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Best Operating Systems Courses

Q: What are the best free online operating systems courses?

Operating Systems: Introduction to Synchronisation Study IPC (inter-process synchronisation) with this short course covering shared memory, message passing and signals. Operating Systems: Introduction to Scheduling This specialist course explains scheduling processes in single-, multi- and Linux systems to improve turnaround times and increase responsiveness. Operating Systems: Introduction to Memory Management Another helpful specialist course, you will learn how to control and co-ordinate computer memory and assign blocks to different running programs to optimise overall performance.

Q: What jobs need a qualification in operating systems?

An OS is the program that manages a computer’s hardware and software to run and work correctly. Many job options require a high level of knowledge about operating systems, such as: Systems engineer Application systems engineer System administrator Data centre support technician OS developer Base OS engineer

Q: What popular OS can I study?

There are several popular operating systems - these are the most widely used: Microsoft Windows Android Chrome Linux Unix Mac OS iOS

Alison's range of free online operating systems courses offers a comprehensive introduction to the major components of these systems, examining several popular operating systems such as Windows, Unix/Linux, and Android to illustrate their implementations. Students will learn everything they need to know about system monitoring and performance enhancement, issuing systems commands and writing scripts for automating tasks, and memory m...…Read More

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