I have learnt so many things.

By Divakar S

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Sep 7, 2024

amazing content,the way of delivering content is outstanding!

By Deleted A

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Jul 22, 2023

Please keep updating the course atleast every year.

Thank you.

By Gowthami G

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Sep 4, 2024

It is a great course which helps in getting more information

By Kunal S

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Oct 3, 2023

Its were the great Course helping to build my resume skills

By Adi F

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Jun 17, 2022

very excellent teaching pattern, I understood every topic.

By Raghav C

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Sep 10, 2024

realy nice content and teaching way is also understandable

By TALARI K

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Aug 28, 2024

Nice to know more about the Hardware and Operating Systems

By KANAKANTI K B .

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Sep 10, 2023

Thank you for giving extra information about this subject.

By Sameer K

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Mar 21, 2023

I learn a lot of new things with the help of this course.