Unit 5 Former Student
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Ajob in Computing Supportinvolves setting up and maintaining computing systems and providing help and training to computer users.
Qualifications in computing available in the United Kingdom include:
Higher National Certificate (HNC)- this is a qualification available in a wide variety of subjects that is studied in a college after leaving school. It can be studied as a full-time course but is often studied part-time. It normally takes a year to complete.
Higher National Diploma (HND)- this is a higher qualification than an HNC, also available in a wide range of subjects and studied at college, often after completing an HNC. It is, however, at a lower level than a degree which is studied at a university. It is usually a full-time course and can take one or two years to complete.
Course subjects and topics discussed in this unit include:
| Computer Architecture | the way that the components of a computer are connected together |
| HW Installation & Maintenance | installing and maintaining hardware(computer equipment) |
| Info Tech Applications | ways of using Information Technology (IT) |
| Multi-user Operating System | a set of programs used for controlling a computer such as a mainframe that can be used by many users at the same time |
| Network Technology | systems involved in connecting computers together |
| Software Development Life Cycle | the stages in developing a new computer program and training users how to use it |
| Standalone Computer System Support | setting up and maintaining computers that are not connected together in a network |
| Software Development Procedural Language | writing computer programs using a computer language that operates using modules called procedures |
| Data Communications, Telecommunications | transmitting and receiving data across a network system that uses the telephone network e.g. the Internet |
| Information Systems & Services, IT and Information Systems, Systems Building | creating systems for providing business information using combinations of computer applications programs |
| Systems Development | stages involved in developing a computer system |
| Project Management | organising a computer development project |
| Applications | using applications programs such as wordprocessors, spreadsheets and databases |
| Communication, Making Presentations | language skills; how to get your point over; how to make a presentationi.e. giving a talk about a subject |
| Creating a database, Learning Access | designing a system for storing related data so that it can be easily searched and sorted using the Microsoft Accessdatabase program |
| System Analysis | analysing systems and designing programs for computerising the system. Also training users to use the computerised system. |
| Programming, Writing a program | carried out by a person called a programmer.It involves writing a program(a set of instructions written in a computer language for controlling a computer). |
| Computer Use and Applications | ways of using computers and computer programs |
| Network Commands | computer instructions used to control computers connected together |
| Compilers vs Interpreters | using systems programs that convert high-level languagesthat humans use for writing programs into machine codethat the computer processor can use. Compilersconvert the whole program before the program is executed, whereas interpretersconvert the program, one line at a time as the program is running. |
| Memory management | the way that a computer uses electronic memory to store programs and data |
| LAN Topologies | ways of connecting computers together to form a LAN (local area network – a network over a small area) |
| PC Bus Architectures | how different types of buses work in PCs (IBM compatible personal computers). Buses are sets of connectors that carry signals between different parts of a computer. |
| How to connect printers | connecting printers to a computer to act as output devices |
| Unix Operating System | the operating systemcommonly used on mainframes and multi-user systems. An operating system is a set of computer instructions that allow computer applications to communicate with the hardware. |
| Pascal | a computer language used for teaching programming. Other computer languages mentioned include COBOL and C++ (pronounced as C plus plus). |
| Maintenance of desktops | looking after personal computers designed for use on an office desk |
| Wordprocessing and other office applications | computer programs used in an office environment |
| Binary system | a number system with only two digits (1 and 0) used in computing |
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