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| Sze-Chai Cheng (Andy), Database Administrator |
Andy's
job falls under the category of Database Administration and Engineering.
What I like about my job:
"I like working with database development because I love organizing information into
something useful. And databases are so powerful - when your information is in a database,
you can type just one little instruction and get a whole bunch of information in seconds.
When I come into a workplace, I am a problem solver. People in offices
typically have all this information that they cannot use because it's
not well organized. I organize their information for them so that they
can easily get answers to their questions. It's a lot like solving a puzzle.
I just got addicted to it." |
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| How I got started in this field: |
"I just got my first computer 4 years ago. Before that I didn't even
know or what it could do. I had finished high school and was starting at a community college. A friend of
mine said I should check out the world of computers because it is the wave of the future. I took a couple
of classes and I was surprised at how much I could do with a computer! I had no idea that I could have
the power to create something people really need. They love it!
After I had take a few courses, I got a job on campus as a Technical Assistant.
Now I help people solve their database needs. I make a lot more doing this
than I would working at McDonald's and I get really valuable on-the-job
experience while I' in school." |
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| Getting into the world of IT: |
| "Explore
computers! Get your
hands on a computer
and use it. Whether
it's surfing the
web or learning to
write programs-you've
got to try it. When
you run into a problem,
try to solve it on
your own-the process
of trying will teach
you so much." |
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