Really good course. Using the Virtual Machines for the graded tasks allowed for handson experience especially the last part leading to the conclusion as it pushes you to remember all what had been taught from the preceding modules. Simply fantastic! I find it really good working with the both the CLI and Bash commands on my computers alongside the Instructor. The only part that was really difficult working with was the VMs for windows in the external tool. Overall, it was a very good learning experience for me.

I would have loved to have given 5 stars but the instructor needs to improve her delivery. There were too many times she should type something in a command line without speaking and then hit enter before I could see what she typed.

I also wished that I had the files on my system that she was playing with in the CL so I could play along with her. (I am pretty sure that I am not the only person who needs to learn this way)

It also would have been nice to been give cheat sheets in a handout for the CL commands.

I enjoyed the course and the material was well presented. I had a problem with some of the later labs. I could not complete a couple fo the labs because the Powershell would not work for me. Also, the final Linux lab would not score properly for me.

Otherwise, this was a good experience. I have to commend the poor support staff that had to put up with me as I struggle with the lab problems in this course. They were all patient, kind and supportive; even when some of the errors were obviously user errors.

Great course, SUPER frustrating scoring on those final 2 tests. It logged my commands and you had to specifically do the Windows test in a specific way for you to get credit. Most of it was done through the GUI where as it would have been more helpful to do it through the shell. Slide modifications the way you can complete the test would be amazing. Also, need to fix the real-time scoring on those tests - as I was shown 10/50 throughout the whole linux test and then I hit end and it says I completed it.

Good course 4/5 the reason why I didn't give it 5 stars is because the course didn't briefly talk about environment variables specifically the PATH environment variable and what happens behind the scenes when the shell runs different commands, also it would be beneficial if the course included more info about shell scripting, some elements of this cousrse needs to be updated for example systemctl is used now to manage services, journalctl is used to manage logs, htop is used to manage system resources.

Continue to be disappointed with the labs not working properly. It often takes multiple attempts even to log in (Windows labs), and the score card (Windows and Linux labs) frequently doesn't even display a score at all, despite completing the labs successfully. Course material is generally okay though.

It would also be nice if someone involved with the course was involved on the forums. There often seem to be questions, but rarely does anyone from Coursera or Google seem available to assist.

I appreciate the instructors who taught the class/courses. I will say the qwiklabs has been challenging. It is easy to navigate through qwiklabs for each activity/lesson/assessments. There is a glitch or error message when attempting to submit or enter solutions for the assessments and doesn't go through. I think there is a glitch between the platforms when using windows in qwiklabs. Overall, very informative and I'll say it was the hardest so far from the last two other class/courses.

The course as a whole is absolutely informative. Ms. Cindy is no-nonsense to the point instructor.

Her lectures are good and she follows those up with an example. I was recommended this course by my boss, I would recommend it to others too.

I wanted to give 5 but will stick with 4, as in first week lab assessment linux lab instructions are al over the place and a bit confusing. I had to redo it twice to get it right. So since there is no 4.5 i will give a 4.

Keep it up Cindy and Google.

Very interesting, and well done videos, my only disappointment is with the labs, specially the ones for windows that had many issues from using power shell (which don't execute the commands) to labs who are slow to show the login info or simply won't credit the points earned when completing a task.

Videos from the instrustor are pretty good an the instructor is awesome. But please work a little bit to improve labs and make them faster and credir points when a task is completed.

I've learned some Bash commands and I've learned a bit more about Powershell and some new Windows tools. The course is very comprehensive, but fails into put all these informations in an organic way. I know that mastering these tasks require a lot of practice and research, but sometimes it seems to be a bunch of disconnected informations that you should learn in a week interval. Anyway, I think it's worth taking these course. Thanks to Google, Coursera and Cindy.

There is a lot of useful information presented here, but it seemed less substantial than the Intro to Networks class. The videos skip over a lot of things that you have to figure out yourself, using the links to supplemementary reading (available free) and doing your own online searches for resources. The labs offer a nice, although brief, opportunity to try out what you learn, but I had a lot of trouble with the virtual Windows machines freezing up on me.

Very interesting but I wish the presentations were tied to hands on entry to make it work. A lot of linux proficiency is assumed that some don't have, and the practice would be nice... even if it was just text entry to get the conventions of the commands. A cheat sheet of commands would be a useful addition as a pdf handout. With the minimal use it just seems to make sense then fades away. Even with my extensive notes I still stumbled through the labs.

Would be nice though if in the last two exams the points would update accordingly when each task is completed. Since this is not happening the candidate is assuming that he failed the exam, and in fact, when frunstratingly finishing the lab he is shown to be a failure, when in fact he is not - just refresh the page 5 minutes after to show the exam has been passed. This could have been done better given that this cert has been around for a few years ...

Gave a good understanding of the concepts and use of the command line. Being given the commands in most assessments was nice in order to successfully complete the assessment. But there could have been more assessments like the final one, where we had to really think about what commands or actions to take. I had to research my notes to find the right commands for that one. This type testing would seem more effective for a real world scenario.

The final test (Windows section) was a bit more difficult than I expected. I wasn't expecting to be using the Gui as much as it actually required us to use. I think you definitely should explain that the Gui will be as big a part in the final as the Powershell. I ended up writing down all the code I knew to complete all the tasks and I ended up failing it twice. No where did it state that I would be using the Gui except for the example task.

This course was my baptism into greater capability in using the computer system. I learned how to use the computer in different ways other than a normal regular user. Running commands became a new nature, I learned and appreciated Linux operating systems which was somewhat scary. I got confidence after this course because i can use windows and Linux alike, not just as a regular user but as a trained tech-guy. Am one step a power pro user!!!

The content was great, with explanations about the commands and examples.

However, not much opportunity to practice using them (which is essential in this course since it's 99% about using commands), unless you have access to both Windows and Linux. They should set up a Qwiklab environment which can be accessed anytime during the course, so we can experiment and practice commands, without the risk of bricking your personal systems.

Great information and videos that help prepare us for the work ahead. My only issue was that two of the course final exams gave issues that made it difficult to complete important graded exams. The issues were with the inputting of the user password given, for some odd reason the test exam would not copy and paste the password and manual input of the exact password all would fail.

Overall a great informative course, I love it.

It would really help to provide a list of downloads (OS, software, etc) that would help facilitate learning throughout the course and encourage students to have those all ready installed and ready to use, if they choose. It was a bit frustrating when you get to a video where I am ready to dive in and watch all the videos to be told theres a link after that video to something that could have helped me during the video.

I'd really say 3.5 stars because there seemed to be a lot of unclarfied information with the expectation of a timed lab. A lot of it seemed more for a seasoned user, especially for Linux. I would leave out any explanation of short cuts because those are things you learn once you are familiar enough to know them. There are also still some things that are/were unclear and I fully expect to run into them down the line.

Really good course for those who do not have any experience using GUI in windows as well in powershell. This courses touches also the foundations of linux. So I think it is an essential course that you should definitely take. The only reason I gave 4 stars is because Labs were a bit confusing and sometimes, extremely slow. But don't let that stop you from taking this course. LOTS OF THUMBS UP FOR THIS COURSE!

I would like to have more hands on VM exersices throughout the course. that way what you have just learned is somewhat solidified into your brain. Doing them at the end is ok but i find you have to continously go back to find the reference. hands on exersices gives somewhat of a muscle memory vibe and i think the concepts will sick better because its a lot of information to absorb in a short time. thank you

I liked Cindy and how she explains things. I found that course very helpful. Sometimes a little overwhelming though, buts it's normal to feel like this if you are a beginner like me. What I really liked from this course that I did not find in the last one was the interview play role. It’s so handy. Also que qwiklabs were sometimes too easy sometimes challenging. Overall, I very much liked this course.

Great course, however, I feel like there is a lot of information I'll need to learn on the job since I don't have a computer to break a virtual machine free and available to me. Since I'm paying for schooling one would think that some of this would be offered rather than being told as part of the course I need to find additional information on my own (fingers crossed that it is correct information).

Week 1 Linux: List Directories pop quiz at the end is configured incorrectly. I'm not sure if it is my browser. But the question is: In Bash, if you need a little help with how a command like ls works, which of the commands can you use to get more information? Check all that apply.

Obviously the correct answer if ls --help

But it prompts that manual help and help ls are also correct when they are not.