Welcome to this free information section on the essentials of the IT industry. We hope you will find the information presented here of interest to you and is a more simplified approach to understanding the world of IT.
Although the information was quickly put together from an Australian perspective, many of the ideas and concepts described in this section should be virtually the same for most other countries.
However if you would like to see other information included in this section, perhaps to make it more suited to your local environment or any other comments, then please your information. Your name and other details will be posted online should we decide to publish your work.
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Contents
IT TRENDS
- Self-employment trends
- Industry-sector trends
- IT trends
IT MANAGEMENT
- Migration of technology
- IT outsourcing
- IT Acquisitions
- The importance of innovation and education for small IT businesses
- Managing change in the IT industry
INFORMATION
- Information - the worldwide commodity driving the IT industry
- Turning information into knowledge
- Who should control the information?
- Methods of storing information
HARDWARE
- The computer - why use it?
- The computer - features you can expect to find
- The computer - how to buy
- How to refurbish an old PC
- Peripherals for your computer - the essentials
- Peripherals for your computer - backup systems
- Peripherals for your computer - printers
- Peripherals for your computer - scanners
- Peripherals for your computer - music systems
- Peripherals for your computer - the mouse
- Computer manufacturers - PC or Mac?
- The cost of computers
- The future for computers
SOFTWARE
- The software (The Consumer Sector)
- The software (The Business Sector)
- Free Software Licenses
- Operating Systems (OS)
NETWORKS
- Introduction to networks
- How to Setup a PC Network (Hardware)
- How to Setup a PC Network (Software)
- How to Setup and Access a Shared Printer
- The basics of Novell Netware 4.11
- The network tools
PRIVACY AND SECURITY
- The issue of privacy
- The importance of good security
- Keeping your personal information secure
- How to handle a computer security breach
THE INTERNET
- What is the Internet?
- What do I need to access the Internet?
- How do I get on the Internet?
- How many people uses the Internet?
- Who uses the Internet?
- Why are there so few women on the Internet?
- ISPs
- The Internet Network
- The tools for creating a web page
- The secret to good web page designs
- The technical aspects of designing a good web page
- What do you do after designing a web page?
- DNS
- Future trends in Web page designing
- What is the Internet used for? Part 1
- What is the Internet used for? Part 2
- Can people make money on the Internet? Part I
- Can people make money on the Internet? Part 2
- How to advertise on the Internet
- Web Scams
- The future for the Internet
- The future for HTML
HOW DO I...
- ...turn LPs into CDs?
- ...use HTML to create web pages?
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