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Technical Support Fundamentals

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Google

Technical Support Fundamentals

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Cours 1 sur 5 dans Specialization Google IT Support Professional Certificate

In this course, you’ll be introduced to the world of Information Technology, or IT. This course is the first of a series that aims to prepare you for a role as an entry-level IT Support Specialist. You’ll learn about the different facets of Information Technology, like computer hardware, the Internet, computer software, and job-related skills. You’ll also learn about the history of computers, and the pioneers who shaped the world of computing that we know today. This course covers a wide variety of topics in IT that are designed to give you an overview of what’s to come in this IT Support Professional Certificate. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: - understand how the binary system works. - assemble a computer from scratch. - choose and install an operating system on a computer. - understand what the Internet is, how it works, and the impact it has in the modern world. - learn how applications are created and how they work under the hood of our computer. - utilize common problem-solving methodologies and soft skills in an Information Technology setting. Except as otherwise noted, the contents on this site are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Introduction to IT

Welcome to Technical Support Fundamentals, the first course of the IT Support Professional Certificate! By enrolling in this course, you are taking the first step to kickstarting your career in tech. In the first week of the course, we'll learn about how computers were invented, how they've evolved over time, and how they work today. We will also learn about what an "IT Support Specialist" is and what they do in their job. By the end of this module, you will know how to count like a computer using binary and understand why these calculations are so powerful for society. So let's get started!

Program Introduction5:08

What is IT?4:22

What does an IT Support Specialist do?2:29

Course Introduction2:06

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On July 20th 1969,

one of the most phenomenal events made its way into

the history books when the Apollo 11 completed its historic mission to the moon.

While the most brilliant minds helped to make sure that the Eagle had landed,

computers also played a significant role.

The guidance system that navigated the spacecraft was

one of the earliest forms of modern computing.

That same computer, the one that helped America's lunar dreams become a reality,

took up the space of an entire room and had one ten thousandth the computing

power of the thing that almost every one

of you carry in your pockets today, a smartphone.

Computer hardware and software have had such a dramatic evolution that what was

once only used to power rockets now shapes the entire way our world functions.

Think about your day. Did you grab a snack?

Turn on your TV? Take a drive in your car?

Computers were along for the ride.

Literally, computers are everywhere. So here's the rundown.

By the end of this course, you'll understand how computers

work and get a grasp of the building blocks of I.T.

We're going to cover the basics of how computer hardware performs

calculations and we're going to actually build a computer from the ground up.

We'll look at how operating systems control and interact with hardware.

We'll take a look at the internet and get

a better understanding of how computers talk to each other.

We'll also spend time learning about how applications and programs

tie all of this together and let humans interact with these systems.

Finally, we'll cover important lessons on problem solving with computers and

cover the communication skills that are so critical when interacting with others in I.T.

Whether you're looking for a job in the I.T.

industry or you just want to learn how your laptop connects to the internet,

understanding how computers work at

every level can help you in your day to day life and in the workplace.

But first, let's take a step way,

way back, back to where it all began,

even before the Apollo 11 mission touched down,

so you can understand how and why we use computers today.

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