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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

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!

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.

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By MANTHAN S W

Jul 6, 2020

This course was really awesome.Instructor is really best,she explained all the things very precisely.Thank you @Cindy Quach.

By Chrisin J

May 30, 2020

Brilliant! Thank you for these fun and interactive labs which makes the course more interesting! Keep up the excellent work!

By Ritik C

Apr 24, 2020

This is really good course. In this course include all basics of os and show how to deal with any issue how to troubleshoot.

By vedprakash s

Apr 12, 2020

A source of knowledge, best for everyone to learn the basics and learn using QWIKLAB.

Special thanks to Quiklab and Coursera.

By Utkarsh S

Apr 4, 2020

Good Team which told me about the basic and intermediate concepts of the Operating system. It covers both Windows and Linux.

By Prakarsh K

May 29, 2019

Instructors were fab.

easy to understand though i faced problems completing the labs (via qwiklab)

everyting else is fabulous

By Wasin M

May 26, 2018

This course is not easy but definitely worth it. I love commands line interface, there's a lot of things you can do with it.

By Karson B

May 24, 2023

This was super fun, and this is great information to know as an IT support specialist or any role in System Administration.

By Arun k

Apr 13, 2023

Yes, Coursera is legit and worth the cost for anyone who wants to pursue online learning with leading academic institutions

By Jorge A

Sep 26, 2022

Very useful and informative. You can learn how to troubleshoot basic issues and get a great foundation for further growth.

By Mark J

Mar 6, 2022

good learning new sklills as never used linux before and it will take till to adjust but i enjoyed the learning experience

By Ahmed M T

Aug 15, 2020

a spectacularly good course. I would literally recommend it to ANYONE who is just getting into, or planning to get into IT.

By Moliya S H

May 19, 2020

I love this course and I want specially thank cindy and team coursera and team google it support. Once again Thank you All.

By Sofia F

Nov 18, 2019

The graded modules were the most difficult. Thankfully I pushed through and now have a better understanding of the process.

By Dave H

Jun 30, 2018

final linux lab a little frustrating tried to do it after doing the whole course took few weeks off came back and got 100 %

By Horace J

Dec 16, 2020

This lab was the most challenging yet, I'm happy to be learning skills that will help me grow as an IT Support Specialist.

By kenny g

Nov 12, 2020

Very helpful in getting users hands on experience with both Windows and Linux based troubleshooting which are very useful.

By Magheen J

Oct 22, 2020

I enjoyed this course, due to the labs. It was a little difficult having to remember all the commands but it came in handy

By William S

Sep 22, 2020

Really felt challenged in this course. Also began to see how everything gels together in a very real way through the labs.

By Mohamed M

May 4, 2020

You must improve labs especially steps

Linux shell must be before PowerShell all the a new command on PowerShell like linux

By Vazgen S

Aug 15, 2019

Amazing course, the instructor obviously has a strong understanding of the course and did a great job, thank you so much!!

By Fanigan O J

Nov 29, 2018

It was a WOW taking this course and understanding how operating systems operates, either on the GUI or CLI.

Thanks Coursera

By Joseph k N

Nov 10, 2022

It is a very important and mind-blowing course with a lot of information, which requires continuous practice and reviews.

By Jonah C

Dec 15, 2021

My network is restricted and slow, it made most of this work almost impossible. Thats half the fun I suppose, good class.

By STEFANOS L

Jan 12, 2021

I Loved this course (as well as the others). Very well structured and easy to understand and comprehend. Helped me a lot!