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Introduction to Operating Systems Specialization
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Introduction to Operating Systems Specialization

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(224 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule
4 months at 15 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Comprehensive understanding of the building blocks of operating systems, from program execution to data storage.

  • Hands-on expertise in designing and implementing key OS components, ensuring optimized program performance.

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Foundational principles of virtualization within operating systems, particularly with respect to processes and memory management.

  • Expertise in the C language and its significance in operating system design and functionality.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Computer Systems
Category: C (Programming Language)
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: System Programming
Category: Operating Systems
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: OS Process Management
Category: Virtualization

What you'll learn

  • Foundational techniques and nuances of memory management within operating systems, including segmentation and paging.

  • Practical strategies for implementing and optimizing virtual memory and swapping in diverse computing environments.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Computer Architecture
Category: Virtualization
Category: File Management
Category: Operating Systems
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Build Tools
Category: Linux
Category: C (Programming Language)
Category: System Programming

What you'll learn

  • Advanced techniques in managing and optimizing concurrency within operating systems.

  • The practical application and understanding of threads, locks, and multi-CPU scheduling.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Operating Systems
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: C (Programming Language)
Category: Debugging
Category: System Programming
Category: Build Tools
Category: OS Process Management
Category: Computer Systems
Category: Virtualization
Category: Data Structures

What you'll learn

  • The foundational architecture and principles behind operating systems, ensuring optimized performance.

  • Techniques to maintain data integrity and protection within diverse operating environments.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Unix
Category: Data Security
Category: Debugging
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Distributed Computing
Category: System Programming
Category: Data Integrity
Category: File Systems
Category: Scalability
Category: Build Tools
Category: Computer Systems
Category: Data Storage
Category: C (Programming Language)
Category: Operating Systems
Category: Software Development Tools

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Instructors

Patrick Ester
Codio
30 Courses95,356 learners
Chalece DeLaCoudray
Codio
7 Courses25,650 learners

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