Your Career as an It Professional

Abstract

Information technology, or IT for short, is the backbone of today’s advanced technology. Network and computer systems administrators design, install, and support business’s computer systems. Responsibilities include maintaining a LAN or WAN, Internet and intranet structures. These IT professionals maintain network hardware/software, analyze and repair problems, and oversee networks to make sure it is available to users. Administrators tailor the company’s computer network to be unique and efficient to that specific business. Benefits of being a network and computer systems administrator abound. They range from a comfortable lifestyle to all the different areas you can get into as an IT professional. An individual seeking a career in this node of Information technology will enjoy a rewarding, fulfilling, and balanced knowledge of computer information systems.

Proposal

Information technology, or IT for short, is the backbone of today’s advanced technology. IT is integrated with so many areas of our lives, that to list every facet of integration would take up more space than this paper has room for. Since the advent of the Internet way back in the 1950’s when networking was done via mainframe systems and limited to inter-departmental workstations, there has been a need for individuals to maintain and operate essential components of IT. This has led to several areas of the IT field. This paper will bring focus to one such particular field of study we call Network and Computer Systems Administrator.

I will present a variety of information for your consideration as you advance your interest in a career as a network and computer systems administrator. I will discuss what most of you might think at this stage of your life is one of the most important reasons to choose a career: money. Is this a financially stable career for me? I will also present the educational