Basic Skills for Computer Jobs - What you should know about IT Basics

What basic knowledge should you have going into an IT job? Check out our response to a question that was asked to us on what things you should know when getting into Information Technology.

Getting into IT can sometimes be a complicated thing to do, let this video show you some simple things that you should learn when you are considering a job in IT.

The following programs, tools, and applications are things that you should generally learn the basics and fundamentals of before getting into IT full time.

Everything Microsoft. If Microsoft makes it, 8 times out of 10 you should learn this or at the very least have a general knowledge of this.

Command Prompt. Yeah it may be a little old and outdated but I assure you there are some basics here you should at least know.

Power Shell. The bread and butter of IT now a days. Keep calm and learn power shell.

Active Directory. User management never became so easy. Learn it!

Exchange. Yeah everyone loves to email!

DHCP. Some basic networking skills never hurt anyone.

DNS. More basic networking skills won't hurt you. Learn this too!

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[Oceanbaymae]

Points to learn:
POWERSHELL!!!!
-MS Office (most used everywhere, especially Excel and PowerPoint)
-Command Prompt
-Active Directory
-MS Exchange
-Group Policy
-DHCP
-DNS
Edited to add PowerShell. (Sorry if I didn't catch it the first time.)

[sydcorp_innovation_asf]

An I.T professional who speaks plain English.. thank you so much..

[GKNrd]

> Learned C programming and x86 assembler.
> Learned and built virtual machines, advanced data structures, and JIT compilers.
> Job applications rejected for not being good with Excel.

[Spyky]

You've probably been the only IT guy I've come across that acts so positive about getting into the field.

[samandrew]

Going on 10 years in IT, this is roughly how my path has gone thus far:
1. Hardware/break-fix/bench tech (started at a MSP - super tough, but I'd recommend it as I learned like 5 years worth of stuff in about 2)
2. Windows and Helpdesk (got into the Software Industry - huge advantage to this! Work in an industry that _values_ IT!)
3. Networking and Windows SysAdmin (started taking CompSci classes here)
4. Linux & scripting (Bash, Python and PowerShell)
5. Cloud Ops (where I am now)

IT is a wonderful field with TONS of opportunity! Do what you love and (most importantly) *never stop learning*!!

[comtechph]

I am 83 yrs old and i love this video and i teach about this thing to my grandson

[AkameTogashiSarminMimi]

I'm a beginner and I already took class for the Microsoft office. I feel like, you should be my professor in college for every single IT classes because you explain them very well. Thank you so much!

[JCGarcia]

I still have so much to learn but I'M ALL FOR Recently passed my A+ exam in 4 weeks time and started documenting my journey to becoming a Network engineer. Now I'm on to developing my skills and getting my Network+/Cisco certs. Your videos help and inspire me so much! Never imagined I could become a Network Engineer if I hadn't run into your videos, THANK YOU!!!

[zyeuh]

I work in the IT industry and i gotta say you hit it right on the head.

[barak]

Cmd
Powershell
Active directly
Groupolicy
Microsoft exchange
DHCP
DNS

[fredbampot]

"IT: learn to know what users can't be bothered to know."

[geeky_will]

aunts and uncles hand me their phones all the time and say "Fix this thing"... reboot fixed, hand the phone back and I'm a fucking genius lol

[nothingleft]

Thinking about my life during this pandemic and I realized I want to know more and everything about the cyber world.

[RunnerGunner]

Personal note
*office Basics
*command prompt Basics
*Power Shell Hardcore 💪
*Active directory Basics
*Group policy Basics
*Exchange Basics
*DHCP basics Basics

Learn all basics but hardwire power shell into brain 🧠

[sosa]

You should do a video on the basic terms/words commonly used and related in the Information Technology industry! :) would really help.

[thecandyman]

Just really starting to pursue A+ and have been walking around feeling like I know a ton of stuff and then I see one of your videos and realize I have a lot of learning to do! As always, you're awesome, Zack. Thanks for being.

[Diamond_Coles]

Great video. I always had a passion with working with computers and technology. You gave me more motivation and broke things down in a way people can understand.

[jaqian]

Apart from Powershell as an IT professional I use CMD everyday. Apart from all the usual stuff like ipconfig, ping, travertine, etc there is hostname (great way to find computer name), "echo %logonserver%" to find what domain controller the pc is using to authenticate against, "repadmin /replsum" to check if your domain controllers are replicating.

[mrkatse]

"Did you turn it off and on again?"

[tammychan]

This is a great video. I work in IT quality assurance, but I don't have an education in IT. There are so many things that I need to learn. Thanks for uploading this!