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Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals for Everyone

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About Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals for Everyone

Learn new concepts from industry experts

Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool

Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects

Earn a shareable career certificate from IBM

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.