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Introduction to IT

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This course provides a beginner-friendly introduction to Information Technology (IT), covering essential concepts in computer systems, networking, software, and cybersecurity. Learn the fundamentals of IT and how it powers modern businesses and technology-driven industries.

Syllabus

  • Getting Started with IT: Get started learning about IT!
    • Informational: Welcome to Introduction to IT
    • Article: IT Overview
  • Computer Basics: Learn about how computers work, important hardware, the troubleshooting method, and more!
    • Lesson: How Computers Work
    • Article: Important Hardware
    • Article: Number Bases
    • Article: Units of Measure in Computing
    • Quiz: Computer Basics
    • Article: Computer Basics Problem Set
  • Networks and The Internet: Learn about how the internet works and the basics of networking.
    • Lesson: Overview of the Internet
    • Article: Tutorial: Setting up a Wireless Network
    • Lesson: Network Basics
    • Quiz: Practice Network Basics Concepts
    • Article: The Troubleshooting Method
  • Operating Systems and Applications: Learn about operating systems and the applications we run with them.
    • Article: Basics of Operating Systems
    • Lesson: Filesystems
    • Quiz: Filesystems
    • Article: Understanding Applications
    • Article: Basics of Software Installation
    • Article: Operating Systems and Applications Problem Set
    • Informational: Going Further with Operating Systems
  • Software Development Basics: Learn about basic programming concepts as well as how to communicate problem-solving with flowcharts and pseudocode!
    • Article: What is Programming?
    • Lesson: Basic Programming Concepts
    • Quiz: Basic Programming Concepts
    • Article: Pseudocode and Flowcharts
    • Quiz: Pseudocode and Flowcharts
    • KanbanProject: Software Development Concepts Project
    • Informational: Going Further with Software Development
  • Databases: Learn how to organize and manipulate data using databases.
    • Article: What is a Relational Database Management System?
    • Lesson: Manipulation
    • Quiz: Manipulation
    • Informational: Going Further with Databases
  • Cybersecurity: Learn about the basics of cybersecurity.
    • Article: What is Cybersecurity
    • Article: The Cybersecurity Industry
    • Quiz: What is Cybersecurity Quiz
    • Project: Decrypt Secret Messages
    • Informational: Going Further with Cybersecurity
  • Next Steps: You’ve completed the Introduction to IT course! What’s next?
    • Informational: Next Steps

Taught by

Alex DiStasi

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