Jeffs Introduction to IT – Study & OA Control Center

What Introduction to IT Wants You to Prove

By OA time, you should be able to:

• Explain basic hardware, software, OS, and networking concepts in plain language
• Recognize common security, backup, and troubleshooting ideas
• Describe how data, databases, and software development fit into the IT world
• Read short scenarios and choose the most appropriate IT concept or solution

1. Review domains and big-picture models (Overview + Models sections)
2. Run flashcards until terms feel obvious instead of memorized
3. Use Practice Quiz in Test Mode to mimic OA conditions
4. Check off tasks → WGU pre-assessment → OA

Intro to IT Checklist

Check things off as you go. Stored locally only.

• Review syllabus and list the main Intro to IT domains
• Review basic hardware components (CPU, RAM, storage, input/output devices)
• Review operating system concepts and types of software
• Compare system software vs. application software with examples
• Review networking basics (LAN, WAN, topologies, wired vs. wireless)
• Review IP addresses, DNS, and basic protocols at a high level
• Review the CIA triad and common security threats
• Review authentication methods and basic backup strategies
• Review data vs. information and relational database basics
• Review SDLC stages and what happens in each stage
• Review common IT roles and responsibilities in organizations
• Complete at least one full pass through all flashcards
• Complete multiple passes through weakest flashcard domains
• Take WGU pre-assessment and capture weakest areas
• Review weak areas with flashcards and quiz, then schedule OA

Core Intro to IT Domains (Typical OA Structure)

Names can vary a bit, but these buckets line up with standard C182 content.

• Domain 1 – Hardware & Software Basics
  Input/output devices, storage, CPU, RAM, OS concepts, application vs. system software.
• Domain 2 – Networking & the Internet
  LAN vs. WAN, wired vs. wireless, IP, DNS, protocols, topologies, common network devices.
• Domain 3 – Security, Backup & Recovery
  Threat types, CIA triad, authentication, backups, disaster recovery basics.
• Domain 4 – Data, Databases & Information Systems
  Data vs. information, DB basics, tables/fields/records, relational concepts, MIS.
• Domain 5 – Software Development & Careers
  SDLC stages, programming basics, roles in IT, user support, professionalism.

7–10 Day Intro to IT Sprint

Tight version; stretch if you’re juggling other courses.

• Day 1: Syllabus + Domain 1 – hardware overview, CPU, RAM, storage, OS.
• Day 2: Domain 1 – application vs. system software, virtualization, cloud basics.
• Day 3: Domain 2 – networks, topologies, IP, DNS, basic protocols.
• Day 4: Domain 3 – security threats, CIA triad, authentication, backups.
• Day 5: Domain 4 – data vs. information, database basics, tables/relations.
• Day 6: Domain 5 – SDLC, programming concepts, IT roles.
• Day 7: Mixed review with flashcards + quiz.
• Day 8: WGU pre-assessment + note weak areas.
• Day 9: Target weak areas only (cards + quiz).
• Day 10: Light pass + OA.