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Introduction to Operating Systems

This specialization is intended for people with some programming experience who seek an approachable introduction to how operating systems work on a fundamental level. This course will equip learners with foundational knowledge of operating systems suitable for any developer roles. In these four courses, you will cover everything from the basics of a C program to distributed systems. These topics will help prepare you to optimize the performance of the programs you write.

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Four courses

Intro to Operating Systems 1: Virtualization

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Learn the inner workings of operating systems without installing anything! This course is designed for learners who are looking to maximize performance by understanding how operating systems work at a fundamental level.

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Intro to Operating Systems 2: Memory Management

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Learn operating systems without installing anything! This course covers segmentation, paging, swapping, and virtual memory. Assignments contain explanations, images, and runnable code examples.

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Intro to Operating Systems 3: Concurrency

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Learn the inner workings of operating systems without installing anything! This course is designed for learners looking to maximize performance by understanding how operating systems work at a fundamental level. The modules cover concurrency, threads, locks, locking data structures, and multi-CPU scheduling. To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free.

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Intro to Operating Systems 4: Persistence

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Learn the inner workings of operating systems without installing anything! This course covers input and output, directories, file systems, data integrity and protection, and distributed systems. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable code examples with suggested edits to explore code examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing.

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Learning objectives

Comprehensive understanding of the building blocks of operating systems, from program execution to data storage.

Hands-on expertise in designing and implementing key os components, ensuring optimized program performance.

Comprehensive understanding of the building blocks of operating systems, from program execution to data storage.
Hands-on expertise in designing and implementing key os components, ensuring optimized program performance.

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Time

2 hours

Level

Introductory

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Coursera

Institution

Codio

Instructors

Patrick Ester

Chalece DeLaCoudray

Level

Introductory

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