The Complete Computer Basics Guide for Beginners: 2025

The Complete Computer Basics Guide for Beginners: 2025 | Udemy [Update 07/2025]
English | Size: 3.3 GB
Genre: eLearning

Computer Basics, Basic Computer Course, Windows 11 Basics, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Basic Computer Skills,2025

What you’ll learn
The Computer Defined
Types of Computers i.e. Digital Computers, Analog Computers, Hybrid Computers
Parts of Computer, Difference between Data and Information, Information Processing Cycle
Computer Hardware
Keyboard, QWERTY Layout, Alphanumeric Keys, Function Keys, Cursor Movement Keys, Modifier Keys
The different variants of mouse
Video and Sound, Printers
How Computer Processes Data, The Central Processing Unit, RAM, Cache Memory, Buses
Modern CPUs
Microsoft Word Basics
Microsoft Powerpoint Basics
Microsoft Excel Basics
Storage Devices (Magnetic Storage devices, Optical Storage Devices, Solid State Drives)
Computer Networks (Basics)
Internet and World Wide Web

The Computer Defined, Data versus Information,

Classification of Computers based on how data is handled (Analog Computers, Digital Computers Hybrid Computers)

Computers for Individual Users or Personal Computers (Desktop Computers,Workstations, Laptops, Notebooks, Tablets, Handheld PCs, Smartphones)

Computers for Organizations (Network Server, Mainframes, Minicomputers, Supercomputers)

Parts of Computer System (Hardware , Software, User and Data)

Information Processing Cycle (Input, Processing, Output, Storage)

Computer Hardware Categorized ( Processing Devices, Memory Devices, Input and Output Devices, Storage Devices, Bus Interconnection)

System Software versus Application Software (Different categories of System and Application Software)

Input Devices ( Mouse, Keyboard, QWERTY keyboard layout and keys explained in detail, Different variants of mouse explained)

Other ways to Input Data ( Pen based input, Touch Screens, Game Controllers i.e. joysticks and game pads)

Other ways to Input Data ( Optical Input Devices i.e. Bar Code Readers, Scanners, Handheld versus Flatbed scanner)

Other ways to Input Data (Audiovisual Input Devices i.e. Microphones, MIDI, Digital Cameras)

Video (Monitors and their types, Video cards explained)

Sound (Sound Systems, Sound Cards, Headphones and Headsets) (To be added)

Printing (Commonly used printers, High quality printers)

Data Representation in Computers

Transforming Data into Information (To be added)

Devices that Affect Processing Speed (To be added)

Modern CPUs (To be added)

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Windows Basics

Storage Devices

Internet and Its History

Major Services Provided by Internet (To be added)

The World Wide Web

Using the browser to navigate the World Wide Web (To be added)

Search Engines (To be Added)

Who this course is for:
Computer Science students and students from other discipline curious to learn Computer Fundamentals
Students wishing to learn both theoretical and practice aspects of Computer Basics/Fundamentals