Computer Basics for Beginners
What a computer is, the parts, operating systems, the internet and staying safe.
- Study & career skills
- Beginner
- English
- 12 videos · 0.5 h
- Updated Sept 2023
Videos by LearnFree · 36.3L views on this playlist
About this course
GCFLearnFree's computer basics course for first-time users. It covers what a computer is, ports and parts, laptops, operating systems and apps, setting up a desktop, Windows and Mac desktops, getting online, the cloud, and protecting your computer.
What you'll be able to do
- 1Name the main parts of a computer
- 2Use a Windows or Mac desktop
- 3Connect to the internet and stay safe online
Videos
Start with video 1 →MODULE 1Videos 1–66 lessons · 13 min
- Computer Basics: What Is a Computer and How Does It Work?3 min
- Computer Basics: Buttons and Ports on a Computer3 min
- Basic Computer Parts Explained for Beginners2 min
- Computer Basics: Getting to Know Laptop Computers2 min
- Computer Basics: Understanding Operating Systems2 min
- Computer Basics: Understanding Applications1 min
MODULE 2Videos 7–126 lessons · 20 min
- Setting Up a Desktop Computer: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse & More3 min
- Windows Basics: Getting Started with the Desktop2 min
- Mac OS X Basics: Getting Started with the Desktop5 min
- Computer Basics: Connecting to the Internet4 min
- Computer Basics: What Is the Cloud?3 min
- Computer Basics: Protecting Your Computer3 min
Printable cheat sheet: outcomes and the video checklist
These are the first 12 of 16 videos. Continue the full playlist on YouTube
- Before you start
- None
- Accessibility
- YouTube captions where the creator provides them · Keyboard-accessible player · Notes and bookmarks
Where these videos come from
Every lesson plays the original video from LearnFree with YouTube's own player, so views and credit stay with the creator. We picked this playlist because it's complete, in order, and recently updated. SkillSpring adds progress tracking, notes, bookmarks and focus mode around it.
Playlist: “Computer Basics” · 16 videos · last updated Sept 2023. Open on YouTube