Back to Operating Systems: Overview, Administration, and Security

Learner Reviews & Feedback for Operating Systems: Overview, Administration, and Security by IBM

4.6

stars

5,506 ratings

About the Course

51% of organizations are planning to increase security investments as a result of a breach (IBM Report). Companies need skilled IT support and cybersecurity professionals now more than ever. Whether you’re just starting out or switching to tech, this course provides the critical operating systems (OS) knowledge you need to move forward. Operating systems are fundamental to all aspects of computing. In this course, you’ll learn foundational concepts common to all operating systems and the unique aspects of Windows, Linux, and MacOS. You’ll explore OS file systems and the associated security features. You'll discover the macOS features that revolutionized OS functionality. Plus, you’ll investigate virtualization and containerization. Additionally, through labs and a final project, you’ll get hands-on managing virus and threat protection, configuring user accounts and permissions with command-line tools, and securing systems against threats. If you’re looking to get started IT or cybersecurity, enroll today to gain essential knowledge in operating systems that enables you to work towards a career in cybersecurity, system administration, network engineering, or IT support....

Top reviews

Apr 24, 2020

Very solid course. Quick overview about almost everything you need to know at the beginning. A lot of useful links with additional material to study. Thanks a lot for sharing the knowledge, indeed!

May 10, 2020

Knowledge delivery is exceptional. Content is to the point and the tests really pinpoint the attention level of the volunteer taking the course.Thank you for designing such a knowledgeable course

Filter by:

326 - 350 of 1,082 Reviews for Operating Systems: Overview, Administration, and Security

By Kheder S

•

Feb 15, 2023

كورس ممتع و مليئ بل المعلومات المهمة

By Jabez O k

•

Jun 29, 2022

Excellent teaching and very practical

By Ravji S

•

Dec 10, 2020

very good and very well design course

By Md. A R

•

Aug 5, 2020

need more resource like slide ad doc

By Ahmed A Q A A

•

Sep 6, 2022

could you please send us the slides

By likith s

•

Nov 21, 2021

one of the best course to be learned

By Ali Z

•

Nov 4, 2022

very usefull for impowering skills.

By SUNIL A

•

Jan 12, 2022

Excellenet Course on Cyber Security

By Edward K O

•

Feb 13, 2021

very glad to have taken this course

By K.Ambika

•

Aug 7, 2020

ITS AN EXCEL;LENT LEARNING PLATFORM

By Nagraj S D

•

Jul 26, 2020

Very useful and interesting course.

By Arvind K

•

May 22, 2020

This is very useful subject for me.

By Esmael S

•

Dec 3, 2022

Good Content & Interesting Course.

By Dr. S S

•

Dec 1, 2022

It gives you good basic knowledge.

By Mohamed D

•

Aug 6, 2022

The couse was realy great loved it

By Mohamed A

•

Jul 14, 2022

It is amazing, and I learned a lot

By sumbong n

•

Dec 4, 2021

very good and helpful in my career

By Deleted A

•

Aug 7, 2021

Much better than the first module

By wondwossen a

•

Jan 10, 2021

Thank you IBM, Thank you Coursera!

By Birajdar M M

•

Sep 18, 2020

Delivered Excellent knowledge.....

By SHALINI S

•

Sep 17, 2020

It was really an insightful course

By Roshine M

•

Jun 8, 2020

Informative and easy to understand

By Anup S N

•

May 17, 2020

Thankyou for approving the course.

By Gisha C

•

May 6, 2023

great resources ...well explained

By FAISAL H N A F H N A

•

Nov 7, 2023

Very useful educational material