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    University of Michigan

    Python for Everybody

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Data Processing, Data Store, Relational Databases, Data Visualization, JSON, Database Design, SQL, Network Protocols, Databases, Web Services, Restful API, Data Modeling, Programming Principles, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Systems, Data Cleansing, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Python Programming

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    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    279K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Cybersecurity Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Cyber Threat Hunting, Incident Response, IT Service Management, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Computing, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Endpoint Security, Malware Protection, Penetration Testing, Computer Security Incident Management, Linux Commands, Database Management, Network Security, Networking Hardware, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Interviewing Skills, Cyber Security Assessment

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    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    27K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Technical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Desktop Support, Network Troubleshooting, Technical Support, Hardware Troubleshooting, System Support, Help Desk Support, Debugging, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Unix, Problem Management, Computer Hardware, Network Monitoring, Generative AI, Operating Systems, System Configuration, Software Installation, Technical Communication, Performance Tuning

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    129 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Intro to Ansible

    Skills you'll gain: Automation, Operating System Administration, Service Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

    Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, IT Automation, Data Storage Technologies, Hardening, Package and Software Management, Command-Line Interface

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    IBM Back-End Development

    Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Kubernetes, Istio, Linux Commands, Software Architecture, Application Deployment, NoSQL, Bash (Scripting Language), MongoDB, Shell Script, Django (Web Framework), Object-Relational Mapping, OpenShift, Git (Version Control System), Flask (Web Framework), Grafana, Microservices, Data Import/Export, Python Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    51K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Meta

    Meta Database Engineer

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, Database Design, Version Control, Database Management Systems, Database Management, MySQL Workbench, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Modeling, Data Structures, SQL, Unix Commands, Relational Databases, Databases, Git (Version Control System), Database Systems, GitHub, Stored Procedure, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Administration, Database Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    7.4K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google

    The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Networking, Network Troubleshooting, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, OSI Models, Network Routing, Network Infrastructure, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Wireless Networks, Network Model, Data Integrity

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    52K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    Introduction to Android Mobile Application Development

    Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, Android (Operating System), Mobile Development, Gradle, Application Development, Integrated Development Environments, Development Environment, Virtual Environment, Extensible Markup Language (XML), UI Components

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.5K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Data Warehousing, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Apache Airflow, Web Scraping, Linux Commands, Database Design, SQL, IBM Cognos Analytics, MySQL, Apache Spark, Database Administration, Data Store, Generative AI, Professional Networking, Data Import/Export, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Data Science

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    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    60K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Intuit

    Intuit Academy Bookkeeping

    Skills you'll gain: Reconciliation, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Inventory Accounting, Payroll, Bookkeeping, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Payroll Administration, Inventory Control, Payroll Processing, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Depreciation, Fixed Asset, Payroll Tax, Property Accounting, Accounting Software, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    7.8K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Data Science: Foundations using R

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Exploratory Data Analysis, Version Control, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Data Cleansing, Data Science, Data Wrangling, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Programming, Statistical Visualization, Ggplot2, R (Software), Dimensionality Reduction, Data Visualization Software, Knitr, Data Sharing, GitHub, Machine Learning

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    48K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Python for Everybody: University of Michigan
  • IBM Cybersecurity Analyst: IBM
  • Technical Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Techniques: Microsoft
  • Intro to Ansible: Packt
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Packt
  • IBM Back-End Development: IBM
  • Meta Database Engineer: Meta
  • The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking: Google
  • Introduction to Android Mobile Application Development : Meta
  • IBM Data Engineering: IBM

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