3. IT Basics¶
Developer vs. system engineer¶
Please read and understand the following questions:
What is IT?
What is the role of an developer (aka application developer)?
What is the role of an engineer (aka systems engineer)?
What are the differences between a developer and an engineer?
Important
Take 30 minutes to research and answer the questions, then discuss them with your coach.
System & application architecture¶
Whenever you’re accessing a web application, there are several technical things involved. Usually in IT, there are some schematics & diagrams which describe the architecture and functionality of such an application.
Please read and understand the following questions:
Where exactly is the web application running?
What is required to run a web application?
What is required to access the web application?
How does the communication with the web application work?
How is it that you can access a web application far away from your home computer or your mobile phone?
Where is the data generated through the web application (e.g. blog post) stored?
Important
Take 1 hour to research and answer the questions. We don’t expect any highly detailed answers, just a broad example is enough. Create a simple drawing of how a web application works, and which includes all the answers to the questions above.
When you finished your drawing, present & dicuss it with your coach.