Title: Introduction to Information Technology
Course: 2016FA-MCO-110-401 > Section: Module 7: Introduction to Information Technology

Introduction to Information Technology

In this module, we will learn more about the Information Technology side of MCO. IT will be described and careers in IT will be introduced.

Information Technology can be defined as the use of technology to manage and process information. This can be a broad label. At times, the term is used instead of saying computer or computer network.

Careers in IT often fall into the storage, transmission, manipulation, retrieval, or protection of data but can also deal exclusively with hardware. IT professionals can be help desk technicians, Chief Information Officers, networking administrators, cybersecurity specialists, and much more. Job responsibilities can include support, management, administration, and security (including ethical or white hat hacking). The learning activities in this module were designed to meet course objective C7.

Objectives

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

- 7.1 Define networking.
- 7.2 Define IT security.
- 7.3 Define data management.
- 7.4 Define big data.
- 7.5 Explain the importance of big data.
- 7.6 Define web technologies.
- 7.7 Explain how web technologies relate to mission critical.

In This Module:

Graded items are represented here with an *

- Networking Overview
- Security Overview
- Data Management Overview
- Big Data is Better Data
- Big Data is Growing
- Web Technologies
- Discussion Board - The Web and Mission Critical*
- Quiz - Introduction to Information Technology*