What you need to know before choosing information technology courses

  

Date Posted: 9/11/2017 2:19:41 PM

Posted By: Githiari  Membership Level: Silver  Total Points: 927

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Information technology I.T as many say refers to the technicalities of using computers and other digital devices to collect, analyze, store and transmit engaging data. Therefore the course has three subdivisions as collection, analyzing, storage and transmission of information and data. When you are using your smartphone to take selfies, recording voices and video Crips concludes that you are collecting data. The video you record is directed to a specific store called memory card from where you access the video when uploading to the internet; storage. Happy data of yours is stored in a search sort algorithm as per the time of capture, size on disk, file type whether mp3 or mp4 meaning data analyzed. Transmission is the process of relaying information and data from one corner to the other point of an environment. Now that you want to know how many friends of yours will check in to like your photo, you just rush to the online account, log in and click on that upload button. The reply is ‘’your video has been uploaded successfully’’ and in that process you complete the term information technology through transmission. To pursue any course related to information technology you need to have a cluster of at least 37 point with a combination of a minimum of C (plain) in English, Mathematics, and Kiswahili. You will also be required to have done well in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology for both government and self-sponsored students. The course and their related disciplines require four years for undergraduate degrees and two years for the other certificates. Under I.T you can also choose to take Computer technology, Computer science, Computer engineering, and Computer programming.

Computer technology. The course involves application of computer theory into real

lifestyle through computer programs and systems. For instance the process of using software to withdraw cash in an ATM machine is the employment of computer technology. In the developed nations like United States, the use of computer to drive warheads like missiles, drones, rockets is indeed a positive use of this course. The course is largely composed of computer programming, database, networking among other studies. The course generally involves use of theory to bring up mechanical functionalities of digital platforms. Upon completion you can be employed in areas such as banks, media houses, web housing companies, networking and database companies like East African data handlers and Oracle. For fresh graduate employed in these companies, the minimum salary you can expect is ksh.15, 000 as you hang around to have experience for a double, triple salary.

Computer science. This is the study of the computer and the science behind the major functions of the machine. The course is largely composed of computer arithmetic, soft computer functionalism and computer programming studies. The course is actually a sub way as you head to computer technology. The difference between the two is that computer technology is a further step to make that science to work mechanically unlike in computer science. The salary expectation and employment destination for this course are similar to those of computer technology.

Computer engineering. This refers to the study of computer designing and constructions. This course involves more on computer hardware and their internal structures. Such hardware includes monitors, keyboards, hard disks, power management systems, motherboard, networking cables. You will be expected to be as per with electrical and electronics with their arithmetic combinations. Lessons about diode, capacitors, and transistors among others are supposed to be your main expectations once you decide to do that course. This refers to the study of computer designing and constructions. This course involves more on computer hardware and their internal structures. Such hardware includes monitors, keyboards, hard disks, power management systems, motherboard, networking cables. You will be expected to be as per with electrical and electronics with their arithmetic combinations. Lessons about diode, capacitors, and transistors among others are supposed to be your main expectations once you decide to do that course. You can be employed as a technician in all the computer based companies to repair, troubleshoot both the client and server mechanical malfunctioning.

Computer programming. A program is an entity composed of certain resources called codes that gives any computer based machine. The codes are written in various formulae called languages with dependence on the computer qualities the program is used to function in. A good example of a program is the Mpesa platform. When you click on withdraw, the program instructs the server in Safaricom center to transfer money to the company’s agent. Some of the main languages you should expect in line with the course are C, C++, and Java, JavaScript, and C#. You can be employed either permanently of by contract in all computer based companies to work as a programmer, web developer, system analyst and engineer, among others. Contracts pay a minimum of Ksh. 50,000 for a period of time with permanent employment earning you a minimum of ksh. 20,000 monthly salaries.

It is only in Information Technology where you can have the highest level of digitalization and a clear understanding of what it entails to make the universe a global village. The course is in almost every financial platform and employed everywhere in the globe. Whether you study I.T in Kenya or Asia, the functionality of computer is the same worldwide meaning you can be employed everywhere in this planet of ours.

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