Computer ScienceIntermediate Certificate

Operating Systems Fundamentals

Understand how computers manage processes, memory, and storage

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18 hours 36 lessons Intermediate Updated July 2026

What you'll learn

Understand what an operating system does and why it matters
Explain process and thread management
Describe CPU scheduling algorithms and their trade-offs
Understand virtual memory, paging, and segmentation
Explain how file systems organise and store data
Recognise deadlock conditions and prevention strategies

About this course

A clear and structured introduction to operating systems. You will learn how an OS manages processes and threads, schedules CPU time, handles memory, and organises file storage — building the systems knowledge every serious CS student needs.

Course curriculum

36 lessons · 18 hours total

Your instructor

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Pallava Ray

Computer Science Educator

Pallava Ray is a CS educator who makes systems-level concepts approachable. This course demystifies how operating systems work — from process scheduling to memory management — with clear explanations and real examples.

₹500