Operating Systems: Overview, Administration, and Security

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What you'll learn

  •   Essential OS knowledge for professionals looking to get started in cybersecurity and IT support
  •   How to adeptly navigate features unique to Windows, Linux, and MacOS ecosystems
  •   How to manage user accounts and permissions
  •   Valuable insights into foundational cloud computing concepts such as virtualization and containerization
  • Skills you'll gain

  •   Windows PowerShell
  •   Firewall
  •   Cloud Computing
  •   Operating Systems
  •   User Accounts
  •   Containerization
  •   Command-Line Interface
  •   System Configuration
  •   Cloud Security
  •   Linux Administration
  •   File Systems
  •   Mac OS
  •   Security Controls
  •   Virtualization and Virtual Machines
  •   Windows Servers
  •   Linux
  • There are 5 modules in this course

    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 functionality. Plus, you’ll investigate virtualization and containerization. Additionally, through labs and a final project, you’ll get hands-on managing virus and threat protection, configuring user accounts and permissions with command-line tools, and securing systems against threats. If you’re looking to get started IT or cybersecurity, enroll today to gain essential knowledge in operating systems that enables you to work towards a career in cybersecurity, system administration, network engineering, or IT support.

    Windows Security

    Linux Operating Systems

    macOS and Virtualization

    Final Project

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