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Operating Systems and You

Google IT Support Professional Certificate,

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
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Rating 4.3 based on 1,119 ratings
Length 7 weeks
Effort 8 - 10 hours per week
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Google via Coursera
Instructors Google, Google Career Certificates
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Programming IT & Networking
Tags Computer Science Computer Security And Networks Information Technology Support And Operations

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command line

Loved learning about basic command line prompts.

A lot of good information, and it was helpful with the powershell command line.

I was a little aware about Ubuntu, but windows command line, is something which I used for the first time.

Command Line is a special form of torture.

I learned a lot in this course but it was very hard to see what the instructor was typing into the command line much of the time.

This course has you becoming more familiarized with command line.

Muy Buen Nivel Was a really good lesson on OS's and how to do certain things within them from the command line.

I'm not sure if it's just that I am new to using command line or if they are actually not very instructional, although I have read about others in the forum having trouble with them.

:) I like this course but the last part of week 6 assessment in Linux tough haha because it is use command line but In windows, easy for me to navigate and find the problems.

Gave a good understanding of the concepts and use of the command line.

Very well structured and with elevating difficulty especially in the Linux Command Line Environment.

I enjoy learning in Coursera Great course Had a little problem with the apparent shortcuts used in the command line instructions.

This course gives you many command line things to think about.

I'd like a lot more practice at the whole command line stuff.

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operating systems

I enjoyed each aspect and the ability it gave me to experiment on my own with the inner workings of operating systems.

This course was a great intro to operating systems and command line functionality.

This course is crucial to learning operating systems, especially when it comes to Linux.

This was a great introduction to working in operating systems as an IT student.

It taught me a lot about operating systems and commands in powershell and linux.

it is great one i had learned something a mazing hardest one Gained more knowledge about inside workings of the Operating Systems.The Last QwikLab was not set up properly for Windows and Linux.

I have a greater understanding how operating systems perform tasks.

if you go off on a tangent (at your own leisure) from the suggested readings, then you will be well versed in how operating systems work.

This module was really good and I learned lots of meaningful information especially, on using CLI in Windows and Linux, to do deeper tasks in both operating systems.

Great overview of the Operating Systems.

It helped me familiarize with the different operating systems in a way that goes beyond the basics.

Good materials for Operating systems navigation Gostei muito do que aprendi no curso, diversas tarefas importantes que agregaram muito e com certeza serão usadas diariamente em meu trabalho A good course that gets you acquainted with manipulating OS.

The labs really helped me learn the different Operating Systems.

Very good introduction to operating systems, but I felt it could have gone a bit deeper in some areas and less deep in others.

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becoming a power user

I am loving this course on becoming a power user.

I learn a lot of tools and techniques that hill help me out to be a better troubleshooter It is exactly as the title says : Becoming a Power User :) Challenging course Very Challenging Great knowledge as an introduction to Operating Systems.

I really like the format of Course 3 Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User.

Learned the values of Operating Systems and You: Becoming a Power User Rife with technical errors preventing grading to parse correctly, as well as certain modules failing to load (windows) or have the correct PPK (linux via PuTTY).Fantastic information in the course.

Upon discovering a pre-pended dot in Atom interface, one helluva apocalyptic morning at 6:16 Unix Epoch Time, the Log Lady uttered: Me Love You Long Time.Hats off to Google's fun+mental team for "deep diving" into rock solid 6 weeks of OS and You: Becoming a Power User.

I believe this course is a real good starting point for anyone looking into to becoming a power user.

Great intro to taking control of the computer and becoming a power user.

This course " Operating Systems and you: Becoming a Power User " was wonderful, For me Windows OS was very easy, power shell was easy, but Linux was so difficult and tricky for me because of it's coding.

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really enjoyed this course

tough stuff I really enjoyed this course.

A glossary of terms would be amazing i really enjoyed this course.

I really enjoyed this course it has brought a lot in my professional life and especially in the field that I am improving that is the informative.

cool I really enjoyed this course, especially all the interactive labs.

I really enjoyed this course.

Awesome I really enjoyed this course.

Really enjoyed this course, lots of diving into subject I had previously dabbled with.

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easy to follow

Easy to follow and great narrative.

I found the instructions for the labs easy to follow.

Nice tempo, clear accent, easy to follow.But is it possibly to have someone answering at the Forum please?

awesome Labs are buggy using Linux OS Course was great and easy to follow, however, constant issues with the labs and grading really drag down the efficiency More challenging than previous courses.

Very good information that was very informative and easy to follow.

I like Cindy the instructor was cool and very easy to follow.

the course itself was not hard but the struggles to get in the labs were frustrating at times Create content and easy to follow.

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quite a bit

Good practice chance This course was very challenging, but I learned quite a bit of information and computer skills.

It was a lot more hands-on and I feel like I learned and reviewed quite a bit.

I know that there is a quite a bit of overlap but I think that I would have found it more helpful to focus on one and then focus on the other one.

Went over quite a bit of coding, took me a while to get how some of the concepts work.

The course is good and most things are explained well, but the endless qwiklabs bug one after another, takes the score of course down quite a bit.

I learned quite a bit and enjoyed this course quite a bit.

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command lines

I would say break it in to a few smaller labs where we practice the command lines more to get better accustomed with stuff and it would be great.

Alright Fantastic course, chalked full of information to understand OS's, navigate command lines in both Windows and Linux and gives you the tools to execute and troubleshoot OS's.Some of the labs have bugs to look out for and work-around necessary, until these problems are resolved consult the discussion board for tips and tricks to complete the assessments.

I would also like to see a greater emphasis on explaining the details and functions of the command lines as well.

Great Coursera yessss This course helped me to be familiar with command lines which at the first glance, was intimidating.

Since I was new the command lines, PowerShell and Linux I did feel lost many times.

challenging yet rewarding This course was great at giving you an intro look at console commands grateful Pretty good class with a lot of powershell and linux command lines.

It's hard to remember all of the command lines though!

I came from a background of heavy GUI use so going into command lines for me was like being asked to murder kittens at first but actually then you find out that in fact command lines can turn kittens into ultra deadly and fast tigers so it was awesome when you get the hang of it.

Labs could use some work on more real life situation on how to use the command lines to alter settings and files.

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hands on experience

I like how interactive the lessons were and I felt like I got hands on experience with what I was learning.

The labs gave me hands on experience.

This course had a great many labs which were great to get hands on experience with Operating Systems.

They are an excellent way to give you hands on experience and you do get ample time to complete the tasks :) Parecerá extraño lo que diré pero ha sido el tema que más me ha gustado y disfruté mis logros; pero a la vez, me ha hecho sentir frustración, impotencia, y en ocasiones, ganas de dejarlo.

Wish there was a way to get hands on experience through the program.

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looking forward

Looking forward to the other half of the program.

I knew almost all of the Linux stuff already, and all the GUI stuff for Windows, but...the PowerShell introduction was great, I am really looking forward to using it more.

I am looking forward to learning so much more on the next course i can't wait.

I really enjoyed this third part and looking forward for the next one!

Nice course pulling back the curtain of using the pwershell I only gave it 3 stars because the content was not that interesting to me (I preferred the networking course, and am looking forward to the security one).

Looking forward to the next course and Advance my knowledge about IT Support, Satisfying Power Users Unite!

Looking forward to the next one!

I definitely will need to review some of this course, but I'm looking forward to it.

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back and forth

So you'll spend about 20 minutes logging off and logging on going back and forth waiting for RDP to be in the mood to connect.

Great course, but I don't like the Linux / Windows / GUI / CLI / GUI / Windows / Windows / CLI / Linus back and forth.

It made things confusing going back and forth.

she would switch back and forth between Windows and Linux muddying (in my mind) which commands were used in each.

This coursework was segmented so that we went back and forth from Linux to Windows.

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supplemental readings

It does not go into great depth on typical piping strategies or the obscure text editors it comes with, but through my own research as well the supplemental readings I am now comfortable with VIM and actually know how to close it without having to look it up on google.

I imagine that the supplemental readings would help in that respect.

Super fun Week 6 was very confusing with the commands for Linux challenging with lots of information, I liked the supplemental readings, so much to learn Great course and info Very interesting but a bit complicated as we use the CLI and not normal standard user interfaces wish there were more interactive labs with the linux Excellent interactive course.

awsome i love cindy quach you should have her do more A more in-depth look into the IT role great course It was explained in very good detail, but i feel like it needed more exercises than supplemental readings.

Supplemental readings on the various command lines in PowerShell and Linux can be overwhelming and I know many people struggled with the final tests.

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go back

I go back and it doesn't show up as completed (or even attempted).

I had to go back and review just the windows sections and then just the linux sections to get through it.

the course was a real eye opener, and finished off nicely in week 6 with some assignments, where we had to go back over a little of what we were taught to complete them.

I will go back through the deeper lectures, but overall I was able to grasp all of the concepts.

I go back to course outline and Coursera said I did not complete yet.2) Instructions/lessons learning the different commands on three different platforms was very quick and in my opinion does not allow the audience to fully digest material and develop individual skills sets.

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Rating 4.3 based on 1,119 ratings
Length 7 weeks
Effort 8 - 10 hours per week
Starts Jun 26 (44 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From Google via Coursera
Instructors Google, Google Career Certificates
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Programming IT & Networking
Tags Computer Science Computer Security And Networks Information Technology Support And Operations

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