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About the Course

In this course -- through a combination of video lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice -- you’ll learn about the main components of an operating system and how to perform critical tasks like managing software and users, and configuring hardware. By the end of this course you’ll be able to: ● navigate the Windows and Linux filesystems using a graphical user interface and command line interpreter ● set up users, groups, and permissions for account access ● install, configure, and remove software on the Windows and Linux operating systems ● configure disk partitions and filesystems ● understand how system processes work and how to manage them ● work with system logs and remote connection tools ● utilize operating system knowledge to troubleshoot common issues in an IT Support Specialist role...

Top reviews

JA

Jun 21, 2019

Great course, lots of very challenging and useful information. You'll learn about Linux and some of the inner workings of Windows, plus lots of tools and programs that are really useful. Great course!

SG

Nov 27, 2021

Great course, lots of very challenging and useful information. You'll learn about Linux and some of the inner workings of Windows, plus lots of tools and programs that are really useful. Great course!

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By Andrew A

May 13, 2018

It is not too difficult, nor too easy. It is just right. There are a lot of things I have learned.

By Alexis A

May 11, 2018

This course is a good intro to IT for new users. But there should be more interactive assignments.

By Kadija D

Jan 13, 2022

Course is very imformative and interesting, as it help me learn the ins and outs of computer OS.

By Roberto M

May 3, 2021

This course was tough but taught me a lot. Coursera support was great when i was stuck on a task.

By Andrew S

Mar 24, 2021

I think this was one of the more fun courses. I liked the interactivity - it was easier to learn.

By Mortimer L

Dec 20, 2018

There is a lot to learn (and practice) here for this challenging course (if you are new to this).

By Bitol C T

Sep 18, 2021

Very demanding course but thanks to vibrant and kind support personnel , everything made simple!

By Johnny D

Nov 28, 2019

Very interesting but a bit complicated as we use the CLI and not normal standard user interfaces

By Frank L

May 28, 2019

Overall pretty straight-forward, some of the steps in the labs could be a little bit more clear.

By Eric

Dec 1, 2018

I wish they would fix the glitches with quizzes. It affects my confidence in what I am learning.

By Hilary U

Mar 22, 2018

The only thing holding this back from being a 5 star review is the glitchy qwiklabs environment.

By Kirk R

Nov 2, 2023

This was a bit challenging but I did learn a lot, especially on using logs to track any issues.

By Abdul M N

Nov 11, 2022

Definitely learned few thing especially about logs and identify issue in both linux and Windows

By John T

May 25, 2020

I’m glad to have a chance to use Linux in this course because I have never used it much before!

By Kyle T L

Jan 20, 2020

Linux Lab was very diffcult, considering the minimal amount of instructions that were provided.

By Javier R

May 5, 2018

The course labs should have more practice sessions in order to have the materials well in hand.

By Robert F

Jan 1, 2023

I think the linux based lessons should be all paired together along with linux tests/qwiklabs.

By Brian

Feb 19, 2021

Some question-based exams would be more helpful than only labs with step-by-step instructions.

By Anthony M

Jul 21, 2020

Learned a lot of information. Powerful stuff that I will no doubt be using in the near future.

By Leslie J

Jul 17, 2019

May need more practice opportunities using some of the Linux commands before testing a student

By Michael P

Feb 28, 2019

The labs were really difficult to get to work, but when they did work it was very informative.

By Wilfredo C

May 23, 2018

Excellent course marred only by a few issues with objective tracking in Windows lab instances.

By Dawn W

May 20, 2018

Would have given 5 Stars but the labs were not working most of the time. Teacher was amazing.

By Luana H

Feb 4, 2024

This was a pretty good course. It has some technical issues, but overall, it was interesting.

By Seyedamin B

Nov 18, 2023

everything was good, but Cindy was very fast to teach. And sometimes she did not explain well