Introduction to Hardware and Operating Systems

What the course covers

The course starts with core computing concepts and the four functions a computer performs, then examines the internal hardware: processors, motherboards, GPUs, memory, and the ports and peripherals that connect to them. Virtualization is included as a modern layer on top of that hardware.

Operating systems and support

Listed skills span operating system administration, system configuration, hardware troubleshooting and disaster recovery, with Linux and macOS named among the systems. These topics map closely onto the day-to-day work of IT support technicians.

Who it suits

• Newcomers aiming at IT support, networking, cybersecurity or software roles
• Anyone who wants to understand the hardware beneath their software

as a beginner course, it is a sensible starting point before more specialized training. It is also a useful reference for telling hardware problems apart from software ones.