French to English: Information Technology, Part 2

People with a background in information technology who have years of experience working in both the public and private sectors face bright job prospects.  Make that very bright!  The projections are that jobs in information technology (that includes computer and management information systems, Internet security and infrastructure design) will grow an average of 16% up to the year 2016.

Thanks to innovation, technologies evolve rapidly; those who keep up and become savvy techies can name their price.  Network security specialists are probably the most blessed group.  Companies desiring to maintain that competitive edge will consistently review and replace their existing computer systems and upgrade to more sophisticated networks. 

The US Department of Labor provides median annual earnings in those industries that hire the largest numbers of computer and information system managers:

Computer systems design and related services: $109,130

Management of companies and enterprises: $105,980

Data processing, hosting, and related services: $105,200

Insurance carriers: $102,180

Colleges, universities, and professional schools: $83,280

If you're interested in an IT career, you may want to visit the web site of the Association of Information Technology Professionals:  http://www.aitp.org/.  The association is based in Illinois and regularly sponsors seminars across US cities for information systems professionals.  It also offers scholarships to selected colleges and universities as well as to some individuals and private organizations to further the promotion of information technology systems.

Let's add to your IT lexicon:

FRENCH	ENGLISH
inforoute (ou autoroute de l'information)	information highway
accès	access
courriel	e-mail
bande passante	bandwidth
intelligence artificielle	artificial intelligence
applet (ou mini application)	applet
avatar	avatar
blogue	blog
navigateur Web	browser
bavardoir	chat room
logiciel de conversation en ligne	internet relay chat software
groupe d'utilisateurs multiples	multi-user group
envoi de messages textes	text messaging
témoin (ou biscuit magique)	cookie
piratage logiciel	software piracy
protocole de transfert de fichier	file transfer protocol
fossé numérique	digital divide
large bande	broadband
nom de domaine	domain name
foire aux questions	FAQ (frequently asked questions)
gratuiciel	freeware
manique de la technologie (ou technophile)	geek
interface graphique	graphic user interface
page d'accueil	home page
langage hypertexte	HTML (hyper text markup language)
messagerie instantanée	instant messaging

More terms for you in our third and final series of IT terms!