What's basic computing? Maybe other than professional, financial, institutional, industrial, military, scientific, medical, etc. Maybe from the home or your den or room or own machine. Maybe done by you, under your control, "end-user" computing
Some terms that are part of basic computing
Hardware - Computer, desktop, laptop, notebook, netbook, tablet, PC, smartphone
Parts of computer - Hard-drive, mouse, monitor, CPU, keyboard, Qwerty, backup
Nervous system of a computer - Operating system, Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix, program/application/"app", Office, word-processing, spreadsheet, database, suite of programs, games
Connection to other computers - Internet, world-wide web (www), wired/wireless/wi-fi, web "page", browser, the blue e, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, file of a "page", cloud computing, service provider
Types of files - doc, text, jpg ("jpeg"), mp3, mp4
Error, fakery, scams, deviltry - Computer virus, anti-virus software, security, phising
Typical senior computing
Email - words, pictures, sounds, videos, file size
Voip, Skype, Google Voice
Browsing, shopping, buying
Searching, learning - Google, Bing, YouTube
Additional things to try
Your own blog (column, articles, statements, diaries of comments, experiences, observations)
Texting from Google Voice to someone with a cellphone that receives texts
Music, audiobooks you like on an iPod or other mp3 player (or from your computer)
Explore all the Google services (docs, Voice, Earth, maps, mobile services, Reader, YouTube, books, etc.)
Explore Firefox and Chrome extensions, add-ons
Install Kindle and Nook software and start reading ebooks on your computer, smartphone or Kindle or Nook reader (many books are free)
Now, in Sept., 2020, more smartish machines and more Alexa and sound computing and voice control