Section 2: Intro To IT

Question 1

Information technology

Answer 1

The technology used to create, maintain and make information available

Question 2

System

Answer 2

A collection of elements that interact to achieve a common goal

Question 3

Computer engineering

Answer 3

Focuses on the design of hardware systems and the software that makes them work

Question 4

Computer science

Answer 4

Addresses the design and implementation of software with an emphasis on developing solutions to computing problems and creating new ways to use computers

Question 5

Software engineering

Answer 5

Focuses on the development and maintenance of reliable and efficient softwares

Question 6

Information systems

Answer 6

Focuses on integrating IT solutions meant for data and organization

Question 7

Information technology

Answer 7

Focuses on the technology supporting information systems in an organization

Question 8

IT administrator

Answer 8

Sets the IT policies in terms of technologies, security and accessibility

Question 9

IT architect

Answer 9

Set the strategy and direction for technology usage

Question 10

IT engineer

Answer 10

Actual implementation of IT architect strategy

Question 11

Help desk professional

Answer 11

Troubleshoots IT issues

Question 12

DevOps Professional

Answer 12

Developers, programmers and administrators working together to address issues

Question 13

System administrator

Answer 13

Sets up, maintains and monitors devices that support business operations

Question 14

Network administrator

Answer 14

Responsible for designing, planning, setting up and maintaining and organizations network

Question 15

Database administrator

Answer 15

Installing and configuring databases

Question 16

Security administrator

Answer 16

Installing administering and troubleshooting network security issues

Question 17

Web administrator

Answer 17

Troubleshooting error messages employees encounter

Question 18

Cloud architect

Answer 18

Oversees cloud computing systems

Question 19

Network architect

Answer 19

Designs networks and monitors network traffic

Question 20

Automation architect

Answer 20

Modernizes business processes and rationalizes whether or not to automate things

Question 21

Cyber security architect

Answer 21

Designs, builds, tests and implements security systems within an IT network

Question 22

Machine learning engineer

Answer 22

Allows full control of data

Question 23

Software engineer

Answer 23

Designs and develops software that makes systems work, including operating systems, database systems, and embedded systems

Question 24

Network engineer

Answer 24

Sets up, configures, maintains and upgrades data systems

Question 25

Cloud engineer

Answer 25

Identifies infrastructure that could migrate to the cloud

Question 26

Technical support

Answer 26

Supports workplace tech and responds to user help requests

Question 27

Systems analyst

Answer 27

Creates information systems to provide solutions to problems

Question 28

Data analyst

Answer 28

Gathers data to identify areas for improvement

Question 29

Security analyst

Answer 29

Monitors network for security breaches

Question 30

Cyber security specialist

Answer 30

Works to keep information systems secure

Question 31

Technical consultant

Answer 31

Provides technical expertise by developing and implementing IT systems for external clients

Question 32

Project manager

Answer 32

Organizes resources to make sure projects go smoothly and on time

Question 33

Web developer

Answer 33

Builds and maintains websites and their infrastructure

Question 34

Software tester

Answer 34

Creates documents and executes test plans and procedures related to anomalies in software

Question 35

Technical sales

Answer 35

Identifies and helps clients adopt IT services or technologies

Question 36

Data

Answer 36

Raw facts or observations

Question 37

Information

Answer 37

Processed data from a variety of sources

Question 38

Knowledge

Answer 38

A combination of experience, values, contextual information, etc. to be applied

Question 39

Wisdom

Answer 39

Knowing the right thing to do

Question 40

Structured data

Answer 40

Data that is coded in a way that is easy to convert into a form usable for analysis

Question 41

Unstructured data

Answer 41

Data that is more complex and harder to decode

Question 42

Big data

Answer 42

A large collection of data incapable of being processed by previous generations of analytical tools

Question 43

Data architecture

Answer 43

The infrastructure used to manage data in an organization

Question 44

Three variations of cloud-based systems

Answer 44

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) Platform as a service (PaaS) Software as a Service (SaaS)

Question 45

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Answer 45

Access in a virtualized environment with virtualized hardware

Question 46

Platform as a service (PaaS)

Answer 46

Access to a platform where the majority of processing happens in the cloud

Question 47

Software as a service (SaaS)

Answer 47

Software that is licensed to customers with subscriptions and central hosting

Question 48

Data hygiene

Answer 48

The processes of ensuring data is relatively error free

Question 49

Data scrubbing

Answer 49

The process of amending or removing data in a database that is incorrect, incomplete, improperly, formatted or duplicated

Question 50

Quality data (5 things)

Answer 50

Quality data is precise, valid, reliable, timely and complete

Question 51

Hardware

Answer 51

The set of computer system components that one can touch

Question 52

Software

Answer 52

The non-tangible parts of a computer system that tell the computer what to do

Question 53

Networks

Answer 53

Systems of hardware and software that connect two or more devices

Question 54

Two types of network design

Answer 54

Client-to-server and peer-to-peer

Question 55

Physical topology

Answer 55

The actual layout of systems in a network

Question 56

Logical topology

Answer 56

How the data actually flows in a network

Question 57

Protocols

Answer 57

Languages supporting data exchange between computers