Operating System Foundations

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Operating System Foundations

Coursera · Advanced ·☁️ DevOps & Cloud ·3mo ago

Key Takeaways

Understand the components and evolution of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and MacOS

Original Description

In this course, we take a look at what an actual operating system is. People often confuse operating systems with browsers and many other things. We take a look at Windows versus Linux versus MacOS and discuss how these operating systems evolved. We also get into some technical detail about the components that make up an operating system.

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