But few in the modern business world can ignore IT technology and almost everyone should be able to discuss it.
This IT awareness training is intended for those who would like to get a general overview of the IT world without needing a thorough technical background.
At the end of this fun and interactive seminar the participant will:
know the most important concepts of hard- and software, application development and data transmission;
be familiar with the most recent trends in the IT world;
be able to give a general description of many technical terms and abbreviations;
be more confident in technical discussions with the 'experts';
have a better understanding of clients' questions and suppliers' offers;
be able to read popular technical magazines and web sites.
This training is aimed at non-technical people in the IT world: human resource managers, consultants, account managers, journalists,... You can test yourself to see if this course contains enough new information for you by printing and filling in the self-test (PDF file - 41 KB).
Background
No specific background is required for this course.
Main topics
Basic principles of the computer: processors • memories • disks • display • printer
Computer types: PC • mobile • tablet • mid-range • mainframe • servers • etc.
The brands: IBM • Hewlett-Packard • Oracle • ....
Operating systems: Windows • UNIX • Linux • OSX • iOS • Android • z/OS ...
Virtualization: VMWare • Hyper-V
Networks: LAN & WAN • Ethernet • WiFi • ADSL • TCP/IP • Router • ...
Intranet & internet, web, cloud
Databases (Db2, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL ...) and Data Warehouses
Application development: client/server • OO • web applications • programming languages (Cobol, C++, Java, Visual Basic, C#)
IT professionals and their profiles: developers, analysts, architects, system administrators ...
Duration
1 day.
Course leader
Koen De Backer, Ludo Van den dries, Paul Veugelen.
Global score
4.4/5 (based on 515 evaluations)
Reviews
Goed gegeven, inhoud was vr 90% gekend.(Bart, )
experienced teacher, large knowledge - good overview, illustration, dynamic with questions. For some topics, could be more attractive.(N.N., BNP Paribas Fortis, )
good course, very enthousiastic trainer and alive presentation(N.N., )
Goed -interessant en leerzaam.(Edison PolwatteGedera, )
Zeer goede basis(N.N., )
Prima! Wel zéér veel materie op een paar uur tijd(N.N., )
Uitstekend(N.N., )
très satisfait, bonnen introduction au monde l' IT pour moi un novice dans le domaine(Alexandre, )
Goed inzicht gekregen, zeer nuttige informatie en volledig, min punt, zou over 2 dagen nog beter zijn(N.N., Bakker & Partners, )