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Operating Systems: Introduction

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Overview

Learn about the basics of Operating Systems.
Ready to start your journey into Operating Systems? The moment a computer is turned on, the operating system is hard at work managing every aspect of a computer. With the responsibility of seamlessly managing hardware and software systems, computer memory, process scheduling, and more, the operating system may be the most vital software a computer runs.



### Take-Away Skills
This course will cover content such as:
* The basics of what an Operating System is
* How computers work and how they interact with Operating Systems
* An overview of important hardware

Syllabus

  • Introduction to Operating Systems: Learn about how computers process data, the important hardware in every computer, and the basic functionalities of an operating system.
    • Informational: Introduction: Fundamentals of Operating Systems
    • Lesson: How Computers Work
    • Article: Important Hardware
    • Article: Basics of Operating Systems
    • Article: Introduction to Operating Systems Problem Set
    • Informational: Next Steps

Taught by

Kenny Lin

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