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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A career involve in design, manufacture, and production of computer equipment | Computer Equipment Field |
| manufacturers and distributors of computers and different computer related hardware | Computer Equipment Field |
| Companies or business that develop, manufacture, and support softwar | Computer Software Field |
| analyzes requirements, designs solutions, and oversees software development process | Project leader |
| writes and tests computer programs | Programmer |
| Researches, invents, and develops solutions to complex software problems | Computer scientist |
| Software engineer | designs and develops software |
| Provides preventative maintenance, component installation, and repair services | Computer service and repair field |
| Setting up hardware and installing and configure software and driver | Computer technician |
| Maintaining and repairing technological equipment or peripheral device | Computer technician |
| Installing well-functioning LAN/WAN and other networks and manage components | Computer technician |
| sometimes called computer sales representative | computer sales |
| works for a manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer and presents computers, software and accessories to potential buyers. | computer sales representative |
| understand the equipment and products, listen to customer concerns, sell persuasively and clos | computer sales representative |
| Schools, colleges, universities, and private companies need educators and trainers | computer education and training field |
| Corporate trainers teach employees how to use software, design and develop systems, and program | computer education and training field |
| Department in business or government agency that employs people in computer related jobs | IT Department |
| Responsible for keeping all computer operations and networks operating smoothly. | IT Department |
| More jobs are available in an IT Department T/F | T |
| Information technology consultants advise on, plan, design and install information technology systems for their clients. | IT Consultant |
| also known as technology consultants | IT Consultant |
| are contracted to work with industrial and commercial clients who are seeking help and advice about business and IT problems | IT Consultant |
| travel to the location of the broken machine and speak directly with customers to get a sense of the problem | Computer repair technicians, office machine repairers, and ATM repairers |
| involves working on computer parts, network connections and computer equipment. | computer repair tech career |
| fixing general office equipment, such as printers and copiers, which break down from normal wear and tear. | office machine repairer |
| highly educated individuals invent and design new technology, as well as find new uses for existing technology | computer and information research scientists |
| often more theoretical than other computer related occupations and directly relate to business, science, and medicine, among other fields | computer and information research scientists |
| information technology managers or IT project managers | Computer and information systems managers |
| evaluating the cost and benefits of a new project in order to justify the expense of a new project to top executives | Computer and information systems managers |
| determining a company's computer needs and recommending to executives upgrades or new materials | information systems manager career |
| plans and oversees the installing of all new hardware and software. | information systems manager career |
| responsible for their company's network and electronic documents' security | Information technology manager |
| continually study technological advances and determine if and how they can improve security for their company | Information technology manager |
| working with a variety of people. They oversee other IT professionals, such as computer systems analysts, software developers, information security analysts, and computer support specialists | Information technology manager |
| managers also negotiate with technology vendors | Information technology manager |
| the know-how to diagnose and resolve many problems. | Computer hardware engineers |
| living designing, developing and testing such equipment | Computer hardware engineers |
| supervising others who make and install computers or computer-related equipment | Computer hardware engineers |
| working with scientists, the military, industries or commercial businesses | Computer hardware engineers |
| write the code which creates software programs, turning the program designs created by software developers and engineers into code computers can understand and follow, such as Java or C++ | Computer programmers |
| perform numerous tests on software programs locating or anticipating problems; this process is called debugging. | Computer programmers |
| includes updating, expanding upon and improving existing programs | Computer programmers |
| automates the writing of some code | CASE - Computer Assisted Software engineering tools |
| computer programmers work on this without needing any code rewrite | SaaS - Software as a service |
| includes providing computer software or equipment assistance to individuals and businesses | computer support technician |
| who supply help to the information technology (IT) employees within a company | technical support specialists |
| support non-IT users with computer problems | help-desk technicians |
| test and evaluate current network systems, performing maintenance on the system as needed | technical support specialists |
| They also troubleshoot local and wide area networks and Internet systems. | technical support specialists |
| these computer support specialists may supply support via phone, email, or in-person visits | technical support specialists |
| typically speak with customers experiencing computer problems | help-desk technicians |
| asking questions to try and troubleshoot the problem or narrow it down, as well as walk customers through steps to resolve the issue. | help-desk technicians |
| train users on new computer hardware or software. They may work with customers via phone, email, or in person | computer support specialists |
| They keep the computer systems updated, properly configured, and running smoothly at all times. | computer systems administrator |
| includes ensuring a company's computer systems perform at a high level and with tight security, yet not exceed a given budget | computer systems administrator |
| install all necessary network hardware and software, make any needed upgrades, and continue troubleshooting and regularly collecting data for monitoring the network's function and safety | computer systems administrator |
| Computer systems administrators resolve problems T/F | T |
| occasionally training people to use the hardware and software. | computer systems administrator |
| They are responsible for managing an organization's servers and assuring all employers stay properly connected to the server | computer systems administrator |
| work with professionals including network architects, the technical support staff, and computer support specialists | computer systems administrator |
| It is a vital liaison in any business | computer system analysts |
| continually research and studying new technologies, they weigh the costs and benefits to the company to help management determine if the technology would improve business efficiency for a reasonable cost | computer system analysts |
| creating strategies to improve a company's current system, upgrading it whenever possible and keep it running glitch-free | computer system analysts |
| oversees the project from start to finish. | computer system analysts |
| updates existing, or creates new, instruction manuals for the system users and trains employees how to use the system | computer system analysts |
| organize, store, and secure everything from financial information to shipping records via software | database administrators |
| determining what users need databases for and then creating, maintaining, updating, testing, and troubleshooting those databases | database administrators |
| involves merging old databases with new ones | database administrators |
| includes presenting ideas and various drafts to the art director, making changes as requested | graphic designer |
| responsible for the logos, websites, and other images which connect people to specific brands or companies and make them easily recognizable | graphic designer |
| create their work by hand and using computer software, or a combination of the two | graphic designer |
| work together in using information technology (IT) to keep organizations safe and moving forward toward their goals | information security analysts, web developers, and computer network architects |
| protect firms from cyber attacks through vigilant monitoring of an organization's networks for security breaches and fully investigating any breaches or potential breaches of security | Information security analysts |
| requires keeping up on the latest information technology security trends and installing protective software like firewalls and data encryption program | Information security analysts |
| includes developing security standards and practices for the organization. Their job is to always stay a few steps ahead of any potential cyber attackers | Information security analysts |
| in charge of creating, updating, and practicing their organization's disaster plan, ensuring the IT department can continue running if an emergency does occur. | Information security analysts |
| to prevent permanent loss of information | Information security analysts |
| designing and building data communication networks, such as local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and intranets. | Computer network architect |
| must have a solid understanding of an organization's business plan and goals | Computer network architect |
| includes working with the organization's Chief Technology Officer to decide the highest needs for a future network | computer network architect career |
| must research new technology and determine what works best with the company's goals, as well as consider information security. | Computer network architect |
| present their network plan to management, determine the hardware and software needed to build and support it, as well as where to put the cables and other materials | Computer network architect |
| includes designing and creating websites, providing companies with a public face | web developer |
| working on a site's technical aspects, such as performance and capacity | web developer |
| web developers write code for the site, using programming languages like HTML or XML, and create and debug web applications | web developer |
| work with other web developers and graphic designers and other designers when determining a site's layout. They add graphics, audio, and video, as well as regularly monitor the site's traffic | web developer |
| artists and animators utilize pen and paper and computer programs to create illustrations | multimedia artists and animators |
| mapping out storylines and making adjustments as needed based on deadlines and feedback from directors, game designers, head animators, or clients | multimedia artists and animators |
| help keep businesses running; they're in charge of designing, building, and maintaining an organization's computer network, which includes hardware and software | network system administrators |
| work on local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), network segments, and intranets, among other data communications systems | network system administrators |
| installing all necessary network hardware and software, making any needed upgrades, inputting email and internet filters, installing security programs, and testing, | network system administrators |
| occasionally training people to use the hardware and software. | network system administrators |
| managing an organization's servers and assuring all employees stay properly connected to the servers | network system administrators |
| typically specialize in developing the applications allowing users to perform a specific task, or they specialize in the underlying systems running the control networks or device. | software developers |
| studying users and determining what they need most, then either upgrading an existing system or designing, testing, and building something new to meet those needs | software developers |
| A software developer career includes working closely with programmers, to whom they provide flowcharts and models explaining software code T/F | T |
| supervising a software project from start to finish are also known as an Information Technology (IT) project manager. They ensure a project meets timelines, standards, and a budget T/F | T |
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