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

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    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 functi...
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    MG

    Apr 25, 2020

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    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!

    TC

    May 11, 2020

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    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

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    Sep 28, 2023

    Es muy importante conocer los tipos de roles , conocer la nube, infraestructuras ,procesos , para su implementación tanto en la documentación que se utilizara en los distintos procesos dentro de la empresa.

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    Jun 11, 2024

    I do have limited coding skill that is just right for a data analyst to complete her day to day job. The OS fundamental is easy to understand despite zero knowledge of network or CS.

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    Mar 18, 2023

    This course is amazing and I had a very good experience. Instructors already knows that what doubts you can have during the session, so they cover these things also in videos.

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    Oct 12, 2022

    The course is technical, a challenging aspect to an non-IT graduate but very easy to go through thanks to the explanations of the lecturers involved in this course.

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    Apr 30, 2020

    This course focuses on technical skills and process for IT security management, virtualization and cloud computing. You will learn all features of operating systems.

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    Sep 3, 2023

    Very good introduction to the issues around this security subject. All the ancillary references to SANS and other sites is well worth bookmarking for later study.

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    May 5, 2022

    waoh.....finally done after so many fail in my quiz. the course is great but the narrator are not speaking up. the audio aint clear enough but i enjoy the course.

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    Aug 1, 2022

    Overall the material is quite intresting and educational. A few questions in the graded and non-graded quizes need to be reviewed and updated for clarity.

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    Jul 13, 2020

    Thank you for a very interesting and useful course! The information is well systematized and illustrated. Test items are interesting and understandable.

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    Oct 28, 2019

    Course material was very helpful. However, it would have been nice if the contents was cross referenced with the videos for language and comprehension.

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    Nov 28, 2022

    Got in-depth knowledge in this course. It was very interesting to learn the schematic diagrams and explanations. The reading link was very helpful.

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    Nov 5, 2022

    I like the course very much, the content was easy to follow and the links are very interesting. Thanks to all te team that worked on this material.

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    By Theophilus T M

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    Oct 18, 2022

    This course of full of so much valuable information that is relevant for the development of skills in Cybersecurity and Operation System Security

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    By Pavan K M

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    May 10, 2021

    Theory was a bit hard to go through but later on the Technical part will be easy if you are familiar with the Cybersecurity world Loved the course

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    By Andreea-Ioana B

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    Mar 29, 2021

    I have easily learned so much precious information during this course! I definitely recommend this to anyone interested in the cybersecurity area.

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    By Ricardo O

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    Oct 22, 2022

    O curso acompanha o nível de outros ofertados pela IBM, apesar de ser somente o segundo dessa sequência ilustra muito bem o que ainda há de vir.

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    Aug 29, 2020

    ver y much interesting course as here we not only learns how cyber security threats occurs and how to deal with it and also about cloud computing

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    By Arjun B

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    Jul 31, 2020

    I felt like this course is very good for understanding different topics in Cyber Security. It can be considered as basic knowledge in the field.

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    By Sai K

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    May 12, 2020

    Very informative course for people interested in getting basic knowledge about cybersecurity. The topics are explained well by the instructors.

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    By lai y

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    Feb 27, 2021

    For this whole Module to let me know more about the OS of Window ,Linux and Mac . Cloud Computing and …. i will continue to the next module

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    Mar 27, 2024

    I really enjoyed this course Very Good for learning the basics and fundamentals of different OS , virtualization , Cloud and Conatiners

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    Jun 21, 2020

    The audio quality is really bad, apart from a few lessons, most of the lectures are almost inaudible. Still a 5 star for the content.

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    Feb 15, 2023

    Fundamentals of cybersecurity, architecture and virtualization concept . Thank you for the course, for new skills and information.

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    By Devik J

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    Oct 7, 2020

    This course is amazing.it's good course for cyber security students and IT students and for that who have to learn cyber security.

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    Jul 5, 2021

    Great overview and information regarding cybersecurity visualization, cloud security and computing, the ITIL life cycle and more.

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