Section 2: Intro To IT Flashcards
Information technology
The technology used to create, maintain and make information available
System
A collection of elements that interact to achieve a common goal
Computer engineering
Focuses on the design of hardware systems and the software that makes them work
Computer science
Addresses the design and implementation of software with an emphasis on developing solutions to computing problems and creating new ways to use computers
Software engineering
Focuses on the development and maintenance of reliable and efficient softwares
Information systems
Focuses on integrating IT solutions meant for data and organization
Information technology
Focuses on the technology supporting information systems in an organization
IT administrator
Sets the IT policies in terms of technologies, security and accessibility
IT architect
Set the strategy and direction for technology usage
IT engineer
Actual implementation of IT architect strategy
Help desk professional
Troubleshoots IT issues
DevOps Professional
Developers, programmers and administrators working together to address issues
System administrator
Sets up, maintains and monitors devices that support business operations
Network administrator
Responsible for designing, planning, setting up and maintaining and organizations network
Database administrator
Installing and configuring databases
Security administrator
Installing administering and troubleshooting network security issues
Web administrator
Troubleshooting error messages employees encounter
Cloud architect
Oversees cloud computing systems
Network architect
Designs networks and monitors network traffic
Automation architect
Modernizes business processes and rationalizes whether or not to automate things
Cyber security architect
Designs, builds, tests and implements security systems within an IT network
Machine learning engineer
Allows full control of data
Software engineer
Designs and develops software that makes systems work, including operating systems, database systems, and embedded systems
Network engineer
Sets up, configures, maintains and upgrades data systems
Cloud engineer
Identifies infrastructure that could migrate to the cloud
Technical support
Supports workplace tech and responds to user help requests
Systems analyst
Creates information systems to provide solutions to problems
Data analyst
Gathers data to identify areas for improvement
Security analyst
Monitors network for security breaches
Cyber security specialist
Works to keep information systems secure
Technical consultant
Provides technical expertise by developing and implementing IT systems for external clients
Project manager
Organizes resources to make sure projects go smoothly and on time
Web developer
Builds and maintains websites and their infrastructure
Software tester
Creates documents and executes test plans and procedures related to anomalies in software
Technical sales
Identifies and helps clients adopt IT services or technologies
Data
Raw facts or observations
Information
Processed data from a variety of sources
Knowledge
A combination of experience, values, contextual information, etc. to be applied
Wisdom
Knowing the right thing to do
Structured data
Data that is coded in a way that is easy to convert into a form usable for analysis
Unstructured data
Data that is more complex and harder to decode
Big data
A large collection of data incapable of being processed by previous generations of analytical tools
Data architecture
The infrastructure used to manage data in an organization
Three variations of cloud-based systems
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Access in a virtualized environment with virtualized hardware
Platform as a service (PaaS)
Access to a platform where the majority of processing happens in the cloud
Software as a service (SaaS)
Software that is licensed to customers with subscriptions and central hosting
Data hygiene
The processes of ensuring data is relatively error free
Data scrubbing
The process of amending or removing data in a database that is incorrect, incomplete, improperly, formatted or duplicated
Quality data (5 things)
Quality data is precise, valid, reliable, timely and complete
Hardware
The set of computer system components that one can touch
Software
The non-tangible parts of a computer system that tell the computer what to do
Networks
Systems of hardware and software that connect two or more devices
Two types of network design
Client-to-server and peer-to-peer
Physical topology
The actual layout of systems in a network
Logical topology
How the data actually flows in a network
Protocols
Languages supporting data exchange between computers
