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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

JB

Dec 27, 2020

This course was very informative and challenging. I really appreciate the way the course was put together. It would be ore helpful if the links to the readings were from material other than Wikipedia.

MD

May 23, 2020

A wonderful course of prevention that I learned a lot from,

Using commands with Windows and Linux

How to deploy and install operating systems through the network and Alot

Thanks GOOOOOOOOOGLE

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By Nicholas T

Jul 10, 2019

The instructor for this course was great. However, there needs to be a printable index of the the commands used in Power Shell and Bash. There were way too many to remember, especially when you add the various qualifiers to the commands.

By Jayasankar K

Oct 3, 2022

Good course , a lot of things was learned , it was a good experience learning through practice rather than just quizzes alltogether it is a good course for some ]one who wants an exposure to the linux , powershell and operating systems .

By Christine O

May 12, 2019

I give it four out of five stars due to the great lingering issues with using Qwiklabs, I understand they are the vendor for this program but they make it so fustrating that their have been several times I have wanted to quit the program.

By Pramod J

Mar 1, 2018

Very useful. Had issues with graded assignments with system. Also the instructor was little bit fast for a new beginner in Linux. The instructor was definitely a linux wizard from what I can tell but little too fast for a new learner.

By Samia B

Aug 29, 2022

An excellent and very useful course for those who want to specialize in information technology. It contains very valuable information and exercises through which to test your knowledge and your knowledge of tools in operating systems.

By ayumi t

Sep 9, 2021

I wish i wrote down all the commands i used in powershell and linux so in the end i didnt have to go back and rewatch the videos for the commands... other than that i love this course. Some of the quizzes should have more questions.

By Mishia S

Mar 22, 2021

I liked it. My knowledge of everything I had learned was challenged and I liked that, the most important thing is to understand the commands how to use them and please PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! both linux and especially windows

By Husein P Y

Oct 23, 2020

One of the hardest courses I have taken yet. It is a good thing that I saved the links to the supplemental readings. I will read them all to learn more about everything that was taught. Thank you, Cindy, for the amazing lessons.

By Robert R

Mar 28, 2023

I learned a lot. I felt at times the tasks and quiz questions confusing and not clear on what they were asking. That is why I gave a 4 out 5. I felt they could of done a better job in the wording. Thanks for the information.

By Kyle S J

Mar 13, 2019

I think this course had some really good points, but the labs were atrociously awful. The instructor, Cindy, was really good about explaining what she was going for. I'd like a lot more practice at the whole command line stuff.

By Konstantina K

Mar 5, 2018

I would give the full five stars if I didn't have to go through a lot of troubleshooting for many of the lab exercises. Other than that, an amazing hands-on course that doesn't just explain the theory without any real examples.

By Wayne F (

Sep 23, 2022

It would be nice to have a bit more instruction in some of the labs. Yes, I do have my notes, but maybe I will need to find a charge that will help me remember which commands I can use until I get more comfortable with them.

By Zohra G

Jun 30, 2020

I am interested to work with OS using Windows and Linux and slove troubleshooting as an IT specialist. Anyway, I have challenged this course but I come over it. I got a lot of experience and move forward to the next course.

By Bethany W

Jul 16, 2020

Great course! A LOT of valuable information on OS. I am now able to understand what is going on in the Powershell/CLI while I am working in the GUI. The instructors were very detailed and the chat help staff is wonderful!!

By Brendan M

Jul 2, 2018

I need to review the videos, i think. so much information doesn't make sense to me at this point. I feel there were also some videos where important information was glossed over or left out. Perhaps I was just overwhelmed.

By Semenov V

Apr 10, 2021

This course was interesting, but I really doesn't labs, they are laggy and freezing. A lot of topics completing cursory, but I'm sure, that if you want to work in IT, you need to learn in self-education, it's important.

By Polsak M

Mar 3, 2018

I think the instructor "cindy" teach very well in this course but the qwiklabs have to be improve in many ways because it is very slowly when giving the points when you work with windows qwiklabs on virtual instances.

By Xavier G

Jan 27, 2023

It's great that the course has been broken down to several parts, it makes it easier to follow. This course just has a lot of information, so during the assessment when all comes together, it becomes overwhelming.

By Cody S

Feb 28, 2018

Please replace Qwiklabs with something more reliable. Half the time I had to re-do the labs because even though I did the right steps, it didn't register or grade it. The content was great but the labs were awful.

By carlos j a m

Nov 14, 2022

El curso esta muy completo, aprendes lo necesrio para enpezar en los sistemas operativos, si es que no tienes experiencia en este campo. Debes practicar mucho, en especial los comandos de powershell, CMD y bash.

By Sevasti

Feb 14, 2021

At the. beginning ,I felt that it was useless to learn the course because I would forget everything. I was trying to listen to the course and I was falling asleep. The final lab ,helped me understand everything

By Mohammed H

Feb 12, 2021

the course materials are well explained. It's also very suitable for beginners who have not used operating systems yet, but it could be boring or too easy if you have used windows or linux in your everyday life.

By Clint M

May 17, 2019

Was a little difficult, but learned a lot. Definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to know more in-depth knowledge on Windows and Linux. Thorough information on Powershell for Windows and Terminal for Linux.

By Dennis F

Aug 24, 2018

This course information itself is great. Gives Windows or Linux users a good overview of an OS and each of those OS if you are more familiar with one and not the other. The Qwiklabs could use some improvements.

By Shane A

Nov 17, 2022

Mostly good and informative course, but some of the VM labs were difficult and tedious to use. The Linux labs were great, but the Windows labs were unresponsive, and the instructions were occasionally unclear.