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      SkillUp

      Office Productivity Software and Windows Fundamentals  

      Skills you'll gain: File Management, Control Panels, Productivity Software, Software Installation, Microsoft Windows, Organizational Skills, Office Procedures, Microsoft Office, Computer Literacy, Operational Efficiency

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      70 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Designing data-intensive applications

      Skills you'll gain: Data Mining, Database Design, Scalability, Database Systems, Relational Databases, Unstructured Data, Transaction Processing, Databases, Systems Design, Big Data, Data Architecture, NoSQL, Data Processing, Maintainability, Software Design, SQL, Apache Hadoop

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005)

      Skills you'll gain: Package and Software Management, Linux Administration, Shell Script, Ubuntu, User Accounts, Linux, Linux Servers, Linux Commands, Operating System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Performance Tuning, Bash (Scripting Language), Kubernetes, Command-Line Interface, Network Troubleshooting, Containerization, Ansible, File Systems, Application Deployment, Authentications

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Automated Cyber Security Incident Response

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Management, Threat Detection, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Automation, Event Monitoring, Cyber Threat Hunting, Continuous Monitoring, System Monitoring, Anomaly Detection, Cybersecurity, Data Analysis Software, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      69 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Digital Literacy: Introduction to Using Computers

      Skills you'll gain: File Management, Computer Literacy, Microsoft Office, Email Security, Computer Hardware, Computer Security Awareness Training, Spreadsheet Software, Information Management, Safety and Security, Cybersecurity

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Nessus Scanner - Network Scanning from Beginner to Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Security, Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Network Administration, Software Installation, System Configuration, Web Applications, Authentications, Linux, Configuration Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
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      Amazon Web Services

      Getting Started with Bottlerocket

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Containerization, Command-Line Interface, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Linux, Servers, Open Source Technology

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Nmap for Penetration Testing: From Beginner to Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, TCP/IP, Vulnerability Scanning, General Networking, Network Protocols, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Security, Network Administration, Vulnerability Assessments, Firewall, Network Analysis, Scripting, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      .NET & .NET Core Mastery: Cross-Platform Development

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Containerization, .NET Framework, Application Development, C# (Programming Language), Development Environment, Application Performance Management, Web Applications

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Intro to AWS - Your First Steps in Cloud Computing

      Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Databases, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon S3, Amazon DynamoDB, Cloud Infrastructure, CI/CD, Public Cloud, Cloud Computing, Containerization, Serverless Computing, User Provisioning, Scalability

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Fundação Instituto de Administração

      System Dynamics

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Simulations, Process Flow Diagrams, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Software Visualization, Market Dynamics, Business Modeling, Decision Making

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      AI-Powered Software and System Design

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Design Patterns, Databases, Application Design, Database Management, Software Design, Software Architecture, System Design and Implementation, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Security Testing, Secure Coding, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Tuning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      155 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Office Productivity Software and Windows Fundamentals  : SkillUp
    • Designing data-intensive applications: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-005): Packt
    • Automated Cyber Security Incident Response: EDUCBA
    • Digital Literacy: Introduction to Using Computers: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Nessus Scanner - Network Scanning from Beginner to Advanced: Packt
    • Getting Started with Bottlerocket: Amazon Web Services
    • Nmap for Penetration Testing: From Beginner to Advanced: Packt
    • .NET & .NET Core Mastery: Cross-Platform Development: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Intro to AWS - Your First Steps in Cloud Computing: Packt

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