Define computer security, ethics, and privacy. Identify the role of organizational culture in ethics. Identify the role of government regulations in ethics. Discuss the role of professional associations and ethics standards in the IT profession. Questions about the impact of IT are widespread and ever-present. With the release of new technologies and applications, more questions…

Explain the purpose of an IT department in an organization. Identify the reasons for aligning IT goals to the business mission and goals. Describe the internal organization of and job roles within an IT department. Explain the importance of maintaining business and process continuity. Identify opportunities for buying versus building a solution in-house as well…

Identify the reasons for aligning IT goals to the business mission and goals. Identify data requirements. Identify different data types and their uses. Define business intelligence. Differentiate between different types of databases. Explain how data is organized in a database. Identify common database administration and maintenance tasks. Describe different types of information processing. Explain the…

Unit 5 Goals: Identify types of computer software. Explain how operating systems relate to application software. Recognize characteristics of cloud-based, intranet, and local applications. Classify different types of operating systems and networks (i.e., server, workstation, mobile). Define operating system. List common operating systems. Identify characteristics of open-source and proprietary licenses. Identify uses of patents and…

Key Components: Summarize the characteristics of computing systems from the first to the fourth generation. Vacuum Tubes – first gen Transistors – second gen Integrated Circuits – third gen Microprocessors – fourth gen Artificial Intelligence – fifth gen (future) (also Quantum Computing and Nanotechnology) Identify the difference between scripting and programming languages.  Differentiate between input,…

In this unit we will go over the following: Define information technology (IT). Explain the purpose of an IT department in an organization. Identify major IT roles and functions. Explain the importance of ensuring that data and information systems support business goals and processes. Differentiate between information and data. Define information system. Describe characteristics of…

Information technology (IT) is a system comprising independent parts that work together to advance an organization’s goals and vision by increasing growth, profits, and productivity. For an IT system to function efficiently and effectively, three key components are involved: hardware, software, and people. We will examine: IT As a system IT system components how the…