Though an analyst does not engage in activities such as programming, network design, configuration, or hardware will be very important for him to understand the various types of technology (what technologies are used, how it works, and how its development).
A system analysts must be able to understand basic things like the following:
- Computers and how it works
- File, database, and storage hardware and software
- Input and output hardware and software
- Computer networks and protocols
- Programming languages, operating systems, and utilities
- Communication and collaboration technology such as digital telephones, video-conferencing, and web-based document management systems.
Systems analyst should also know a lot of things related to the tools and techniques to build the system. Tools are tools in the form of software products that are used to assist in the development of specification analysis and design as well as the components of the system as a whole. Some of the tools that can be used, such as Microsoft Access, Oracle JDeveloper, Enterprise Architect, etc.
Meanwhile, the techniques are strategies that are used to complete the system development activities with specific examples of techniques are as follows:
- Project planning techniques
- Cost/benefit analysis techniques
- Interviewing techniques
- Requirements modeling techniques
- Architectural design techniques
- Network configuration techniques
- Database design techniques
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