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Fundamentals of Information Technology (Udemy.com)

Learn all about Information Technology including how to land a career in the field!

Created by: Robert Gioia

Last updated October 2022

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What you will learn

  • How to start a career in IT including resume writing and interview prep
  • Skills and knowledge relevant to obtaining a job in the IT industry
  • Master database concepts for a full understanding of Relational Model, ER Model, and more
  • Computer Networking including IPv4, IPv6, wireless, Ethernet, and more
  • XML and JSON
  • Full hands-on section of web proxy using Charles to work with web requests and responses
  • The parts of a computer, how they come together to make the computer work, and what each part does
  • How to prepare to ace college course exams and certification exams
  • Whole section covering key terms used in the industry to help you boost your resume and enhance your IT vocabulary
  • Includes a 24 page comprehensive course review sheet, resume template, cover letter template, and interactive course quiz

How it compares

Against the other 1,182 rated Udemy courses in IT & Software on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.2 out of 5higher than 13% of them
  • Reviews90#1,023 of 1,183 by number of reviews
  • Length3.6 hoursshorter than 65% of them
  • Last updatedOctober 2022earlier than 76% of them

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Course Description

Are you serious about starting a career in IT, acing tech interviews, and landing your dream job? This course was made for people who answered yes to these questions.

My Fundamentals of Information Technology course is packed with relevant, up-to-date knowledge in the world of computing. First we will get a broad – but comprehensive look at the basics of IT. Types of computers, parts of a computer, computer storage, 5 generations of programming languages, and steps to programming systems and applications will all be covered. Then we will look at computer networking and learn about both wired and wireless networking, IPv4 and IPv6.

An entire section is devoted to database concepts, so get ready to learn the foundational knowledge for data engineering and database design, one of the hottest tech trending topics in 2019. We will learn database theory, database concepts, and various models for databases.

Then we will learn about XML – the Extensible Markup Language. We will learn XML uses, syntax, and all about elements and attributes. XML is often used for data interchange and is an important language for all IT professionals to be familiar with.

After that we will learn about JSON – JavaScript Object Notation. We will learn JSON syntax, JSON validation, and the differences between JSON and XML. JSON is used for data interchange and is popular due to its ease of use, readability, and the fact that it is easily parsed on the client side.

Then comes a whole section on Charles Proxy, the industry’s leading software for intercepting web requests and responses. This will help us to gain a better understanding of how the internet works. If you are an aspiring web developer, app developer, or network engineer Charles is one of those tools you want to be sure to have under your belt.

After that is a section called “Ultimate Guide to IT terms and jargon”. This section is the ultimate review resource before an IT test, interview, or networking session. Key industry vocabulary is taught in an easy-to-understand way so you can talk the lingo of an IT pro.

Then comes what I view as the most useful section of the course, Starting a Career in IT. This section isn’t about IT facts, it is my personal help to you for landing your dream job. I provide a PDF resume template based on the structure and style of my own resume, which has landed me two high paying tech jobs in NYC and an interview with Google. I walk you through writing a resume with this template step by step. I also give you insider tips on preparing for an interview, acing an IT exam, and building hands-on experience to showcase to employers.

On top of that, this course comes with a comprehensive review sheet of the material taught. Not a boring moment in this action packed course.

Everything is taught in an easy-to-understand way so it is beginner friendly as well as very informative, exciting, and fun. If you are serious about learning about IT and taking your skills to the next level, then welcome aboard.

This course features:

  • A whole section dedicated to teaching you resume writing, interview prep, and everything you need to know to land a job in IT

  • Action-packed sections with up-to-date, relevant industry information on each subject that they cover

  • Hands-on section using Charles web proxy software

  • Section on some of the hottest IT topics in 2019 including Database Design, Computer Networking, and more

  • Free PDF resume template (downloadable) included!

  • Free PDF cover letter template (downloadable) included!

  • Comprehensive course review sheet (downloadable) included!

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Instructor Details

Robert Gioia

My name is Rob and I currently work as a Team Lead of a Professional Services team. I've also worked as a Senior Solutions Architect working with some of the top clients in the mobile app space and as a Mobile Software Engineer. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology from NJIT.

As a student who never programmed until I got to college I want to help others looking to enter the tech industry and teach them the techniques I used to learn programming quickly and effectively.

My teaching focuses on conveying the most relevant skills that you can use to build your portfolio and get real, hands-on technical experience geared towards landing you your dream tech industry job.

I am an industry professional who also has teaching experience and a passion for learning and teaching about the latest programming languages and technologies.

The topics I enjoy teaching and am very knowledgeable about include: Artificial Intelligence, Mobile App Development, and Computer Programming.

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Reviews

4.2

90 ratings on Udemy

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By Jaidine Emge on 10/23/2024

Interesting and informative. Some areas are a little confusing for me, however I am not in the IT industry. I am merely curious and chose this course to broaden my current understanding of the IT basics

By Olomola Johnson Olalekan on 9/18/2024

I will recommend the course for anyone starting out in Information Technology

By Maximilian Tittmann on 5/1/2023

Very helpful! Course could be read/taught with a more interested or enthusiastic voice.

By David on 3/2/2023

There wasnt enough detail in the course for me to really understand all of what he talked about David

By Antoinette Williams on 10/22/2020

I rather her the instructors voice and giving examples. It was to much information at one time.

By Christy Stephens on 8/28/2020

Its very in depth. I believe it will teach a lot. A great value to learn something so valuable in times of crisis like these!!

By Farhat McKinnon on 7/1/2020

straight to the point

By Isabel Halatuituia on 5/15/2020

I do not have IT background or took any IT course. But I am the only one in our office that know a thing of two about computers. So I am now an IT. And I'd like to learn and be certified to be our IT person at the office.

By Yolandie Loots on 3/23/2020

I found the content of the course very useful and relevant. However, I used the transcript as my notes and these are FULL of spelling errors. If you do not read the transcript in line with the slides, or know anything about IT, you will certainly be lost in this course.

By Mohammad Sajjad on 3/22/2020

its great course .. i will learn more from it

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Overall Score : 84 / 100