IT fundamentals + 15

Of the various IT related professions, which one of the following is seeing jobs decline instead of grow?

network administrators
system administrators
software engineers
database administrators
computer programmers

computer programmers

Which of the following is not a soft skill?

ability to write
team player
ability to troubleshoot
self-supervising
a good listener

ability to troubleshoot

The lowest paying career in IT would probably fall on the ...

... database administrator
... system administrator
... computer technician
... web administrator
... software engineer

computer technician

It is strictly illegal for a company to have an IT policy prohibiting users from having to disclose their Facebook passwords to their employers

True

False

False

Which of the following careers would benefit most from having a master's degree?

Network administrator
IT Manager
Database administrator
System administrator
Web administrator

IT Manager

Which of these IT roles would most need knowledge of such software as MySQL and Oracle?

Network administrator
System administrator
Database administrator
Web administrator
Software engineer

Database administrator

Which of these IT roles would most need knowledge of using scripting languages like ASP, Perl and PHP?

Software engineer
System administrator
Web developer
Database administrator
Web administrator

Web Developer

As an IT person, you may be asked to write or help write organizational policies with respect to IT usage.

True
False

True

As an IT employee of an organization, you should expect your employer(s) to support your efforts in continuing education by paying for you to take classes or travel to conferences and trade shows.

True
False

True

Most IT people will stay abreast to changes in the IT field by reading technical journals published by such organizations as ACM and IEEE.

True
False

False

Which of the following is not part of the 10 Commandments of computer ethics?

Thou shalt not use a computer to steal
Thou shalt not appropriate other people's intellectual property
Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people
Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's computer files
Thou shalt not use work computers for personal purposes

Thou shalt not use work computers for personal purposes

It is important for all IT people to act ethically when using computers.

True
False

True

Which of these IT roles would most need knowledge how to install computer hardware and software?

System administrator
Database administrator
Web administrator
Network administrator
Software engineer

System administrator

One learns as much with a 2-year technical degree as one does with a 4-year bachelor's degree in IT.

True
False

False

It is the IT person's responsibility to monitor employees of the organization with respect to their IT usage.

True
False

False