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Self-paced CertPREP courseware for IT Specialist - Cloud Computing teaches learners the skills to determine when a cloud solution is appropriate for an organization, develop cloud infrastructure, implement the cloud development life cycle, manage cloud operations, and understand cloud governance.

IT Specialist: Cloud Computing

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Examine the fundamental concepts of cloud computing

  • Plan a cloud computing project

  • Select cloud solutions

  • Define cloud solution requirements

  • Determine hardware and storage requirements for a cloud project

  • Design cloud apps and solutions

  • Develop and test cloud apps

  • Integrate and deploy a cloud solution

  • Manage cloud operations

  • Evaluate cloud governance

Self-paced CertPREP IT Specialist Computational Thinking course focuses on knowledge needed to describe data storage; bits and their storage; representing information in bit patterns; data and programming; data manipulation; arithmetic/logic; programming data manipulation; algorithms; the concept of an algorithm; algorithm representation; algorithm discovery; iterative structures; recursive structures; efficiency and correctness; programming languages; historical perspective of programming languages; traditional programming concepts; procedural units; object-oriented programming; software engineering; the software engineering discipline; the software life cycle; software engineering methodologies; modularity; tools of the trade; quality assurance; documentation; the human-machine interface; data abstractions; basic data structures; related concepts; customized data types; classes and objects; abstract models; database systems; database fundamentals; the relational model; object-oriented databases; traditional file structures; data mining; social impact of database technology; artificial intelligence; intelligence and machines; perception; reasoning; theory of computation; functions and their computation; Turing machines; universal programming languages; a non-computable function; and complexity of problems. Designed for professionals in both non-technical or technical roles, this course focuses on the critical thinking and decision-making skills needed for success at the IT Specialist level.

IT Specialist: Computational Thinking

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to describe:

  • Data storage

  • Data manipulation

  • Algorithms

  • Programming languages

  • Software engineering

  • Data abstractions

  • Database systems

  • Artificial intelligence

  • Theory of computation

Self-paced CertPREP courseware for IT Specialist - Cybersecurity provides a foundation for many key security paradigms, terminology, and mindset. Successful candidates will develop a keen awareness of the importance of security and the threats to a business when security procedures are not followed. They will develop the investigative and implementation skills necessary to succeed in the field and have an aptitude and desire to learn more and a willingness to teach others. They will become familiar with the toolset at a fundamental level and can assist in threat mitigation and incident response.

These skills will help prepare you for entry-level cybersecurity-related careers.

IT Specialist: CyberSecurity

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to understand and implement the following:

  • Essential security principles

  • Basic network security concepts

  • Endpoint security concepts

  • Vulnerability Assessment and risk management

  • Incident handling

Self-paced CertPREP courseware for IT Specialist – Data Analytics provides a gentle introduction to the responsible collection and reporting of data, the concepts of data manipulation, data analytics, prediction from data, and data visualization.

These skills will help prepare you for data analytics-related careers such as entry-level data analyst or researchers, data analytics apprentices or interns, operations research interns, market researchers, and business analysts.

IT Specialist: Data Analytics

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Explain the basics of data.

  • Manipulate data.

  • Analyze data.

  • Create and use visualization from data to explain insights.

  • Explain data privacy laws and best practices for responsible data handling.

Self-paced CertPREP courseware for IT Specialist - Databases provides a foundation for many web and data applications, business reporting functions, and prediction algorithms. In this course, you will learn how to:

design and optimize a database
create, update, and delete records and tables
filter and aggregate data
automate certain procedures
These skills will help prepare you for data-related careers in reporting, data engineering, and automation.

IT Specialist: Databases

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Translate business cases into a normalized database design

  • Create and maintain tables, views, and stored procedures that support business operations

  • Create and maintain tables, views, and stored procedures that support reporting functions

  • Optimize and troubleshoot queries

Self-paced Device Configuration and Management courseware provides a foundation for an IT Tech Support Specialist role. The course focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to perform initial device setup and ongoing support to ensure smooth and secure operations of IT devices. Upon completion of the course, you should be able to independently install and configure Windows, manage applications and  , manage data on various types of storage, keep devices secure by taking preventive and reactive measures, and perform troubleshooting.

The course prepares learners for the Device Configuration and Management certification, which is one of the three certifications needed to receive an IT Tech Support Specialist credential, the other two certifications being

IT Specialist: Device Configuration and Management

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Perform Windows custom installation and upgrade, and subsequent configuration, including user account and desktop settings setup

  • Manage Windows applications and features, distinguish between peripheral connection types

  • Define cloud storage, manage file sharing and permissions, perform backup and restore, define data access and retention policies

  • Manage device security, both preventive and reactive

  • Troubleshoot operating systems, applications, and devices

Self-paced CertPREP IT Specialist - HTML and CSS course covers the fundamentals of HTML and CSS as well as accessibility principles. After taking this course, you will be able to create a basic website. This includes incorporating basic design elements, such as fonts, tables, images, borders, and colors, understanding best practices for accessibility, structural integrity, and scalability — separating content and style elements, and creating web forms.

These skills will help prepare you for an entry-level position in website development or to take more advanced courses in web design and applications.

IT Specialist: HTML and CSS

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Create well-formatted HTML documents, including metadata elements, and evaluate their structural integrity

  • Create websites that utilize semantic elements, navigation, and form elements

  • Choose and implement an appropriate styling method — inline, embedded, or external style sheets

  • Insert links, images, and other media

  • Implement design elements, including text fonts, tables, and colors

  • Create responsive layouts

  • Implement accessibility best practices

Self-paced CertPREP IT Specialist HTML5 Application Development courseware is designed to prepare you to develop dynamic web applications. While HTML is commonly thought of as a web technology to create a user interface, this course will go beyond that and focus on HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript in application development. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to evaluate, design, and develop functional and responsive web applications that will run on a variety of devices, such as PCs, tablets, and phones.

IT Specialist: HTML5 Application Development

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe the application lifecycle and analyze, plan, develop, and maintain an application based on this structure.

  • Perform application testing and debugging.

  • Apply your knowledge of the canvas element and the svg element to create and display graphics and animations, do styling and enhancements, and apply CSS filters.

  • Describe how forms work.

  • Manage content layout and create responsive and flexible designs.

  • Apply your knowledge of JavaScript to manage the state of an application.

Self-paced CertPREP IT Specialist - Java course teaches learners software programming basics using Java, which is commonly used for developing web, desktop, and mobile applications. You will learn to solve complicated problems by using programming skills.

These skills will help prepare you for Java-related careers in designing, coding, and debugging Java computer programs.

No coding experience is needed to take this course.

IT Specialist: Java

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Read, write, and modify a computer program written in Java

  • Understand Java syntax and data types

  • Use branching and iteration to solve complex problems

  • Implement object-oriented programming

  • Troubleshoot and debug code

Self-paced CertPREP courseware for IT Specialist - JavaScript helps learners develop skills to become professional web developers who create and develop robust, user-friendly and interactive websites, web applications, and mobile applications. Upon completing this course, you can expect to understand the basic tools and programming skills required to develop and debug a web page.

IT Specialist: JavaScript

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Use operators, variables, data types, and functions in Java

  • Test and use HTML to create HTML forms

  • Develop interactive web applications using JavaScript

  • Investigate or debug code using the exception-handling method

  • Create events using HTML

Self-paced CertPREP courseware for IT Specialist – Network Security covers techniques, tools, and technologies to protect networks from unauthorized access. You will learn to identify different types of attacks, configure user authentication, identify protocols, implement email protection, and manage browser security. You will also learn to configure anti-malware and antivirus software.

IT Specialist: Network Security

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify the core security policies and their types

  • Identify the different types of threats or attacks on a network

  • Authenticate user and manage permissions

  • Manage email and browser security

  • Install anti-virus and investigating alerts

Self-paced CertPREP courseware for IT Specialist - Networking provides a foundation for analyzing, developing, and evaluating computer networks and network operations.  In this course, you will learn about:

cloud concepts
remote access methods
wireless networking, routers, and switches
major protocols (ISO and TCP)
troubleshooting a faulty network
These skills will help prepare you for networking-related careers such as network engineer, network architect and network specialist.

IT Specialist: Networking

Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Analyze and identify the different types of networks

  • Decide on the type of network or protocol suitable for an organization

  • Work on switches and routers

  • Provide support on connectivity issues

    • Troubleshoot and find solutions for network faults

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