IT CONCEPTS
An Online Course
#605701
IT Concepts covers the concepts and vocabulary needed to grasp the basics of information
technology.
The course is divided into seven topics, each covered in detail and
followed by a quiz. Core concepts are explained with illustrations,
images, and animations. Students’ progress can be easily tracked and
evaluated by the course administrator.
The course includes an extensive glossary of terms.
Students may click highlighted terms for a detailed
definition. One can print by page, or the entire course.
This course covers:
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Hardware
Software
Networks
Internet
Enterprise architecture
IT implementation
IT impact
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IT CONCEPTS
An Online Course
#605701
Hardware and Software
In the hardware section, students learn the basics of
processors, memory, motherboards, peripherals, ports,
and power supply. In each subsection, students explore
the details of clock-speed, RAM, hard disks, and more.
The software section covers operating
systems and application development,
delving into the details of API, interface,
development platforms, Java, computer
bugs, releases, and more.
Videos are encoded in RealVideo
format, and both subtitles and
transcripts are provided where
necessary.
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An Online Course
#605701
Networks and Internet
In the networks section, students learn the basics of the
OSI model and the seven network layers. Students can
explore more thoroughly the concepts of protocols, error
handling, TCP, and flow control.
The Internet section covers history,
connections, architecture, addressing,
cookies, and security. The section
includes detailed explanations of ISP,
DNS systems, firewalls, proxy servers,
and more.
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An Online Course
#605701
Enterprise, Implementation, and Impact
The enterprise section explains how enterprise
architecture helps businesses use technology to facilitate
human resources management, data management, IT,
and more.
The implementation section demonstrates
how companies integrate disparate
technologies into a streamlined system. It
discusses middleware, web services, buy vs.
build, outsourcing, web hosting, and more.
The impact section provides a detailed
overview of how IT has impacted enterprise
resource planning, supply-chain
management, customer relationship
management, business intelligence, and data
warehousing.
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An Online Course
#605701
The Student and Professor Experience
Each section ends with a quiz to measure learning and
retention. Faculty can monitor student progress with a summary
progress report. Each student’s work is broken down by topic.
The process of adoption and delivery is simple. Students can
access online courses via the HBSP web site.
To preview (Authorized Faculty) or
purchase this online course, call
(800) 545-7685 (outside the U.S. and
Canada, 617-783-7600).
A Teaching Note is available for
Authorized Faculty.
Online course product #605701
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