Computer Basics
The ground floor — files, folders, typing, the internet, and staying safe. For anyone who was never taught properly, and the honest first step before any other course here.
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What you'll be able to do
- Understand the parts of a computer and what happens when you use it, without jargon.
- Organise, find, copy, move and back up files with confidence.
- Type accurately without looking, and use the keyboard shortcuts that matter.
- Use a browser well, search effectively, and handle email properly.
- Protect your accounts, money and devices from the scams that actually happen here.
- Consolidate the habits and choose the next course honestly.
Office Management
Office Management
This free course is the introduction. The programme is taught by a trainer, marked by the academy, and carries the syllabus in full — the part an employer asks about.
See the full syllabus and feeCourse content
- 1 What a computer is doing Understand the parts of a computer and what happens when you use it, without jargon.
- 2 Files and folders — the skill everything rests on Organise, find, copy, move and back up files with confidence. Sign in to open
- 3 Typing, and the shortcuts that save hours Type accurately without looking, and use the keyboard shortcuts that matter. Sign in to open
- 4 The internet, email and getting things done online Use a browser well, search effectively, and handle email properly. Sign in to open
- 5 Staying safe Protect your accounts, money and devices from the scams that actually happen here. Sign in to open
- 6 Where to go from here Consolidate the habits and choose the next course honestly. Sign in to open
Course lab
Graded lab Set up a computer you could hand to somebody Open the lab →Who this course is for
- Adults who were never taught to use a computer properly.
- Students and job seekers who need confidence with files, typing and email before any other course.
- Anyone who wants to avoid the phone and online scams common in Pakistan.
What the 6 lessons cover
- What a computer is doing. Processor, memory and storage explained as the thinker, the desk and the cupboard, which is why unsaved work vanishes in load-shedding. Save often.
- Files and folders — the skill everything rests on. Files, folders, paths and extensions, and the everyday operations of creating, renaming, copying, moving and backing up.
- Typing, and the shortcuts that save hours. Touch typing from the home row, fifteen minutes a day for three weeks with accuracy before speed, towards an office target of 40 words a minute, plus Urdu typing and key shortcuts.
- The internet, email and getting things done online. Tabs, bookmarks, history and downloads; searching with specific words, quotes and site:gov.pk; judging what you find; and handling email properly.
- Staying safe. Long, unique passwords, and one rule that stops a large share of account theft: nobody legitimate ever needs your OTP, not the bank, JazzCash, Easypaisa, a courier or a buyer.
- Where to go from here. The habits to keep, and honest next steps: Excel, Word and business communication for office work, or English and freelancing to earn online.
Try the first exercise (in Urdu)
computer کے سامنے بیٹھیں اور ہر حصے کو ہاتھ سے پہچانیں۔ پھر ایک ساتھ تین programs کھولیں، taskbar سے ان کے درمیان switch کریں، ایک کو minimise کریں، دوسرے کو maximise کریں، تیسرے کو بند کریں۔ چیک کریں کہ آپ کی machine میں کتنی storage ہے (File Explorer میں This PC) اور کتنی خالی ہے۔ دس منٹ، بغیر پڑھے — اعتماد چھونے سے آتا ہے۔
Using this in Pakistan
- Indeed's range for data entry clerks in Faisalabad is Rs 18,318 to 47,831 a month across all experience levels, averaging Rs 29,600. Source
- Office assistants in Faisalabad average Rs 28,948 a month on Indeed, among the lowest-paid roles, so the Excel and English skills that lift a CV above that matter. Source
- Freelance: Pakistani data entry specialists featured on Upwork charge about $4 to $5 an hour. Source
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. No payment and no card; lesson 1 needs no account.
Is there a certificate?
Yes, when you complete every lesson.
Can I learn in Urdu?
Every lesson has an Urdu exercise alongside the English reading.
How long does it take?
About 18 minutes of reading, plus the exercises.
What comes next?
The paid Office Management programme, in Faisalabad and live online.
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