Who Am I?● Tjad Clark● Software Engineer● Former student of Jakkaphan● Currently work for Korwe● Love a great cup of tea!● Love to party!

Time management● Time is valuable● Time management is a valuable skill

● Time management is ubiquitous

What is IT● Make use of computers and technology to process data

– In the virtual world– In our environment

Why is IT important

● Computers are Ubiquitous

● We live in a data based environment

What makes IT interesting

● Personally – I like to dream

● IT extends the limits of humanity

● Perks

What constitutes IT● Mathematics ?● Computers ● Making a cup of tea

Making Tea● Make sure there is water in the kettle - put water in if there is no water

● turn kettle on● wait for kettle to boil● Fill pot with water● wait 5-8 min for tea to brew● fill cup with tea● add milk● stir

What constitutes IT

Logical Thinking

Ability to use computers

Mathematics (It's desired, not required)

Expect● Hardware● Operating systems● Networking● Concepts (Moore`s law)● Programming

End up● It doesn't matter IT is useful● Perky place

– Google, Facebook or somewhere like silicon valley

● Me

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