ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Information & Communications Technology

Course Overview

To introduce, and provide a foundation for understanding, the variety of technical and hardware concepts covered by the term Information Technology (IT).

Modern Information Technology now covers a huge range of technical and conceptual topics and can represent a serious challenge to those new to the area.

This short course explains the technology and concepts of corporate business IT in clear terms and prepares delegates for further training in their chosen specialist area

Audience

Those starting a career in information technology (IT) or those needing to broaden their knowledge and expertise in technology subjects. Non-IT professional and support staff, who need to communicate with, and understand the work of computer specialists.

On completion delegates will be able to sit for the ISEB BSD Certificate in Information and Communications Technology

Skills Gained

• Describe the functions of the common hardware components of a computer.
• Describe the various functions of software and give examples.
• Describe the purpose and functions of a relational database and data warehouse.
• Describe the components and functions of LANs, WANs and the Internet.
• Describe the different system architectures how they may be deployed and utilised within a business.

Prerequisites

No pre-requisites have been defined for this course

Course Outline

An Introduction to Information Technology

Computer Hardware

• Components of a computer.
• How Computers Process Data.
• The differences between PC's, mini's and mainframes.

Computer Software

• Types of software.
• Programming Languages.
• Development Tools.

Databases

• Databases
• Data Warehousing.

Internetworking

• LANs and WANs.
• The Internet.
• E-commerce.
• Network Security.

System Strategies

• Centralised vs Distributed Systems.