At the end of this course the participant will:

• be familiar with the basic architectures and technologies of hardware, networks, applications;
• be familiar with the functions and the types of operating systems;
• understand the different kinds of applications: how they work and how they are made;
• have had a taste of some basic techniques from the world of programming, data, networking, ...

• Computer technology basics

  computer architecture • binary data • CPU • memory • I/O • mainframe/midrange/PC/server ...

• Operating systems:

  functions • types • OS overview (Windows, Unix, Linux, MVS-z/OS, OS/400-i5/OS, ...)

• Virtualisation:

  Hardware virtualisation • virtual machines • containers • cloud computing

• Networks and data communication:

  LAN & WAN • hubs, routers, switches, modems • Ethernet • ADSL • TCP/IP • OSI model • Internet • security

• Distributed processing:

  client/server • web technologies • HTML • XML • HTTP • Service Oriented Architecture web services • APIs

• Data organisation:

  data types • storage media • database types • SQL • locking, protection, recovery • data warehouses • analytics • BI • data science • machine learning • artificial intelligence

• Applications:

  traditional & object oriented programming • programming languages (COBOL, C++, Java, Python, C#, ...) • programming tools (IDE, CASE, Version Management) • platforms (Java EE, .NET) • frameworks

• The development process:

  project lifecycle (analysis, design, implementation, test, ...) • Agile • methods and techniques • modelling • ERD • Object Orientation (OO) • RUP • UML • organisational aspects

• Management:

  system management • network management • application management • SLA • ITIL

Classroom training, with theoretical explanations, demos and small exercises (e.g. on the basic principles of system analysis).

Delivered as a live, interactive training: available in-person or online, or in a hybrid format. Training can be implemented in English,Dutch, or French.

No specific previous knowledge is required.

Future programmers or analysts without a specific IT background, everyone who wants to obtain basic technical IT-knowledge (project managers, sales representatives, managers, ...).