Q. Why do they need so many monitors to view charts and stuff and what source are they looking at ( any particular software) ??
the keyboard seems different too, where can i buy those and how much to buy all the equipments ?
the keyboard seems different too, where can i buy those and how much to buy all the equipments ?
A. It's quicker to have multiple displays than it is to switch between views as the eye can move faster than the computer can redraw. There's a tremendous advantage to having the extra display space. Stock trading isn't the only profession where multiple screens are in demand.
The software is likely to be specific to the exchanges that they are trading on and there's likely to be several different programs running some developed in house and some perhaps even the traders own bag of tricks. In it's heyday, Wallstreet would have one well paid systems administrator between two or three traders so that technical issues would not impede the traders. In the past, the computers were Unix based scientific workstations such as Sun and SGI, hence the system administrator and therefore had slightly different keyboard layouts than a PC. These days PC's are used as scientific workstations with Linux providing all the functionality of Unix and Windows starting to be a reasonable OS, of course, they're not limited to the computers at their desk, those displays could easily be of programs running on a number of servers in a machine room.
The software is likely to be specific to the exchanges that they are trading on and there's likely to be several different programs running some developed in house and some perhaps even the traders own bag of tricks. In it's heyday, Wallstreet would have one well paid systems administrator between two or three traders so that technical issues would not impede the traders. In the past, the computers were Unix based scientific workstations such as Sun and SGI, hence the system administrator and therefore had slightly different keyboard layouts than a PC. These days PC's are used as scientific workstations with Linux providing all the functionality of Unix and Windows starting to be a reasonable OS, of course, they're not limited to the computers at their desk, those displays could easily be of programs running on a number of servers in a machine room.
How to become a computer and information systems manager?
Q. I am currently studying computer science, I am a junior. But I realized that being a software developer isn't really working for me. So I was thinking of taking the path to become a computer and information systems manager. So what exactly should I do now?
A. There are three basic computer degrees that 4 year schools are offering.
1. Computer Science - This sounds like what you have been studying and have decided you don't like.
2. Computer Information Systems - this would include other majors with similar names like Info Sys. These jobs are technical jobs in computer administration, networking, computing security, etc.
3. Management of Information Systems - this degree is really not a computer technical degree but a business degree that gives you business skills to manage other people in IT.
If you are in computer science and want to bail out of that but still do technical computer work you want to go with the Computer Information Systems (CIS) route. You should be able to shift over most of your credits without too much drame or expense.
The Management of Information Systems (MIS) degree is one that I have seen more recently and the general impression I get is that this degree does not have the value of the other two. It has almost no technical IT courses in the course listing. I have been told that the reason schools are offering this degree is that managment principles changes very seldom. This means that they can use the same courses, instructors, books, class outlines, etc in this major. In a technology degree there are always new languages, new operating systems and new terminology which makes it hard for a school to keep up. So I would not say that it is a worthless degree but I'm interested in technology and not just managing people.
With a CIS degree you could do:
Computer Technician, Service Center Coordinator, Help Desk Staff, Storage Administrator, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Enterprise Administrator, Active Directory Administrator, Exchange and Messaging Administrator, Backup Administrator, Disaster Recovery Specialist, Database Administrator, Computing Security Specialist, Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist and Data Center Administrator, just to name a few.
Best Wishes!
1. Computer Science - This sounds like what you have been studying and have decided you don't like.
2. Computer Information Systems - this would include other majors with similar names like Info Sys. These jobs are technical jobs in computer administration, networking, computing security, etc.
3. Management of Information Systems - this degree is really not a computer technical degree but a business degree that gives you business skills to manage other people in IT.
If you are in computer science and want to bail out of that but still do technical computer work you want to go with the Computer Information Systems (CIS) route. You should be able to shift over most of your credits without too much drame or expense.
The Management of Information Systems (MIS) degree is one that I have seen more recently and the general impression I get is that this degree does not have the value of the other two. It has almost no technical IT courses in the course listing. I have been told that the reason schools are offering this degree is that managment principles changes very seldom. This means that they can use the same courses, instructors, books, class outlines, etc in this major. In a technology degree there are always new languages, new operating systems and new terminology which makes it hard for a school to keep up. So I would not say that it is a worthless degree but I'm interested in technology and not just managing people.
With a CIS degree you could do:
Computer Technician, Service Center Coordinator, Help Desk Staff, Storage Administrator, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Enterprise Administrator, Active Directory Administrator, Exchange and Messaging Administrator, Backup Administrator, Disaster Recovery Specialist, Database Administrator, Computing Security Specialist, Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist and Data Center Administrator, just to name a few.
Best Wishes!
Whats the difference between Computer Science And IT?
Q. As the question states i want to know the difference and what is recommended for me to take..
I like dealing with software more than Hardware..I am better in the practical usage of software...
So could u recommend what to choose as a course in college?
I like dealing with software more than Hardware..I am better in the practical usage of software...
So could u recommend what to choose as a course in college?
A. The simple answer is if you want to create, write code and test software programs or web applications this would fall under Computer Science.
The thing I always tell people interested in Computer Science is that they need to discover not if computer science is a good major for them but if they are the right person for computer science. Programmers are born and not made. All the computer programming courses in the world will not make you any good at it if it is not your gifting and calling. Many eager CS majors take their first few programming courses and realize that this is not what they expected while others just take to it like a duck to water. If you find yourself struggling you can always switch majors into Info Sys or another IT area that does not require programming. Remember that at most 4 year schools you can change majors out to the end of your second year with very few credits or time lost. Being able to do well at CS has nothing to do with intelligence. Many of the people I know that were not successful in Programming are very successful in other fields.
If you want to be a Computer Technician, Service Center Coordinator, Help Desk Staff, Storage Administrator, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Enterprise Administrator, Active Directory Administrator, Exchange and Messaging Administrator, Backup Administrator, Disaster Recovery Specialist, Database Administrator, Computing Security Specialist, Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist and Data Center Administrator, just to name a few you would go into IT.
The thing I always tell people interested in Computer Science is that they need to discover not if computer science is a good major for them but if they are the right person for computer science. Programmers are born and not made. All the computer programming courses in the world will not make you any good at it if it is not your gifting and calling. Many eager CS majors take their first few programming courses and realize that this is not what they expected while others just take to it like a duck to water. If you find yourself struggling you can always switch majors into Info Sys or another IT area that does not require programming. Remember that at most 4 year schools you can change majors out to the end of your second year with very few credits or time lost. Being able to do well at CS has nothing to do with intelligence. Many of the people I know that were not successful in Programming are very successful in other fields.
If you want to be a Computer Technician, Service Center Coordinator, Help Desk Staff, Storage Administrator, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Enterprise Administrator, Active Directory Administrator, Exchange and Messaging Administrator, Backup Administrator, Disaster Recovery Specialist, Database Administrator, Computing Security Specialist, Corporate IT Acquisition Specialist and Data Center Administrator, just to name a few you would go into IT.
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