Guys, what do u think of the below syllabus for mains...it is for CAIIB conducted by IIBF ....and all this content is available in one book " Information Technology (CAIIB) by IIBF" publisher MacMillan
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Module - A: Introduction to Information Technology
Impact of IT on Banking : Changing Financial Environment and IT as a Strategic Response Hardware (H / W) - Software : (S / W)
System Software :
Operating Systems (Desktop OS / Server OS) Windows (Desktop / Server) / UNIX (H. P. Unix, Sun Solaris, Linux, IBMAIX)
Computer Languages - 1st Generation Languages (Assembly), 2nd Generation (Fortran, Algol, Cobol), 3rd Generation (C, C++, C# and JAVA etc.) and 4th Generation Languages (Clipper, Power Builder, SQL etc.) and 5th Generation Languages (Logic Programming Languages)
Database Management System and Relational Database Management Systems (Oracle10g, MS SQL-2005, MySQL)
Application Servers (Oracle 10AS, BeWeblogic, WebSheare ) Web Servers (IIS, Apachi etc.)
Web Browsers (IE 7.0, Firefox etc.)
Application Software : Packaged Software, Custom built Software etc. Computer Networks, Equipment & Data Communication:
Computer Networks : Network Layers, Topologies, Protocols, IP Address Mechanisms, LAN, WAN, VLAN, Intranet, Extranet, Internet,
Network Equipments : Cables (BNC, Twisted Pair, Fibre Optics), Connectors, I/Os, Patch Panel, Jack Panels, Network Racks.
Data Communication : CLL, Leased Lines, MPLS, VPNS, ISDN, Satellite Links, Wi Fi, Wi Max., Network / Security Equipments: Modems, Hubs, Switches, Bridges, Routers, Firewalls, NIDS, HIDS, IPS
Module - B : Systems and Design
Systems Design & Analysis Data modeling, Entity Relationships, Generic Data Modeling, Semantic Data modeling Normalization (from 1st to 3rd and BCNF, 4th & 5th level of normalization)
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Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - Various phases of SDLC, In-house / Out-sourcing, Software Project Management, Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Tools. System Architecture : Clients (Hardware / Software), Servers (Hardware / Software). Client Server Architecture, 3 Tier Architecture, N-Tier Architecture etc.
Data Warehousing - Data Mining tools
MIS and Organization Support Systems - DSS, EIS, GDSS, Groupware and Multimedia Business Intelligence - Expert Systems, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) Grid Computing, Virtualization and Consolidation.
Module - C : Applications in Banking
Centralized Banking System / Core Banking System / System Administration, Database Administration, Application Server and Application Administration, Network Administration, Domains, ISPS, Hosting, Data Downloads / Uploads, Band widths, Data Centre, Data Storage Devices, Data Backups / Restoration, Disaster Recovery Centre
Delivery Channels - ATM, EFTPOS, Phone Banking, Internet Banking, SMS Banking, Mobile Banking, Credit / Debit Cards, Smart Cards
E-Mails, SMS alerts
E-Commerce - Secure Electronic Transfer (SET), Payment Gateways (Credit card / Debit cards), Authentication of payments etc.
PKI - CCA, CA, RA, Digital Certificate, Digital Signature, Non-repudiation of Origin, Non-repudiation of Receipt.
Service - Level Agreement
Module - D : Security, Controls and Guidelines
Threats to Information System : i) Physical (Insiders / outsiders) ii) Viruses, Worms, Trojan horse, Malwares, Software bombs, Phishing, Spoofing, Spamming, denial of service attacks etc.
Information System Security Measures, Policy, controls, ISO, 17799, BS7799, IS4477, IS Audit, BCP / DRP, IT Act 2000, Basel guidelines for E-banking, Various RBI Committee Reports on Information Systems.
IT Service Delivery & Support : Service level management practices, Operations management - work load scheduling, network services management, Preventive maintenance, Systems performance monitoring process tools, techniques, Functionality of hardware, software, data base. Drafting of RFP, system specifications, SLAs, Capacity planning & monitoring, Change management processes / scheduled, emergency in configuration of production systems, application of patches, releases etc., Incident & problem management practices, System resiliency tools and techniques - fault tolerance, elimination of single point of failure, clustering.
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