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    Results for "how computers work"

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      Illinois Tech

      Hardware and Operating System Foundations II

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Linux Administration, Linux Commands, User Accounts, Command-Line Interface, Systems Administration, Operating Systems, Service Management, System Configuration, Package and Software Management, System Monitoring, Graphical Tools, Software Installation, File Management

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Input Output, Expression Handling, and System Management

      Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Unix, Shell Script, User Accounts, Linux, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, File Systems, Systems Administration, File Management, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Illinois Tech

      Introduction to Contemporary Operating Systems and Hardware 1c

      Skills you'll gain: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines, Cloud Services, Network Architecture, Computer Hardware, Operating Systems, Computer Displays, Mobile Development Tools, Wireless Networks, Android (Operating System), Apple iOS

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Irvine

      Introduction to Computer Information Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Development, Systems Development Life Cycle, Agile Methodology, Productivity Software, Network Security, Computer Hardware, Hardware Architecture, Computer Systems, Data Security, Systems Design, Risk Management, System Design and Implementation, Information Technology, Software Development Methodologies, Data Ethics, Cybersecurity, System Software, General Networking, Productivity, Safety and Security

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      Peking University

      操作系统原理(Operating Systems)

      Skills you'll gain: File Systems, Operating Systems, System Software, System Programming, Computer Systems, OS Process Management, Unix, Data Storage, Peripheral Devices, Data Storage Technologies, Virtualization, Computer Hardware, Algorithms

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      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Dell

      Dell Technologies Technical Support for Hardware

      Skills you'll gain: Hardware Troubleshooting, Computer Hardware, Digital Transformation, Technical Support, System Support, Networking Hardware, Servers, Network Security, IT Infrastructure, Operating Systems, Data Storage

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Real-Time Embedded Systems Concepts and Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Control Systems, Software Systems, Hardware Architecture, System Programming, Operating Systems, Service Level, Linux, System Design and Implementation, System Requirements, Performance Tuning

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Yonsei University

      Introduction to TCP/IP

      Skills you'll gain: TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Routing, Cybersecurity, Network Security, General Networking, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Architecture, System Configuration, Network Analysis

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Cómputo evolutivo

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Computer Engineering, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Program Development

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      Rice University

      Principles of Computing (Part 1)

      Skills you'll gain: Combinatorics, Probability, Programming Principles, Program Development, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Development Testing, Software Testing, Applied Mathematics, Debugging, Algorithms, Python Programming, Game Design, Simulations

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Codio

      Unix System Basics

      Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, Unix Commands, Unix, Command-Line Interface, OS Process Management, File Systems, Linux, Operating Systems, Systems Administration, Authorization (Computing), Shell Script, File Management, Data Storage

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular how computers work courses

    • Hardware and Operating System Foundations II: Illinois Tech
    • Input Output, Expression Handling, and System Management: EDUCBA
    • Introduction to Contemporary Operating Systems and Hardware 1c: Illinois Tech
    • Introduction to Computer Information Systems: University of California, Irvine
    • 操作系统原理(Operating Systems): Peking University
    • Dell Technologies Technical Support for Hardware: Dell
    • Real-Time Embedded Systems Concepts and Practices: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Introduction to TCP/IP: Yonsei University
    • Cómputo evolutivo: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Principles of Computing (Part 1): Rice University

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