Lesson 2 Flashcards
Management of computer-based information system particularly software applications and computer hardware.
Information Technology
This requires large amounts of processing power, sophisticated software, and human analytical skills. Businesses need to process huge amount of data.
Data Overload
More employers are offering remote work options that requires gadgets with wireless hotspots and roaming ability.
Mobile and Wireless Usages
Many businesses now work with third-party services hosting platforms that maintain data.
Cloud Service
Videoconferencing solutions have become more popular, so more network bandwidth is needed to support them sufficiently.
Bandwidth for Video Hosting
Uses of Information Technology in Different Fields
- Education
- Health and Medicine
- Entertainment
- Transport
- Business and E-commerce
- Defense
- IT as a designer
Computer provides platforms to widen the scope of education. Enhance the usage of technology on research and presentation.
Education
The medicine industry uses IT technology for operations and interpretation of data.
Health and Medicine
IT is used most of the time for entertainment or pass time.
Entertainment
IT plays a vital role on transport. IT is used to record, assist, display and analyze data.
Transport
Online platforms allows people to shop anywhere. Business sector uses IT for data analysis and prediction.
Business and E-commerce
Military insatallation around the world has been researching capabilities to immediatly detect missiles and disable them.
Defense
Construction layouts are now being done using modelling applications. It includes physics and geometrical computations for accurate analysis.
IT as a Designer
A team of administrators and other technical staffs deploy and manage the company’s IT infrastracture and assests.
IT Department
Depends on wide range of technology knowledge and skills.
IT Team
Common IT Careers:
- Chief Information Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- IT Director
- System Administrator
- Application Manager
- Developer
- Architect
Responsible for IT and Computer Systems that support the enterprise’s goals.
Chief Information Officer
Sets all technology goals & policies within an organization.
Chief Technology Officer
Responsible for the function of the business’s technology tools and processes, also known as IT Manager or IT Leader.
IT Director
Configures, manages, supports, and troubleshoots a multi-user computing environment.
System Administrator
His role center on the provisioning and management of a high-value business application, such as Exchange.
Application Manager
This person or team writes, updates and tests code for programs to meet business objectives internally or facing customers.
Developer
This person examines and changes IT functions to best support the business.
Architect
3 Pillars
- IT Governance
- IT Operations
- Hardware and Infrastracture
Combination of policies and processes that ensures IT systems are effectively running and in alignment with the organization’s needs.
IT Governance
A catchall category for the daily work of an IT department. This includes providing tech supoort, network maintenance, security testing and device management duties.
IT Operations
This pillar of IT includes the setup and maintenace of equipment like routers, servers, phone systems and individual devices like laptops.
Hardware and Infrastructure
