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Computer Literacy Unlocked

The complete guide to digital confidence, from absolute beginner to tech-fluent in the age of AI. Twenty lessons, one per chapter: how a computer and the internet really work, files, typing, documents, spreadsheets, email, safety, the cloud, phones, AI, work, learning, government services and troubleshooting. Written for adults. Free, no account, nothing to install.

Step one · Understand

The chapter explained plainly, with pictures you can work: change a setting, sort a file, spot the fake, and watch what happens.

Step two · Do it

Short tasks on your own computer or phone, at the level that fits you: Good, Better or Best. Tick each one off as you go.

Step three · Check

A short check at the end. Miss one and you are told why, then pointed back to the part that explains it. A printable card keeps what you learned.

Your progress is kept on your own device. Nothing is transmitted and nobody is asked who you are. This class teaches the book’s skills and ideas, at your own pace.

The twenty lessons

One per chapter, in the book's order. All twenty are open.

    Certificate of Comprehension

    Prove it, and take a certificate with you

    Working the lessons is practice, and practice does not earn a certificate. The certificate comes from a separate exam of 60 questions, three from each lesson, graded on our server so no answer key ever reaches your browser. Score 80% or better for a free certificate with a serial number anyone can verify. It records that you read the book and passed our test on it; it is not a licence or a professional credential.

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    Computer Literacy Unlocked — cover

    The book behind the class

    Computer Literacy Unlocked was written by our founder, Dr. Gene A Constant, and donated to the Foundation. Published by Global Sovereign University Press. The class is free. The book is how the Foundation pays for it.

    Buy a copy — it funds a free seat About the book

    Global Sovereign University is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and book sales are its only income. A purchase is not a tax-deductible donation.

    Questions about the class

    Is the Computer Literacy Unlocked class free?

    Yes. The class is free, with no login and no paywall. It is taught from Computer Literacy Unlocked by Dr. Gene A Constant; buying the book helps fund free classes like this one, and it is never required.

    Who is this class for?

    Adults, from absolute beginners to people who want to be confident with computers, the internet and AI. It starts from what a computer really is and assumes nothing. For younger learners there is a separate book, Digitification, written for grades 4 to 8.

    Are all twenty lessons available now?

    Yes. There is one lesson per chapter of the book, and all twenty are open in the list above.

    How is each lesson built?

    Each lesson follows one chapter. The ideas are explained plainly with pictures you can work, then you do short tasks on your own computer or phone at the level that fits you, then finish with a short check. Your progress is saved in this browser only.

    Is there a certificate?

    Yes. A separate exam of 60 questions, three from each lesson, is graded on our server. Score 80% or better for a free certificate with a serial number anyone can verify. It is not a licence or a professional credential.

    Accreditation notice: Global Sovereign University is not an accredited institution and does not grant degrees, academic credit, licenses, or industry credentials. Learners who pass GSU's online exams earn GSU certificates of comprehension.