Knowing how to code seems like maybe a bit too far for most people. I think knowing how to use the kind of computers they're going to encounter would be most o

Knowing how to code seems like maybe a bit too far for most people. I think knowing how to use the kind of computers they're going to encounter would be most of the way there. Simple things; the concept of files and directories, what the typical OS desktop window managers are actually presenting and how to work with them. What the command line is and how to use it; how to search for files, how to move files, grepping and viewing and so forth. How simple configurations work, maybe even the very basics of automating some tasks using very simple scripts (edging just barely into programming there). I think people could get much, much further if they simply knew how to use typical computer systems they will be working with (which for most people basically means Windows), rather than just knew how to use some of the more common applications. The majority of people using computers just need to know how to use the computer, and can get a very long way before they need to write any code themselves if they can get some understanding and step outside the bubble of Microsoft Word or whatever they spend most time in.