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About the Course

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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MD

May 23, 2020

A wonderful course of prevention that I learned a lot from,

Using commands with Windows and Linux

How to deploy and install operating systems through the network and Alot

Thanks GOOOOOOOOOGLE

JA

Jun 21, 2019

Great course, lots of very challenging and useful information. You'll learn about Linux and some of the inner workings of Windows, plus lots of tools and programs that are really useful. Great course!

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By CAPALA, M (

Jul 31, 2021

wow

By robert H

Apr 3, 2021

I love the courses and I'm learning a lot. I do very well on the practical exams but the labs seem to be a problem. not that I can't do the work but the external tool that was used QWIK LABS caused me so much grief and headaches. the interface alway kicked me out of the lab or I would get stuck in a terminal and couldn't exit. for example the last two exams for this course I was almost done with the windows portion and I get stuck terminal and couldn't do anything causing me not to do the last question in the lab. which gave me a 80. I would have got a 100 just because of the qwik lab issues

second the linux lab had same issue gave up the first day could only do half the lab. went back redid the lab and got 100 percent after reloading the lab several times. I strive on doing well and exceeding expectations of my peers but the labs caused me to be frustrated at the way there utilized. I use a Mac computer and it was very difficult to navigate between the labs windows and back to my browser to follow the instructions.

By Michael E

Jan 7, 2021

I wrote more in depth comments after each week of the course.

In general I liked the course as well as the instructor. I gathered some useful information about IT and Operating Systems. However, I think the course could have be much more effective if

A) you used another learning strategy. Instead of having learners basically repeat precise instructions for five weeks and then, all of a sudden, give them tasks where they have to do things autonomously, why noted it gradually, a little bit each time?

B) you provided more opportunities to try out things and code along. It is a pity that I (as on owner of a Mac) learned only in week 5 that there would have been the possibility to use virtual box to vm windows on my computer or to install CLI on it.

What I like about this course and in general about all the Google Coursera courses I have taken so far is that the teacher are really engaged, very passionate about their topic and really knowledgable

By Bruce M

Oct 29, 2021

The information was all there, but it could be structured in a more complete way that would aid in the understanding. There were a lot of jumbled up weeks where we jump back and forth between windows and linux OS. It would be a lot easier to retain the information and understand what is being taught if it were separated by operating systems and tested one at a time. [This would make notes a lot easier to index as well when studying or trying to refresh over a covered topic]

By Uchechukwudinma O O

Jul 10, 2023

If the labs weren't punishing me for having a 2ms ping and 1gb connection. I'd rate it higher i spent 2 hrs troubleshooting a lab issue to finally realize that "Qwiklabs" for some reason is not efficiently receiving my inputs in the labs. I'd complete a task/lab and click on the link to check my work and it'll say it's not completed. I'd double check, triple check to no avail. Then whenever i contact support via chat. I got back and check it it completes. This is poor service from Qwiklabs. I shouldn't be punished for having a very fast connection.

By Hail B

Jul 6, 2018

Good course, one must be willing to dig in much deeper on the subjects as they are discussed very briefly.

By DeShon S F

May 17, 2021

The instructions for the labs "Updating VLC...Windows" did not show the correct line breaks.

By Jake R

Oct 4, 2023

Tough class. A lot of lectures and labs had issues.

By Jarett G

Jun 6, 2023

Labs need to be reevaluated.

By Joseph S

Feb 12, 2020

Week 6 is broken

By Janelle L M

Mar 24, 2023

There were a lot of errors - missing info in readings, and incorrect subtitles which made it hard to understand because sometimes Cindy's pronounciation was a bit unclear. I don't retain information well from videos (I found these ones especially wordy and hard to take notes from) so I really relied on the subtitles and they often let me down.

If I had known the course would be largely video-based I don't think I would have signed up. If you're someone like me that needs concepts laid out visually to better understand them you are out of luck.

One suggestion I have is to have a digital textbook as a resource to accompany the course, to outline the basic concepts. I feel like this would have really helped me and would go far to help others in future.

By James S

Mar 1, 2023

This needs to be arranged in a better way. My notes are so scattershot that it will be impossible to reference them for anything but this specific course without significant rewriting; this is primarily due to the course being arranged in an alternating windows/linux/windows/linux format. Aside from that, the information is good, the labs are interesting and well put together by and large. If we're learning this stuff to take it forward with us into a successful career, having straight-forward notes in a more sensible arrangement than provided here would go a long way in providing for the possibility that I keep them, use them, and have fond memories of taking this class while I do.

By Gaurav R

Nov 21, 2020

I felt the videos and the content of the course too overwhelming for a beginner, compared to the networking module. Although the instructor kept the videos short the overall comprehension of a particular subject was totally ignored. At times it was too confusing constantly switching between the windows and linux environment. This module needs a serious reconsideration in the layout of delivering for a beginner like me. Instead of of switching between the 2 operating systems, the instructor could just teach one OS at a time for better footing of the foundations of the subject.

By Luke G

May 11, 2023

There was a lot of information in this course that wasn't fully explained very well, such as rules of using the CLI in Windows and/or Linux. What order to put things in would have been nice as well as a deeper dive into what each command does and a provided command reference sheet, much like the Glossary that is provided. This course left A LOT to be desired. While it is easy to simply "pass" the course, actually LEARNING the material required me to do a lot of my own research.

By Michael K

Feb 12, 2023

A lot of the labs do not work as advertised. Especially the very last one. You need to go through and correct them. I had to put in a support ticket on half the labs I tried to complete.

By J A

Dec 15, 2020

The last lab is buggged an never let me fully complete it resulting in overattempted and being locked out.

By ayman s

Sep 2, 2021

very frustrating not to be able to copy the thing to the windows power shell

By Jasanpreet S S

Nov 19, 2021

Should be explained in more detail

By Zoe T

Aug 7, 2021

Sorry but my eyes hurt when trying to complete this course. The course is plain and easy to understand as it barely touch the surface of everyday job requirements for an IT support.

Who in the world now still don't know how to create a file and need your help? I mean seriously. Maybe if their digital literacy that bad, they are not even employed in the very beginning so helpdesk wouldn't need to resolve such tickets from them.

Do you believe that I only spend 4 hours to complete Course 1 and 2? Not that much talent, only with Google to figure out the answer. The course doesn't sophisticated thinking after, only basic definition you could find anywhere online. Labs are worse. Windows simulation is slow, and Linux is basically copy and paste exercise. Sorry, but I don't want to waste any time here any longer.

By Eileen N

Mar 15, 2023

I would like to go on to the Bits and Bytes course, however, ....... I worked so very hard to complete this course. The lab for Windows kept freezing. I chatted with Quiklabs and got no where. I have not had this problem in any other labs I have done. I was even blocked for having tried too many times. Quiklabs reset so I could try again, but the same issue occured. After the second attempt, I gave up and hoped what I did get done would be enough to have finished the course but it wasn't. I feel like I failed but it was not because I did not know the information. This is very upsetting to me and I feel as if I have been swindled. If the equiptment does not work properly, why should I suffer the consequences?

By Jorge R

Jun 10, 2018

Great content, and great teacher but unfortunately the windows lab ruined it of for me. They never work I spent days re-doing them. Please fix it since I believe that this could be a great class. Unfortunately, this class is not for me I am extremely frustrated with course so I am quitting. I just hope I can get my money back since all the work I putted in has no value without the certificate.

By John M

Mar 2, 2019

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. Horribly frustrating to get it to register as complete. Had to email support multiple times to get them to just give me credit for a busted lab.

By Dameion W

Nov 29, 2023

This course was too in-depth to be for beginners. All of the videos contained too many new concepts and didn't give the viewer any time to become familiar with it before moving on to the next one. The fact that you have to learn how to navigate the windows OS and Linux OS simultaneously only makes the course even less learner friendly.

By Adam S

Sep 15, 2022

Didn't enjoy this course, instead of being taught, this was just being talked at. Have just finished and have forgotten most of it already. Jumping between Windows and Linux every other video made it difficult to follow or stay engaged with.

By Shreyas B

Feb 10, 2020

Quicklabs is not verifying my process even though I have completed the given task. Due to this, I cannot pass the quiz and cannot submit my assignment.