Computer Applications in Business

This was my first certification, and honestly, the easiest. I had previous experience using Google Slides and PowerPoint for class projects. At first, I was a little bit intimidated by the idea of doing a certification. I had thought that a certification required a deep understanding of the topic. Anybody can take a test and pass but I didn’t know how the certification was going to be. For this certification, I took my time and did everything that was required of me in GMetrix. I remember doing multiple practice tests and concept reviews in preparation (Imagine stressing for a certification) After the test I got a really good score, I realized that these certifications wouldn’t be as hard as I thought they would be. Although I knew this was an easy certification, it was a sign to me that I could do these certifications easily.

At first, I did not have much experience with Excel so I knew that this certification would be a little more challenging than the previous ones. Excel is an extremely powerful tool used for data analysis and organization. However, I was not interested in the organization part of Excel but more of the mathematical side of it. Before I was told to certify in Excel I was getting my feet wet in Python and other programming languages. Programming, in general, is a fascinating field with many applications in real life. While learning about Excel I became particularly interested in Neural Networks and other machine learning models. What was surprising to me was how a machine with multiple layers of just weights and biases (and other miscellaneous layers) could learn new things. I was most fascinated by how models could turn real-world objects and ideas into numbers and math that could be manipulated and solved. I tried learning about machine learning and used websites like Kaggle and Coursera. Anyway, my Excel certification got me interested in other things besides Microsoft products.

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