1.1 – Operating Systems

Operating Systems Overview

The operating system is the foundation of any computing platform. In this video, you’ll learn about Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, Google Chrome OS, Apple iOS, Google Android, and more.

File Systems

The data stored by our operating systems is written to a specific file system. In this video, you’ll learn about NTFS, ReFS, FAT/FAT32, exFAT, ext4, XFS, and APFS.

1.2 – Installing Operating Systems

Installing Operating Systems

The data stored by our operating systems is written to a specific file system. In this video, you’ll learn about NTFS, ReFS, FAT/FAT32, exFAT, ext4, XFS, and APFS.

Upgrading Windows

Upgrading Windows requires more than launching a setup utility. In this video, you’ll learn about upgrade types, OS requirements, hardware requirements, and more.

1.3 – Microsoft Windows

An Overview of Windows

There’s an edition of Windows for almost any computing environment. In this video, you’ll learn about different Windows editions for Windows 10 and Windows 11, the features available in each edition, and how Windows N editions are used in Europe.

Windows Features

Windows includes a number of useful features for managing devices in an enterprise. In this video, you’ll learn about Domain Services, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), RAM support, encryption options, and more.

1.4 – The Windows OS

Task Manager

The Windows Task Manager is an important utility when performing real-time monitoring and troubleshooting. In this video, you’ll learn about Task Manager and features for Services, Startup, Processes, Performance, Networking, and Users.

The Microsoft Management Console

The Microsoft Management Console provides a framework for creating the perfect troubleshooting toolkit. In this video, you’ll learn about Event Viewer, Disk Management, Task Scheduler, Device Manager, Performance Monitor, and more.

Additional Windows Tools

Windows includes a number of useful troubleshooting utilities. In this video, you’ll learn about System Information, Resource Monitor, System Configuration, Disk Cleanup, defrag, and regedit.

1.5 – The Windows Command Line

Windows Command Line Tools

The Windows command line provides a powerful interface for monitoring and troubleshooting. In this video, you’ll learn about navigating the command line prompt, copying files, viewing host and version information, managing Group Policy, and keeping your system secure.

The Windows Network Command Line

Troubleshooting the network is often managed from the Windows command line. In this video, you’ll learn about ipconfig, ping, netstat, nslookup, net view, net use, net user, tracert, and path ping.

1.6 – Windows Settings

The Windows Control Panel

The Windows Control panel allows for the configuration the Windows user experience. In this video, you’ll learn about Internet Options, Devices and Printers, Network and Sharing Center, Performance Settings, User Accounts, and more.

Windows Settings 

The Windows Settings utility provides a consistent user interface for configuring many operating system options. In this video, you’ll learn about Time and Language, Personalization, Apps, Privacy and Security, and more.