Introduction to Business Information Technology

Pluralsight
Course Summary
Learn about the IT industry, and the skills that you need to score your first IT job.
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Course Description
This course will give you a high level technical overview of the IT industry - its classification, how things work in organizations, core components of an infrastructure like server and services, networking, and storage. Then we'll cover the essentials of software development where you'll get to know about the most popular types of applications, languages, and platforms. The target audience of this course are people who are new to IT, want to learn about the bits and pieces of the IT industry, and want to understand the skills required to get their first job, on their way to pursue a career in IT.
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Course Syllabus
Welcome to IT!- 14m 38s
—Introduction 1m 55s
—Agenda 0m 44s
—Course Overview 2m 12s
—Is IT Right for You? 1m 52s
—Comparing IT with Other Professions 1m 29s
—Two Major Classifications of IT Industry 5m 39s
—Summary 0m 43sBusiness Technology Infrastructure- 47m 15s
—Agenda 2m 26s
—Core Components of an Infrastructure 1m 34s
—Client Server Model 3m 7s
—Operating Systems 4m 47s
—Servers and Services Overview - Types of Server Hardware 2m 39s
—Directory Services Server 2m 4s
—File and Print Servers 2m 4s
—Web Servers 1m 35s
—Database Servers 3m 4s
—Email Servers 1m 55s
—Communication Servers 2m 17s
—Remote Desktop 1m 40s
—Networking Overview - TCP/IP 3m 17s
—Computer Names, IP Addresses, MAC Addresses, and Ports 1m 42s
—Types of Networking Hardware 1m 47s
—DHCP Servers and DNS Servers 2m 31s
—Firewalls, Perimeter Networks, and VPNs 2m 24s
—Storage Overview - Types of Storage Hardware 1m 32s
—DAS, SAN, and NAS Comparison 2m 3s
—RAID Configurations 1m 44s
—Summary 0m 54sBusiness Software Development- 26m 5sIT Management- 13m 58sStaying Ahead Throughout Your Career- 12m 14s