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    Study operating system principles for managing computer resources. Learn about process management, memory management, and file systems.

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      IBM

      Introduction to Enterprise Resiliency

      Skills you'll gain: Business Continuity Planning, Disaster Recovery, z/OS, Information Technology Architecture, Mainframe Computing, IT Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, System Monitoring, Data Loss Prevention, Operating Systems, Middleware

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Dartmouth College

      C Programming: Using Linux Tools and Libraries - 7

      Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, C (Programming Language), Linux, Embedded Systems, Build Tools, Command-Line Interface, Operating Systems, Program Development, Software Installation, Application Development, File Systems, Computer Programming, Debugging

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      29 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Institute for the Future

      Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future

      Skills you'll gain: Visionary, Systems Thinking, Strategic Thinking, Brainstorming, Game Theory, Creative Thinking, Dealing With Ambiguity, Collaboration, Interviewing Skills, Emerging Technologies, Strategic Planning, Innovation, Cognitive flexibility, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Empathy, Creativity, Communication Strategies

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      288 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Illinois Tech

      Information Technology Fundamentals for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Linux, Cloud-Native Computing, Network Security, Linux Administration, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Troubleshooting, Operating System Administration, Cloud Storage, Linux Commands, Software-Defined Networking, User Accounts, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Monitoring, Command-Line Interface, TCP/IP, Cloud Services, Data Infrastructure

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      74 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Persistent Memory Technology - Introduction and Deployment

      Skills you'll gain: Transaction Processing, Performance Tuning, System Programming, Operating Systems, C++ (Programming Language), System Configuration, Computer Architecture, Data Storage, Computer Hardware, Data Storage Technologies, Program Development, Application Development

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      71 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Cloudera

      Foundations for Big Data Analysis with SQL

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, Databases, SQL, Big Data, Database Systems, Operational Databases, Data Warehousing, Data Management, Virtual Machines, Data Storage, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Data Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Cloudera

      Managing Big Data in Clusters and Cloud Storage

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Database Management, SQL, Big Data, Databases, Data Management, Amazon S3, Apache Hadoop, Data Storage, Cloud Storage, Performance Tuning, File Systems, Command-Line Interface

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      297 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      NoSQL systems

      Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Database Systems, MongoDB, Database Management Systems, Databases, Database Design, Relational Databases, Query Languages, Apache Cassandra, Scalability, Graph Theory, Unstructured Data, Maintainability

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      167 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting

      Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Shell Script, Unix Shell, Scripting, Linux Commands, Unix Commands, Scripting Languages, Command-Line Interface, Linux, File Management, Unix, File Systems

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      675 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      LearnQuest

      Linux Cloud and DevOps

      Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Linux, Cloud Computing Architecture, DevOps, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Linux Administration, Cloud Infrastructure, Containerization, Cloud Platforms, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Software As A Service, Virtual Machines, Platform As A Service (PaaS)

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      157 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Cybersecurity Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Network Architecture, General Networking, Endpoint Security, Malware Protection, System Monitoring, Incident Response, Email Security, Operating Systems, Identity and Access Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Business intelligence and data warehousing

      Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Big Data, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Data Modeling, MySQL, Business Analytics, Apache Hadoop, Star Schema, Unstructured Data, Database Design, SQL, Data Transformation

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      101 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular operating system courses

    • Introduction to Enterprise Resiliency: IBM
    • C Programming: Using Linux Tools and Libraries - 7: Dartmouth College
    • Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future: Institute for the Future
    • Information Technology Fundamentals for Everyone: Illinois Tech
    • Persistent Memory Technology - Introduction and Deployment: EDUCBA
    • Foundations for Big Data Analysis with SQL: Cloudera
    • Managing Big Data in Clusters and Cloud Storage: Cloudera
    • NoSQL systems: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Introduction to Bash Shell Scripting: Coursera Project Network
    • Linux Cloud and DevOps: LearnQuest

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