Data Entry, take information from a piece of paper and use it to fill out a form on the computer, Secretarial/Administrative, basic office skills, to take dictation, answer phones, type letters, and keep things organized, to use word processing, accounting, and spread sheet programs computing roles such as Managers, Meeting Organizers and Human Resources, Power User, advanced users familiar with the basics of computer programming Excel macros or Access database programming,Customer Service/Telesales, phone skills than computer skills, Technical Support (Production Support), to know the operating systems, to know the basics of any programs, teach you need to know about their products, requires good problem-solving skills and a great deal of attention to detail,Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer, to be a problem solver, a detective, and a Customer Service representative, need some basic programming skills, automated testing,Software Engineer (Developer or Programmer), need a degree in computer science and detailed understanding of the field, a developer position needs to know the language of programming, to know database fundamentals and (if programming for Windows) the Windows API, knowing more than one programming language is very helpful, understanding many of the basic fundamentals of computer science (e.g. linked lists, arrays, pointers, object oriented programming), Business Analyst (Analyst or Systems Analyst or Analyst/Programmer or User Analyst), a BA with any mix of business and computing skills, know the process from end to end, the BA is primarily the connection between the business and the developers, good knowledge of a business is helpful,Tester (Test Manager), to know the whole process, and can easily get into Compliance or Management,Database Administrator/Programmer (DBA), DBAs are highly compensated and command considerable influence in typical corporate IT settings, some DBAs get started by programming Access databases, move to SQL Server, and then to Oracle, through pursuing applied, product-specific certifications,DBA can then move into data architecture and systems analysis, MIS/Network Administration/User Support, a companys network of computers is working properly at all times, showing the users how to send an e-mail to upgrading or repairing the computers to managing network resources such as file servers, network printers, and Internet firewalls, to know the fundamentals of hardware repair, the Internet, and the applications in use on the network, Network administrators need to know how to set up network hardware, cabling, and network resources,Technical Writer (Technical Author, Documentation Analyst), understand computer basics and the product, to know the programs for writing, such as word processors, desktop publishing programs, web languages such as HTML, and Windows Help-authoring tools,Compliance, need to show an interest in checking what others do, and making rules, to know computer processes, for example, how the Accounts Receivable System works, Medicine/Diagnostic Imaging, new jobs for computer literate people in medicine, CT, PET, and MRI scanners all run complex software,Production Analyst, in charge of accepting the new systems that the developers are writing,Computer Manager (Project Leader, Executive Director, Vice President and others), the industry is top heavy and full of titles, especially now that much of the real work is being done abroad, Computer Contractor, experienced Professionals but not Managers, roles as Business Analyst, Tester and Developer,Onshore Consultant, Senior Position in a foreign country, Onshore Consultants can be anything from Senior Managers to Developers,Offshore Consultant, based in own country and gets his work from overseas
Exercise 3. What do you know about these notions?
