Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals for Everyone

About this course

This course will guide you through fundamental concepts and skills to confidently navigate various aspects of IT and the digital world. You will be introduced to the vast field of IT, covering a wide range of topics to build your IT knowledge. You will delve into hardware, operating systems technology, software, programming, databases, networking, storage, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and support and operations. Designed to summarize the IT Fundamentals and Cloud specialization courses, this course is ideal for individuals seeking non-IT practitioner roles, such as project managers. It provides essential insights into the IT field, equipping you to collaborate effectively with IT teams and make informed decisions within your role. Each lesson contains materials such as hands-on labs and interactive activities to practice your newfound skills, glossaries to help you learn new vocabulary, as well as practice and graded quizzes to assess what you’ve learned. If you seek a non-technical role in the IT industry, this course provides you with a strong foundation so you can thrive in the ever-evolving IT landscape.

What you will learn

• Define operating systems, computer components, programming concepts, databases, and explain the differences between commercial and open software
• Summarize the importance of computer networks, including wired and wireless connections; explore network resources and storage types in MS Windows
• Describe how to protect against security threats, address public browsing security concerns, and list password management best practices
• List the benefits of cloud computing, describe the cloud infrastructure layer, virtual machines, and summarize features of ticketing systems