Introduction to IT

Take your first steps into the world of IT, or Information Technology! Introduction to IT will teach you about core IT subjects.

Information Technology, commonly referred to as IT, refers to the use of technology to organize, store, share, and process information. The IT industry is growing quickly as companies become more technology-based and the need to manage information becomes increasingly vital. Introduction to IT is geared towards complete beginners looking to take their first steps into the world of Information Technology.



### Take-Away Skills

Introduction to IT will cover content such as:
* Getting Started with IT
* Computer Basics
* Networking and the Internet
* Operating Systems and Applications
* Software Development Basics
* Databases
* Cybersecurity

Take your first steps into the world of IT!

• Getting Started with IT: Get started learning about IT!
• Informational: Welcome to Introduction to IT
• Article: IT Overview
• Computer Basics: Learn about how computers work, important hardware, the troubleshooting method, and more!
• Lesson: How Computers Work
• Article: Important Hardware
• Article: Number Bases
• Article: Units of Measure in Computing
• Quiz: Computer Basics
• Article: Computer Basics Problem Set
• Networks and The Internet: Learn about how the internet works and the basics of networking.
• Lesson: Overview of the Internet
• Article: Tutorial: Setting up a Wireless Network
• Lesson: Network Basics
• Quiz: Practice Network Basics Concepts
• Article: The Troubleshooting Method
• Operating Systems and Applications: Learn about operating systems and the applications we run with them.
• Article: Basics of Operating Systems
• Lesson: Filesystems
• Quiz: Filesystems
• Article: Understanding Applications
• Article: Basics of Software Installation
• Article: Operating Systems and Applications Problem Set
• Informational: Going Further with Operating Systems
• Software Development Basics: Learn about basic programming concepts as well as how to communicate problem-solving with flowcharts and pseudocode!
• Article: What is Programming?
• Lesson: Basic Programming Concepts
• Quiz: Basic Programming Concepts
• Article: Pseudocode and Flowcharts
• Quiz: Pseudocode and Flowcharts
• KanbanProject: Software Development Concepts Project
• Informational: Going Further with Software Development
• Databases: Learn how to organize and manipulate data using databases.
• Article: What is a Relational Database Management System?
• Lesson: Manipulation
• Quiz: Manipulation
• Informational: Going Further with Databases
• Cybersecurity: Learn about the basics of cybersecurity.
• Article: What is Cybersecurity
• Article: The Cybersecurity Industry
• Quiz: What is Cybersecurity Quiz
• Project: Decrypt Secret Messages
• Informational: Going Further with Cybersecurity
• Next Steps: You’ve completed the Introduction to IT course! What’s next?
• Informational: Next Steps