Lecture delivered during IT Day 09 at CSU Lasam

Latest Trends and Issues in Information Technology
Cagayan State University
Lasam, Cagayan
September 3, 2009
Lecturer: Greg M. Ramil
               Software Developer,
               Archangel Systems, Inc.
               San Juan, M.M.

I.    Systems Administration: IT Manager’s Approach

  a.    Operating Systems

• i.    Windows 7
• ii.    Windows Vista
• iii.    Windows XP
• iv.    Red Hat 5
• v.    Fedora Core
• vi.    Ubuntu

b.    Servers

• i.    Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008
• ii.    Red Hat Enterprise

• 1.    FTP Server
• 2.    WebServer
• 3.    Proxy Server
• 4.    File Server
• 5.    Mail Server
• 6.    Firewalls

II.    Best Practices in Software Engineering
a.    Seven Habits of Highly Effective Programmers

III.    Next Generation Gadgets
a.    Less keyboards / mice

IV.    Issues in Information Technology
a.    Certification
b.    Youngest Microsoft Certified
c.    Freewares/Sharewares
d.    Social Networking Sites
e.    Creation of Department of Information and Communication Technology

V.    Work Opportunities and Work Readiness

• a.    IT Jobs
• b.   Programmers
• c.    Software Developers
• d.    IT Managers
• e.    System Administrators
• f.    Graphic/Multimedia Artists
• g.    Call Centers
• h.    Web Developers
• i.    Database Administrators
• j. /etc
  

b.    Preparation for work

• i.    Formal Study
• ii.    Trainings/Seminars
• iii.    Self Pace/Tutorials