ED2GO®- Online Computer Courses
(Note - to prepare to take--and pass--all major computer industry certification exams, including the CompTIA A+®, MCSE®, and CompTIA Network+® Visit Online Certification Prep Courses.)
Introduction to Windows Vista - Windows Vista is a radical departure from the Windows of yesteryear. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced Windows user, you won't want to miss out on everything this powerful new version has to offer. In this course, specifically designed for beginners and casual users, you'll learn to use Vista's best and most important features.
Computer Skills for the Workplace - Most jobs today require a working knowledge of certain computer skills. Employers seek and reward employees with the skills and knowledge to send messages across the country via e-mail; use a spreadsheet to create a graph and paste it into a report; add and edit data in a database; understand the implications of file sizes, memory limitations, and network arrangements; and recognize the function and features of modern computer components. Any job candidate who already possesses these skills will stand above those who do not. This course provides fundamental computer competencies you need to survive and prosper in today's workplace. Learn to implement the powers of modern office software to work faster and more efficiently. Focus on practical application for software most common to the workplace.
Intro to PC Troubleshooting - Get under the hood of your PC? Introduction to PC Troubleshooting takes you step by step through the typical hardware and operating system problems encountered by technicians, and teaches you troubleshooting techniques to decipher any problem and gives you the skills you need to solve them. Once you've mastered the basics, learn how to diagnose and fix some of the more advanced and nasty problems that sometimes crop up in the PC. Finally, this course will show you how to maintain and optimize a Windows PC.
Introduction to PC Security - What you don't know about PC security really can hurt you! Learn why you're at risk and what you can do to protect your precious personal and business data from the outside world. This course, taught by a security expert, will quickly bring you up to speed on the fundamentals of PC and network security. You'll learn the nature of the threats you face, how to assess your vulnerability, how to identify the weak links in your system, and how you can implement simple solutions to minimize your risks.
Hack Your Way to Security - When is hacking legal? When you use it to secure your own network. This new method of hacking, called ethical hacking or white-hat hacking, uses common and readily available hacking tools and techniques to audit your network so you can locate and close security holes. Whether you're running a small home network or administering a large enterprise, this course will teach you how to better protect your system against those who wish to gain unauthorized access. Sooner or later, you know that somebody is going to try and break into your network. Why not learn how hackers think so you can harden your defenses against them?
101 Tips and Tricks for the iMac and Macintosh - 101 tips, trick and shortcuts to help you become more efficient and productive in using your Macintosh or iMac.
Introduction to QuickBooks 2007 - Learn how QuickBooks makes it easy to set up a chart of accounts, reconcile your checking account, create and print invoices, receipts, and statements, track your payables, inventory, and receivables, create estimates and generate reports.
Performing Payroll in QuickBooks - QuickBooks software can be used to process payroll quickly and easily. This course details all the steps needed for proper set-up and even includes troubleshooting tips and solutions for common problems and mistakes.
QuickBooks 2007 for Contractors - Designed specifically for contractors, this course addresses the specific accounting needs of the construction industry. We'll focus on how to use the Premier Contractor Edition of QuickBooks 2007 to run your contracting business more efficiently. Clear lessons and step-by-step instructions written in plain language will give you hands-on practice using the features that you're sure to use on a daily basis.
QuickBooks for Contractors
- Designed specifically for the construction industry, QuickBooks for Contractors uses the Premier Contractor Edition of QuickBooks to show you how to utilize this powerful program to create estimates, progress invoices, and even job cost reports. You'll avoid making common mistakes by learning the proper file setup techniques for contractors, and you'll discover the secrets to help you create useful and dynamic management reports.
Performing Payroll in QuickBooks 2007
- Learn how to use QuickBooks software to process payroll quickly and easily. You'll discover all the steps you need to properly set up your payroll system, troubleshoot common problems, and avoid mistakes.
Intro to Windows XP - Whether new to Windows or an experienced PC aficionado, there's a lot to learn in the all-new Windows XP. This course covers all the basic skills and concepts needed to use a computer. It will teach how to work with text, pictures, photos, sound, music, DVD, Interactive TV, and video; create shortcuts, customize the interface, take full advantage of the Internet, and even build your own local area network (LAN). You'll even learn how Windows XP supports the new Microsoft .NET strategy and XML - a new language that's poised to revolutionize the way we use our computers.
Intro to Microsoft Excel 2003 - Discover dozens of shortcuts and tricks for setting up fully formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently. Learn the secrets behind writing powerful formulas, using functions, sorting and analyzing data, creating custom charts, creating 3-dimensional workbooks, building links, and creating macros and custom toolbar buttons.
Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2003 - Learn how to work faster and more productively by using many of Excel's powerful features such as the PivotTable, Solver, and AutoFilter. Build worksheets with decision-making capabilities, and learn to use advanced graphing techniques.
Advanced Microsoft Excel 2003 - Maximize your investment in Microsoft Excel by learning advanced techniques that most users don't even know exist. In this practical, hands-on course, you'll learn how to use scenarios and data tables to quickly perform multiple what-if analyses. You'll discover a variety of advanced pivot table techniques, like creating calculated fields and calculated items. You'll be able to use validation to protect the integrity of your worksheets from other, less experienced users. You'll become adept at consolidating and importing data, and you'll master the art of conditional formatting to highlight duplicate entries and other common worksheet problems. Impress your coworkers by learning how to add functional and eye-catching controls to any worksheet, and find out how to nest one function inside another to accomplish just about anything Excel has to offer.
Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007 - Discover dozens of shortcuts and tricks for setting up fully formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently. Learn the secrets behind writing powerful formulas, using functions, sorting and analyzing data, creating custom charts, creating 3-dimensional workbooks, building links, and creating macros and custom toolbar buttons.
Introduction to Microsoft Access 2003 - Learn how to use this powerful and award-winning database to store, locate, print, and automate access to just about any type of important information
Intermediate Microsoft Access 2003 - Learn how to build real world databases using Microsoft Access 2003. Master the secrets of making the computer--not people--do all the work. Create tables, queries, forms, reports, and macros for managing contacts, products, orders, invoices, and receipts. Pull all the pieces together with a single, easy-to-use switchboard.
Intro to Microsoft Word 2003 - Learn how to create and modify documents in Word, the strongest and most popular word-processing program available.
Intro to Microsoft Word 2007 - Learn to use the word processor PC Magazine ranked as one of the
'strongest and most intelligent programs ever written.' In this
hands-on workshop, you'll learn how to add, move through, and edit
text, move words from one part of your document to another, work on
two or more documents simultaneously, change the size or appearance of
text, change margins and tab settings, automatically center, right
align, justify, and indent text; run the integrated grammar and
spelling checker; use the thesaurus, and save, retrieve, copy,
organize, and print your documents.
Intermediate Microsoft Word 2003 - Take advantage of Word's publishing capabilities to easily create flyers, newsletters, brochures, and other heavily formatted documents.
Advanced Microsoft Word 2003 - Learn how to build time-saving macros, customize your toolbars, create shortcut keys, crank out form letters and mailing labels, perform queries, and much more.
Intro to Microsoft Publisher 2003 - Learn how Microsoft's comprehensive, yet easy-to-use desktop publishing package can help you create and publish a wide variety of stunning documents. This hands on, project oriented course will give you valuable experience in designing, developing, and publishing newsletters, Web sites, and brochures. And if you're new to graphic design, you'll receive plenty of expert guidance in selecting and using images, colors, and layouts.
Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 - Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 to create impressive slide presentations formatted with filled with formatted text, images, video, audio, animation, charts, and links to the Web. You'll also learn how to save your presentations in HTML so they can be shared with others over the Web, and you'll discover some of the exciting new features exclusive to PowerPoint 2003, such as the Package-for-CD feature, the Research task pane, and the updated PowerPoint Viewer.
Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 - Learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 to create impressive slide presentations filled with formatted text, images, video, audio, animation, charts, and hyperlinks. Find out how to save your presentations so you can share them with others over the Web or on CDs.
Introduction to Microsoft Project 2003 - Discover how to effectively plan, implement, and control projects using Microsoft Project 2003. In this hands-on course, you will find out how to apply the world's most popular project management software to your needs. You'll convert lists and schedules into an integrated plan you can be proud of, and you'll see how Microsoft Project can walk you through any project by helping you organize details, sequence tasks, produce a baseline, assign resources and costs, track progress, identify and analyze variances, revise your project plan, create schedules, and share everything with your customers and coworkers.
Introduction to Microsoft Project 2007 - Discover how to effectively plan, implement, and control projects using Microsoft Project 2007. Learn how to apply the world's most popular project management software to convert your lists and schedules into an integrated plan you can be proud of. See how Microsoft Project helps you think through and organize your project's details, sequence tasks, produce a baseline, assign resources and costs, track progress, identify and analyze variances, and revise your project plan.
Introduction to Microsoft Visio 2003 - In today's fast-paced, professional world, you need clear communication to get ahead. Learning to create professional-looking diagrams in Microsoft Visio 2003 will take your skills set to the next level. Follow along as a seasoned industry professional leads you through easy-to-follow projects and exercises to design diagrams based on industry standards and best practices. You'll learn how to use Visio's many features and functions to make your diagrams pop.
Keyboarding - Use the computer program FasType for Windows to learn the basic skills of touch-typing.
Creating a Small Office Network - Create your own small office network using Windows XP Professional Edition. Slash expenses and improve efficiency by learning how to share printers, Internet connections, drives, and documents. You'll learn what hardware you will need, how to configure Windows XP Professional Edition to run your small network, how to configure printers and other peripherals, and how to manage and maintain your network and keep it secure.
Creating a Home Network - Create your own home network so that your computers can easily share printers, Internet connections, drives, documents, photos, and other resources. You'll learn what hardware you need, how to configure Windows XP to run your small network, and how to configure printers and other peripherals. By the end of the course, you'll know how to manage and maintain your network, and how to keep it secure.
Intro to Networking - Businesses, schools, and other organizations are becoming increasingly reliant on computer networks, which explains why workers with networking skills are in high demand. Learn the fundamentals of computer networking in terms you can easily understand. Learn why networks have become so important, how software and hardware makes networking possible, and how networks function. This course gives you the foundation needed to begin training for CCNA Certification or employment in a computer networking career.
Intermediate Networking - Learn real-world applications for the concepts you learned in 'Introduction to Networking.' Gain an understanding of almost every aspect of networking technology, including hot topics such as virtual private networks, security, and Internet connectivity. Completion of this course and its prerequisite should serve as a springboard for a career in computer networking or training for CCNA Certification.
Creating User Requirements Documents - Your success as a developer depends almost entirely on your ability to meet or exceed your customers' every expectation. This course will show you, step by step, how to discover and document precisely what your customer wants. No matter which industry you work for, no matter what type of project you have, you will master the requirements management process in this course. Learn practical techniques to gather, manage, and document user requirements that you can be apply immediately to your profession. In addition, this course will use examples and templates to walk you through the complete process of creating a user requirements document from inception through completion and beyond.
Intro to Oracle - Learn how to use the Oracle database management system to plan, organize,
and manage your data. This course will introduce you to the Structured
Query Language (SQL), Oracle's SQL*Plus, and other valuable tools used to
develop, manage, and reference an Oracle database. You will learn how to
create an Oracle database, build various database objects for the database,
and write simple SQL statements that access the data from the database.
Intro to SQL -
Learn the key concepts of Structured Query Language (SQL) and gain a solid working knowledge of this powerful and universal database programming language. You'll learn the basic structure of relational databases, how to read and write simple and complex SQL statements, and how to manipulate data.
Intro to PHP and MySQL -
Learn how to create an interactive Web site, allowing visitors to post and retrieve information provided by you or your site's visitors.You'll see how to use the PHP programming language to generate dynamic Web sites that automatically change as your data changes. You'll also learn how to use the popular MySQL database server with PHP to store and retrieve data over the Web.
Intro to Database Development - A number of powerful tools are available to help you build databases and database applications. However, if you do not apply a systematic, structured approach to the use of those tools, you will probably produce systems that fail to meet user needs. Many projects bog down or never completed for lack of a disciplined approach to development. This course will guide you step-by-step through all the phases of a system development project to guarantee that the resulting product will not only work as it was designed to work, but also that the design truly responds to user needs.
Introduction to C++ Programming - Learn how to program in C++, even if you have no prior programming experience! Create programs for Microsoft Windows using Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 (free Express Edition works for class). Learn Object-oriented techniques, how to create windows and forms, and how to program in a step-by-step nature. This course is ideal whether you're an enthusiast, a business person hoping to advance your career, or someone who already knows how to program but wants to move ahead to C++ and object-oriented programming.
Intro to Perl Programming - Learn Perl, a powerful and easy-to-use scripting language used on PCs, servers, and on the Internet for a wide range of programming problems. Perl is as capable - and often as fast - as C, C++, and Java, but is easier to learn and does not require the sort of software development tools and environments required by those languages. Perl is also more portable and supported on a greater variety of computers than many other computing languages. Perl programming skills are especially valuable for Web developers, software developers, and system administrators.
Introduction to Visual Basic 2005 - Visual Basic is the most widely used programming language and development tool for creating Windows applications. The Visual Basic programming language is very easy to learn, and the Visual Basic 2005 development environment enables you to rapidly build Windows applications. In six short weeks, you'll learn how to write Windows applications using the Visual Basic programming language and the Visual Basic 2005 development environment. You'll also learn principles of object-oriented and event-driven programming that you can use, not only with Visual Basic, but also with other programming languages you may want to learn.
Intermediate to Visual Basic 2005 - Gain in-demand skills writing sophisticated Windows programs that access and modify business databases and implement Structured Query Language. This course will be ideal if you're a Visual Basic programmer and want to upgrade your programming skills or prepare yourself for a new and exciting line of work.
Intro to Visual Basic .NET - Visual Basic .NET is the most widely used programming language and development tool for creating Windows applications. The Visual Basic .NET programming language is very easy to learn, and the Visual Basic .NET development environment enables you to rapidly build Windows applications with little more than a few clicks of your mouse. By the end of this course, you will be writing your own sophisticated Windows applications. You'll also understand event-driven and object-oriented programming concepts that will help you master both Visual Basic .NET and other programming languages.
Intro to Alice 2.0 Programming - Learn how to write three-dimensional animation and game programs while learning object-oriented programming principles at the same time. If you're a novice programmer who wants to master programming concepts like decisions, loops, methods, and arrays, this course is for you! While building fun interactive worlds (including a flight simulator), you'll also learn more advanced programming concepts like arrays and event-driven programming. When you're finished, you'll be able to apply these concepts to other programming languages, like Java, C++, C#, or Visual Basic.
Intro to the Game Industry - This highly interactive course, taught by a leading game designer, is an excellent primer on all topics surrounding the computer gaming industry. You'll learn about game development, game design and production, and the current challenges facing the game industry. Learn how to prepare for a dynamic career and succeed on the technical, artistic, or business side of game development.
Introduction to CorelDRAW X3 - Enhance your company newsletter, logo, or letterhead, boost your personal Web page, or create an original greeting card with dazzling images you’ve created with CorelDRAW. Learn how to add brilliant colors, designs and exquisite text to your original artwork and then export them with ease to other computer applications, such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and the Web.
Return
© 2007-2008 EarthNet Institute
Ed2Go® - Providing Parter to EarthNet Institute.
CompTIA A+® & CompTIA Network+® - trademarks of Computing Technology Industry Association, Inc.
Microsoft®