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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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    Oct 19, 2021

    amazing course really it helps a lot to understand the cyber security roles

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    Jun 24, 2020

    some presentations get seen with low quality. But in General a good course

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    Sep 15, 2020

    IT WAS FAB TO STUDIES AND LEARN ABOUT THIS TOPIC IT IS VERY USEFUL FOR US

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    Aug 18, 2020

    It is a very good course for a beginner who wants to learn cybersecurity.

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    Sep 20, 2022

    Very good overview on the cybersecurity roles as well as the processes.

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    May 25, 2021

    Great course, learned many new things through this course really helpful

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    Sep 21, 2020

    journey was really amazing loved every bit thank u coursera and my guide

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    Oct 15, 2020

    IBM is hands down the best place to gain knowledge about Cybersecurity.

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    Dec 23, 2020

    Thank you. Waao. It was very difficult, I had to do it almost 10 times

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    Sep 13, 2021

    Very informative, linksprovided were great help to go indebth study.

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    Oct 6, 2020

    i am rejoicing with the amount of knowledge that i have gain from IBM

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    May 20, 2020

    Very informative.

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    Knowledgeable instructors.

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    Nov 26, 2021

    Great course for learning cybersecurity and information security 👍

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    Aug 5, 2020

    I learned so much from the Operating System of Mackintosh Computer.

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    Jul 28, 2021

    Easy to understand and straightforward. Would definitely recommend.

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    Nov 17, 2020

    Good course love it so far just need to improve audio quality......

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    Jul 11, 2020

    rightly described without loosing focus and covered many aspects

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    Nov 17, 2022

    This is very interesting, very important and life changing course.

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    Oct 29, 2020

    The lectures were very interesting as well as explained very well.

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    Mar 21, 2025

    Course was wonderful . The way they explained topic was very good

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    Sep 17, 2024

    Great Course, I had a great experience learning in this Course!!!

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    Mar 8, 2022

    much informative course regarding cybersecurity roles and working

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    Sep 14, 2020

    This is very useful to remember and practice my former knowledge.

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    Jun 6, 2022

    was very easy to learn and i loved how everything was explained.

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    Aug 2, 2021

    This was awesome it gives realy deep learning about os security.

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