IST 101 – Fall 05 – A



IST 101 – Spring 08 – A.Lynch Name:__________________

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Homework - Ch. 11 – IS Development and Programming Languages

1) Take the Chapter 11 test in the testing center. Attach a copy of your score to this assignment.

2) Continue to work on your final project

Have the following drafts printed out for your instructor to review in the next lab period:

• 3 spreadsheets

• one chart

• the Vendor’s Table

• the paper

• the slide presentation

3) Ch. 11

Research ONE OF the following careers in Computers. Get the following information: 1) a description of the career, 2) the skills necessary to enter the profession, 3) the preparation such as school and training a person needs to start in this job, and 4) the average salary this job pays. The following web site might be useful:

a) Prepare a 500-word report on that job.

b) Only typed (word processed) work will be accepted.

c) Prepare an oral presentation of that job. (you could use PowerPoint and save the work to your flash drive for extra credit)

d) You will be called on to give an oral presentation to the class.

| |Sales Person |

| |Web Developer |

| |Help Desk Specialist |

| |Computer Engineer |

| |Graphic Designer |

| |Computer Technician |

| |Systems Programmer |

| |Network Specialist |

| |DB Administrator |

| |Computer Forensic Specialist |

| |Programmer |

| |CIO |

4) In Class

Complete the attached chart.

IST101 – A.Lynch - Careers in Computers

|Career |Description |Skills |Preparation |Salary |

|Sales Person, p. 26 | | | | |

|Web Developer, p.74 | | | | |

|Help Desk Specialist, p. 124 | | | | |

|Computer Engineer, p. 156 | | | | |

|Graphic Designer, p.198 | | | | |

|Computer Technician, p. 240 | | | | |

|Systems Programmer, p.270 | | | | |

|Network Specialist, p.322 | | | | |

|DB Administrator, p.352 | | | | |

|Computer Forensic Specialist, | | | | |

|p.388 | | | | |

|Programmer, p. 442 | | | | |

|CIO, p. 480 | | | | |

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