D322 - Introduction to IT With Answers
1. System Administrator: A person who is responsible for providing technical sup-
port for hardware and software issues end users encounter, such as log-in issues.
2. Network Administrator: A person who is responsible for designing, planning,
setting up, and maintaining an organization's network.
3. Database administrator: A person who is responsible for installing and configur-
ing databases. This position also fixes database errors and creates user accounts.
4. Security Administrator: A person who is responsible for installing, administrat-
ing, and troubleshooting network security issues.
5. Web Administrator: A person who is responsible for troubleshooting error mes-
sages employees encounter when attempting to access their organization's website.
Also, responsible for tracking, compiling, and analyzing website usage data.
6. Cloud Architect: A person who is responsible for overseeing a company's cloud
computing systems. Strong understanding of operating systems such as LINUX,
UNIX, and Windows is required.
7. Network Architect: A person who is responsible for designing networks and
monitoring traffic. This position is responsible for installing routers and modems
and upgrading hardware and software that are essential for the network to function
properly.
8. Automation Architect: A person who is responsible for modernizing business
processes and developing reasons or rationales for or against a process being
automated.
9. Cyber Architect: A person who is responsible for designing, building, testing,
and implementing security systems within an organization's information technology
network. An individual within this position requires a thorough understanding of an
organization's IT systems to anticipate possible network security breaches.
10. Machine Learning Engineer: A person who is responsible for allowing an
organization to take full control of its data.
11. Software Engineer: A person who is responsible for designing and developing
software that makes hardware and software systems work, including operating
systems, database systems, and embedded systems.
12. Network Engineer: A person who is responsible for setup, configure, maintain,
and upgrade system where data resides that support the exchange of information,
including communication systems and networks.
13. Cloud Engineer: These individuals design and set up automation, cloud stor-
age, data centers, virtual servers, and web services with an emphasis on a particular
solution's cost benefits to users, and security of data processing.
14. Technical Support: Supports, monitors, and maintains workplace technology
and responds to user requests for help.
, D322 - Introduction to IT With Answers
15. Systems Analyst: Investigate business problems and create information sys-
tems to provide solutions. It requires both business and technical knowledge and
rely on effective communication to understand client's requirements.
16. Data Analyst: Who uses statistical and other quantitative methods to gain
insights that support the organization's decision making.
17. Security Analyst: A person who is responsible for monitoring an organization's
network for security breaches.
18. Cybersecurity Specialist: Works with organizations to keep their information
systems secure and ensure integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data.
19. Technical Consultant: Provides technical expertise by developing and imple-
menting IT systems for external clients.
20. Web Developer: Builds and maintains websites and their infrastructure. Need
to understand client-side, server-side, and database web technologies.
21. Software Tester: A person who is responsible for creating, documenting, and
executing manually created test plans and procedures relating to system anomalies.
22. Technical Sales: IT professionals in the role of sales or account managers
identify and help clients adopt IT services or techniques.
23. Data Pyramid: It is a concept that visualizes the data-information-knowl-
edge-wisdom hierarchy.
24. Information: A collection of data from a variety of sources. Data is continually
aggregating and is not useful until it has been processed and is presented in a usable
form. Information can be unstructured or structured, and the key term associated
with it is meaning
25. Data: Includes raw facts or observations.
26. Knowledge: It is hard to define. It is a dynamic combination of experience,
values, and contextual information. The key term associated with knowledge is
"context"
27. Wisdom: it is knowing the right thing to do.
28. IPOS (Input-Process-Output-Storage): The IPOS model explains what com-
puter systems are used for. They take input, process it, and provide an output while
using storage to keep intermediate and final results of the transformation of data.
Individual hardware components support the function of computer systems.
29. Three basic computer components: CPU, storage, and peripheral devices
30. CPU (Contract Processing Unit): The CPU supports data processing. The
CPU is the electronic circuit responsible for executing computer program introduc-
tions.
31. Computer Memory: Stores ephemeral programs and data in use temporarily
for quick access and primarily store it in RAM (Random Access Memory)
32. Peripheral Devices: It supports the input and output operations of the system.
1. System Administrator: A person who is responsible for providing technical sup-
port for hardware and software issues end users encounter, such as log-in issues.
2. Network Administrator: A person who is responsible for designing, planning,
setting up, and maintaining an organization's network.
3. Database administrator: A person who is responsible for installing and configur-
ing databases. This position also fixes database errors and creates user accounts.
4. Security Administrator: A person who is responsible for installing, administrat-
ing, and troubleshooting network security issues.
5. Web Administrator: A person who is responsible for troubleshooting error mes-
sages employees encounter when attempting to access their organization's website.
Also, responsible for tracking, compiling, and analyzing website usage data.
6. Cloud Architect: A person who is responsible for overseeing a company's cloud
computing systems. Strong understanding of operating systems such as LINUX,
UNIX, and Windows is required.
7. Network Architect: A person who is responsible for designing networks and
monitoring traffic. This position is responsible for installing routers and modems
and upgrading hardware and software that are essential for the network to function
properly.
8. Automation Architect: A person who is responsible for modernizing business
processes and developing reasons or rationales for or against a process being
automated.
9. Cyber Architect: A person who is responsible for designing, building, testing,
and implementing security systems within an organization's information technology
network. An individual within this position requires a thorough understanding of an
organization's IT systems to anticipate possible network security breaches.
10. Machine Learning Engineer: A person who is responsible for allowing an
organization to take full control of its data.
11. Software Engineer: A person who is responsible for designing and developing
software that makes hardware and software systems work, including operating
systems, database systems, and embedded systems.
12. Network Engineer: A person who is responsible for setup, configure, maintain,
and upgrade system where data resides that support the exchange of information,
including communication systems and networks.
13. Cloud Engineer: These individuals design and set up automation, cloud stor-
age, data centers, virtual servers, and web services with an emphasis on a particular
solution's cost benefits to users, and security of data processing.
14. Technical Support: Supports, monitors, and maintains workplace technology
and responds to user requests for help.
, D322 - Introduction to IT With Answers
15. Systems Analyst: Investigate business problems and create information sys-
tems to provide solutions. It requires both business and technical knowledge and
rely on effective communication to understand client's requirements.
16. Data Analyst: Who uses statistical and other quantitative methods to gain
insights that support the organization's decision making.
17. Security Analyst: A person who is responsible for monitoring an organization's
network for security breaches.
18. Cybersecurity Specialist: Works with organizations to keep their information
systems secure and ensure integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data.
19. Technical Consultant: Provides technical expertise by developing and imple-
menting IT systems for external clients.
20. Web Developer: Builds and maintains websites and their infrastructure. Need
to understand client-side, server-side, and database web technologies.
21. Software Tester: A person who is responsible for creating, documenting, and
executing manually created test plans and procedures relating to system anomalies.
22. Technical Sales: IT professionals in the role of sales or account managers
identify and help clients adopt IT services or techniques.
23. Data Pyramid: It is a concept that visualizes the data-information-knowl-
edge-wisdom hierarchy.
24. Information: A collection of data from a variety of sources. Data is continually
aggregating and is not useful until it has been processed and is presented in a usable
form. Information can be unstructured or structured, and the key term associated
with it is meaning
25. Data: Includes raw facts or observations.
26. Knowledge: It is hard to define. It is a dynamic combination of experience,
values, and contextual information. The key term associated with knowledge is
"context"
27. Wisdom: it is knowing the right thing to do.
28. IPOS (Input-Process-Output-Storage): The IPOS model explains what com-
puter systems are used for. They take input, process it, and provide an output while
using storage to keep intermediate and final results of the transformation of data.
Individual hardware components support the function of computer systems.
29. Three basic computer components: CPU, storage, and peripheral devices
30. CPU (Contract Processing Unit): The CPU supports data processing. The
CPU is the electronic circuit responsible for executing computer program introduc-
tions.
31. Computer Memory: Stores ephemeral programs and data in use temporarily
for quick access and primarily store it in RAM (Random Access Memory)
32. Peripheral Devices: It supports the input and output operations of the system.
