1st Class – CC101 (INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING)

 IT INDUSTRIES AND PROFESSIONS:

- Job: a much narrower concept than a profession. A profession creates the place for a job.
- Profession: indicates a broad field. A profession is something for which we have studied.
Something needs educational qualification as well as training.

A. Traditional professions in IT industry are consists of:

- Network Engineer – technical experts responsible for setting up computer networks,

maintaining them, and offering technical support to users where necessary.

- Software Engineer – an IT professional who develops the fundamental concepts that exist
within the software life cycle.

- Quality Assurance Engineer – monitor every phase of the development process to ensure that
the design and software adhere to company standards.

- IT Project Manager – the person responsible for leading a project from its inception to
execution.

B. Several IT Career opportunities being developed and introduced:

- Electronic Engineer – create, design and develop everyday devices such as mobile phones,
portable music devices and computers.

- UI/UX Designer

1. UI Designers are primarily concerned with how user navigates through a digital product.

2. UX Designers are responsible for creating an optimal experience for the user when they
interact with a digital or physical product, such as a website or a coffee machine.

- Business Analysts – responsible for bridging the gap between IT and the business using data
analytic to assess processes, determine requirements and deliver data-driven recommendations
and reports to executives and stakeholders.

- Software/QA Architect – senior position responsible for the Software Quality Assurance team,
leading new and existing Quality Assurances initiatives, and will be instrumental in managing QA
processes, driving test methods, risk analysis, resource planning and estimating for client
projects.

C. Career Opportunities are there in IT?

- Computer software developers

- Computer support specialists

- Network and computer system administrators

- Network systems and data communication analysts

- Database administrators
 D. 4 main categories of IT jobs, grouped by main focus of the job:

- Sales and Support Careers

- Software Development Career

- Application Development Careers

- Hardware Design Careers

SALES AND SUPPORT CAREERS:

- Technical servicing is the installation and maintenance of hardware and software.

- Technical support involves responding to phone and e-mail requests for assistance for
customers.
- Technical sales involves educating potential customers about the company’s products so
that they want to buy them.
- Technical training involves teaching individuals how to use systems.
- Technical writing turns the technical skills and knowledge in the engineers’ heads into
written documentation.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CAREERS:

- Software development is the creation of new software products for commercial sale.
- System programming is highly specialized and involves writing instructions in C++,
JavaScript, or other languages to accomplish.
- The skills needed for application programming are similar to those required for systems
programming.
- The use of computers to create images, sounds, and movies is called multimedia
development.
- Quality assurance is the testing of new products before they are released to the public.

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT CAREERS:

- Application development uses commercial software to develop a system for a specific

organization.
- System analysis involves gathering the requirements and developing a design for systems.
- Database Administration is particular important because the database is at the core of a
company’s information systems.
- Network Administration involves the operations and maintenance of a company network.
- Web Administration includes keeping a web site working and up-to-date.

HARDWARE DESIGN CAREERS:

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 COMPUTERS AID AT EDUCATION

 COMPUTERS IN OUR HEALTH AND MEDICINE
 AID OF COMPUTERS AT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
 COMPUTERS FOR OUR PASS TIME
 COMPUTERS ARE A PART OF OUR TRANSPORT SYSTEM
 INEVITABLE USE OF COMPUTERS IN BUSINESS AND CORPORATE STAGES
 COMPUTER IN E-COMMERCE
 COMPUTER AT OUR DEFENSE
 COMPUTER IS TODAY’S DESIGNER