PhilNITS IT Passport study plan

Map the Technology domain into its sub-areas (hardware, software, networks, databases, security, algorithms) and rank them by your current confidence

Explain binary, hexadecimal, and bit/byte units, and convert values between them without a calculator

Describe how CPU, main memory, and secondary storage interact during program execution

Define the OS roles of process scheduling, memory management, and file management in your own words

Distinguish LAN, WAN, and the Internet, and state the purpose of IP addresses, subnets, and DNS

Trace an HTTP request from browser to server and name the role of each protocol layer involved

Compare relational tables, primary keys, and foreign keys, and write simple SELECT queries with WHERE and JOIN

Identify which network or database component a described failure most likely involves

Classify common threats (malware, phishing, SQL injection, DoS) by attack vector and target

Match each threat class to its standard countermeasure: authentication, encryption, firewall, access control

Explain symmetric vs. public-key encryption and where digital signatures and certificates fit

Apply CIA triad reasoning to a short scenario and justify the control you would choose

Solve 40 mixed Technology practice items under a 50-minute timer and log every miss by sub-area

Explain the difference between system development life cycle phases and name the main deliverables of each

Distinguish waterfall, agile, and prototyping approaches and state when each is appropriate

Describe how a project manager tracks scope, schedule, and cost, and define a critical path

Define service level agreements, ITIL-style service management terms, and the difference between incident and problem management

Explain availability, capacity, and continuity planning, and compute simple availability percentages

Describe the purpose of an audit trail, segregation of duties, and internal control in IT operations

Identify legal and compliance obligations such as personal data protection and software licensing in a scenario

Distinguish business strategy from IT strategy and explain how IT investment is aligned to business goals

Apply SWOT, three-C, and value-chain framing to a short case and derive two IT initiatives from the analysis

Compute basic ROI, payback period, and NPV for a proposed system investment

Explain how BPR, ERP, SCM, and CRM differ in scope and expected benefit

Describe how e-business models, cloud sourcing, and outsourcing decisions are evaluated

Explain the role of CIO, IT governance, and enterprise architecture in decision rights

Interpret common financial statements at a level needed to judge IT project feasibility

Evaluate a case where a proposed system has unclear benefits and recommend go or no-go with justification

Run two full-length timed mock exams and record domain-level scores for each

Re-drill every missed item from weeks 1-7 and rewrite the underlying rule in your own words

Practice scenario questions where the correct answer depends on reading the question's constraints carefully

Build a final one-page formula and terminology sheet you can review in the last 48 hours