IT Professional - Office and Administration

An IT professional uses computers or deals with information technology in a variety of ways.

Computing professionals perform a variety of tasks depending on their area of specialisation.

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Some common areas of specialisation are:

systems analysis and design
programming and software development
network administration
computer testing
IT consultancy
web page development
database administration

Systems Analysts are involved in the investigation, analysis and specification of information technology (IT) systems.

Some of the tasks that may be undertaken by systems analysts are:

conducting research into ways in which people use information technology systems to find ways in which using it could be made easier
testing new designs
discovering and fixing design problems
writing reports and papers describing results of research

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Some of the tasks that may be undertaken by computer programmers are:

assisting analysts and/or designers in researching and recording the requirements of computer users
preparing documentation for other programmers and users of the system
organising and supervise the work of junior programmers
checking the validity and logic of programs and make amendments when necessary
undertaking analysis, review and rewriting of programs

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To become an information technology professional usually requires the completion of a degree in the area of information technology. Degree courses ranging from 3 to 5 years full time or equivalent are widely available at most universities. The entry requirement for relevant degree courses is at least the successful completion of Year 12 or the equivalent.

Did You Know?

The first computer was built in 1823 by Charles Babbage and it was powered by steam!