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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Core 2: OS, Software, Security and Operational Procedures by IBM

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About the Course

Skill up for the CompTIA Core 2 Certification exam! This course gives aspiring IT support professionals, helpdesk professionals, and system administrators essential skills for this career-launching certification and a job in IT support, networking, and system management. During this course, you’ll explore key operating systems (OS), including Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Linux, and cloud-based platforms. You’ll learn how to install, update, and manage IT systems while mastering their unique features and functionalities. Plus, you’ll look at IT support best practices, and how to diagnose and troubleshoot common PC and mobile issues, address malware threats, and configure system security. You’ll also explore full-disk encryption methods, vulnerabilities, firewall settings, data backup and recovery, remote access management, and privacy policy essentials. You’ll gain insights into AI for public and private usage in OS. Plus, you’ll get hands-on experience using real-world tools, from command-line utilities to firewall settings and SOHO router security. Enroll today to strengthen your resume and take the next step toward the CompTIA Core 2 certification exam!...

Top reviews

WM

Dec 17, 2024

Excelent, much better than trying to learn it on your own.

MA

Jan 2, 2024

The material it covers is very useful. However, it doesn't cover all the points in the Core 2 exam guide.

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By Daniel Y

Nov 4, 2024

It is a great course, but only if the lab loads faster and works properly will be great.

By William R M

Dec 18, 2024

Excelent, much better than trying to learn it on your own.

By Mumana A

Jan 3, 2024

The material it covers is very useful. However, it doesn't cover all the points in the Core 2 exam guide.

By Felix K S

Apr 10, 2024

I successfully enjoyed these lessons and how it was organized. I may suggest a little improvement. That's a few videos that are quite fast to listen to, so if video lessons could be slower, that would be very grateful and appreciated. All the same, I enjoyed the structure, quizzes and hands-on Lad projects, etc. That was really fantastic. Thank you once again. I recommend to anyone who is looking for effective courses online to tap into Coursera. It is very great! F:K.S

By Michael C

Jan 24, 2025

I really enjoyed this course all the IT knowledge base & lab work I completed. I can now utilize what i learned and get into the next level of Earning my CompTIA A+ certification!

By Kulraj P

Oct 25, 2025

Excellent course for preparation for the core 2 Comptia A+ exam. I really enjoyed it.

By Deleted A

Apr 12, 2024

Argomenti dettagliati e chiari in ogni punto

By Nasir U

Mar 5, 2024

Appreciating approach for learners

By PHUONG V T

Aug 7, 2024

Good course from IBM

By Thabang M

Oct 30, 2025

Awesome

By David F

Dec 25, 2025

Can go on now to the CompTIA for CertMaster Practice for A+ Core 2. This provides a bunch of practice questions, and it's what I used prior to taking the exam for Core 1. After passing A+ Core 1 went back to Coursera to take the IBM course for Core 2. I haven't tried out CompTIA CertMaster Learn, which has instructional materials, lessons, etc. I'd say part of the reason I went back with the IBM training for Core 2 rather than CertMaster Learn is just that I thought it might go faster than CompTIA CertMaster Learn. Don't know though really as I haven't tried that out. There definitely were things on the exam for Core 1 which weren't covered in the IBM course for Core 1. So it was right to do the CertMaster Practice for Core 1, and can do the same for Core 2. I also kind of figured maybe it's kind of like a driving test in the sense that there's a bunch of things that people need to know prior to taking a driving test, that aren't really needed so much as an actual driver. But like for a driving test one still needs to have that knowledge in order to pass the exam. So if CertMaster Learn covers more things, which aren't covered in the IBM classes, wasn't clear to me whether those things would actually be needed in job interviews or in the course of employment, even if they are asked about in the exam. Like for the Google IT Support Professional Certificate classes I reported some various bugs or errors. There looked to be some for example in one of the final labs using the Cisco Packet Tracer. But glad to get some familiarity with different technology such as the Cisco Packet Tracer. I also wasn't aware of the Windows Subsystem for Linux. I'm a long time Linux user, having first installed Linux on a PC back in 2000 when I was twenty years old. Don't have any immediate need to have Linux available on a Windows machine but was glad to learn about that, and could possibly use that at some point.

By Pierre H

Mar 21, 2025

Im Großen und ganzen gut nur die Übersetzung ist vorhanden doch die Möglichkeiten sind verwirrend weil die übersetzungen von manchen worten die lösung sind aber nicht richtig da sie falsch übersetzt wurden oder zu fehlinterpretationen führen

By Creighton D

Aug 27, 2024

We'll see based off of the score I get on the Core 2 exam. There wasn't much performance based practice.

By sarath s

Mar 13, 2025

good