Learn the inner workings of operating systems without installing anything! This course is designed for learners who are looking to maximize performance by understanding how operating systems work at a fundamental level. The modules in this course cover the basics of the C language, processes, scheduling, and memory. To allow for a truly hands-on, self-paced learning experience, this course is video-free. Assignments contain short explanations with images and runnable code examples with suggested edits to explore code examples further, building a deeper understanding by doing. You’ll benefit from instant feedback from a variety of assessment items along the way, gently progressing from quick understanding checks (multiple choice, fill in the blank, and un-scrambling code blocks) to slowly building features, resulting in large coding projects at the end of the course.
What you'll learn
understand the fundamentals of operating systems
gain practical experience with basic C programming
learn about processes, scheduling, and memory management
develop coding projects that demonstrate learned concepts
Course objectives
to explain the inner workings of operating systems
to enhance programming skills through hands-on experience
to provide instant feedback for continuous learning