Exam 15: Computer Careers and Certification

People who may be interested in ____ include cable installation technicians, computer repair technicians, corporate trainers, help desk specialists, IT consultants, and system engineers and administrators.

Some graduates of trade schools receive an associate degree or higher.

Careers in the computer equipment industry involve designing and programming all kinds of software.

____, which is a main area of an IT department, analyzes, designs, develops, and implements new information technology and improves existing systems.

Figure 15-5 Vendor-sponsored certifications like the one detailed in Figure 15-5 offer many special benefits as incentives.

Both ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and AITP (Association of Information Technology Professionals) offer ____.

____________________ is a programming certification sponsored by Sun that tests knowledge of creating and maintaining J2EE applications.

____________________ is a database certification sponsored by IBM that tests advanced skills of administration of the DB2 database management system.

____ is a security certification sponsored by The Security Certified Program that tests skills with firewalls and defending against network intrusions.

If a certification exam is not passed, the test-taker must ____.

A certification represents only a small commitment in time and money.

____________________ is a database certification sponsored by Microsoft that tests skills required to use SQL Server 2005 to design and install, manage, and maintain a database system.

____________________, which is a job title in the security area of an IT department, configures routers and firewalls and specifies Web protocols and enterprise technologies.

Many companies list their job openings, internship opportunities, and career opportunities on their Web sites.

As shown in the accompanying figure, ____________________ programs are design oriented.

____ is an application software certification sponsored by Microsoft that tests a user's skills solving problems associated with applications that run on Windows XP and the operating system itself.

Certification is a form of industry self-regulation.

____ is available in a variety of forms, including seminars, boot camps, and academic-style classes.

____________________, which is a job title in the management area of an IT department, supervises the development and execution of Internet or e-commerce systems.

Software engineer, which is a job title in the system development and programming area of an IT department, specifies, designs, implements, tests, and documents high-quality software in all of the following fields EXCEPT ____.