Wednesday, 13 April 2011

Careers in IT

Webmaster
Webmaster is called a web architect, web developer, site author, website administrator, or webmistress for females, is a human responsible for having one or a few more websites. The duties of the webmaster may include making sure that the web servers, hardware and software are operating accurately, designing the website, generating and revising web pages, answering to user comments, and examining traffic through the site. Webmasters must also be well-versed in Web transaction software, payment-processing software, and security software.





Computer Support Specialist
Computer support specialists is used to help people use the computers. When something goes wrong, support specialists figures out why for us. Then, they would try to fix the problem.
Most support specialists answer questions over the phone or by e-mail. Others also help people face-to-face in order for them to fix the problem. To answer a problem over the phone, the specialist takes the person through the necessary steps to fix the problem using their own computer.


Technical Writer
A technical writer is a profesional writer who designs, creates, and maintains technical documentation. This documentation involves online help, user guides, white papers, design specifications, system manuals, and other documents.
Engineers, scientists, and other professionals may also make technical writing, most of the time handing their work to a professional technical writer for proofreading, editing, and formatting. A technical writer produces technical documentation for technical, business, and consumer audiences.

Software Engineer
Software engineer is a profession dedicated to designing, implementing, and modifying software so that it is of higher quality, more affordable, maintainable, and faster to build. It is a "systematic approach to the analysis, design, assessment, implementation, test, maintenance and reengineering of software, that is, the application of engineering to software".
Network Administrator
A network administrator is a person who is in charge for the maintenance of computer hardware and software that comprises a computer network. This normally involves deploying, configuring, maintaining and monitoring active network equipment. A related role is that of the network specialist, or network analyst, who gives full attention on network design and security.

Database Adminstrator
A database administrator (DBA) is a person who are in charge for the design, implementation, maintenance and repair of an organization's database.Computer databases that keeps information are found in nearly most of every industry. Data must be stored, organized, and managed. Database administrators work with database software to find steps to do this. They identify user needs, set up computer databases, and test systems. They ensure that systems perform as they should and add people to the system as needed. Database administrators often plan security measures. Data integrity, backup, and security are critical parts of the job.



System Analyst
A systems analyst researches problems, plans solutions, recommends software and systems, and coordinates development to meet business or other requirements.Computer systems analysts start their work by asking people what they need their computers to do. Then, they plan a computer system that can do those tasks well. A system can be involve many computers working together and different types of software and other tools.
Programmer
A programmer, computer programmer or coder is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to programming may also be known as a programmer analyst.