Module 1

theory through programming to cutting-edge development of computing solutions

• concerned with the information that computer systems can provide to aid a company, non-profit or governmental organization in defining and achieving its goals

• also concerned with the processes that an enterprise can implement and improve using information technology

meaning of IT

undergraduate degree program, it refers to the preparation of students to meet the computer technology needs of business, government, healthcare, schools, and other kinds of organizations

➢Department in business or government agency that employs people in computer related jobs ➢Responsible for keeping all computer operations and networks operating smoothly

➢Manufacturers and distributors of computers and computer-related hardware. ➢Careers involve design, manufacture, and production of computer equipment

Companies that develop, manufacture, and support software

analyzes requirements, designs solutions, and oversees software development process

writes and tests computer programs

designs and develops software

researches, invents, and develops solutions to complex software problems

➢Provides preventative maintenance, component installation, and repair services

installs, maintains, and repairs hardware

need general understanding of computers and specific knowledge of the product they are selling

Schools, colleges, universities, and private companies need educators and trainers

teach employees how to use software, design and develop systems, and program

Individual who draws upon expertise in specialized area of computers

CIS

other name for CIS

Programs that emphasize technical knowledge and skills

Programs that stress theoretical side of programming and operating systems

other name for computer science

➢Teaches students how to design and develop the electrical components found in computers and peripheral devices. ➢Required courses include application and systems programming, data and file structures, networks, and operating systems

science-oriented organization

programmers, systems analysts, and information processing managers organization

Collection of people with common computer equipment or software interests

Process of verifying technical knowledge in a particular area

Enhances employee’s career, provides better standing as industry professional, and higher salaries and bonuses

defines standards designed to raise competence level for computer industry

certificate examinations like?

• Focus on knowledge of application software

• Sometimes called end-user certifications

• Focus on particular skills—user, operator, system administrator, and system engineer

• Differing levels of certification

• Recognition of programming training

• Broadens knowledge and skill base

• Recognition of general knowledge of hardware and controlling software needed to set up, maintain, and repair a computer

• Can be narrowly or broadly focused

• Awarded to professionals who demonstrate expertise in planning, installing, managing, and troubleshooting a network

• Discovery, collection, and analysis of evidence found on computers and networks

• Certificate holders are considered highly credible during computer crimes cases

Measure a candidate’s ability to identify and control security risks to computer resources

• Require technical expertise in networking hardware and configuration

• Include Web management, Web programming, and Web development certifications

• Awarded for knowledge of a specific database management system

• Test the various tasks a database management staff must perform

refers to computers systems built to mimic human intelligence and perform tasks such as recognition of images, speech or patterns and decision making

subset of AI

• Computers are programmed to learn to do something they are not programmed to do. • They learn by discovering patterns and insights from data

• use of software to automate business processes such as interpreting applications, processing transactions, dealing with data, and even replying to emails

• automates repetitive tasks that people used to do

• described as data you can only add to, not take away from or change

• consensus-driven so no one entity can take control of the data

• designed to help solve some problems of cloud computing as a way to bypass the latency caused by cloud computing and getting data to a data center for processing

immerses the user in an environment

enhances their environment

evolve to defend against those hackers

enables devices, home appliances, cars and much more to be connected to and exchange data over the Internet

directs the planning, research, development, evaluation, and integration of technology

analyzes, designs, develops, and implements new information technology and maintains, and improves existing systems

evaluates and integrates new technologies, administers the organization’s data resources, and supports the centralized computer operating system and servers

operates the centralized computer equipment and administers the network, including both data and voice communication

teaches employees how to use components of the information system or answers specific questions

develops and enforces policies designed to safeguard data and information from unauthorized users

draws upon elements of both computer science and business

focused entirely on efficiently programming computers using mathematical algorithms

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