Cluster: Information Technology
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Career Jeopardy Game
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High School Diploma for $100
Clue:
A person who installs, services,
adjusts, and repairs coin or
vending machines, using hand
or power tools.
Answer
High School Diploma for $100
What is a . . .
Coin & Vending Machine
Repairer?
High School Diploma for $200
Clue:
A person who monitors and controls
electronic computers to process
business, scientific, engineering,
and other data according to
operating instructions.
Answer
High School Diploma for $200
What is a . . .
Computer Operator?
High School Diploma for $300
Clue:
A person who will diagnose and fix
computer problems, install, program
and update computer systems, and
perform preventative maintenance
on a computer.
Answer
High School Diploma for $300
What is a . . .
Computer Repair Technician?
Please Note: To become an A+ certified Computer Repair Technician,
a person only needs to pass the certification exam. Postsecondary
Education is not required.
High School Diploma for $400
Clue:
A person who looks for "bugs"
and tests each and every aspect
of a video game to make sure
it's functioning as it should.
Answer
High School Diploma for $400
What is a . . .
Video Game Tester?
Please Note: Most game developers look for new college graduates
from age 21 to 26 to work as testers. But some will hire testers as
young as 16 years old if they're enthusiastic and passionate.
High School Diploma for $500
Clue:
A person who finds and saves
information from damaged
computers.
Answer
High School Diploma for $500
What is a . . .
Data Recovery Specialist?
1-2 Years of College for $100
Clue:
A person who creates
interesting pages to publish on
the Internet.
Answer
1-2 Years of College for $100
What is a . . .
Website Designer/ Webmaster?
1-2 Years of College for $200
Clue:
A person who writes the code that
tells a computer how to act. They
also create computer programs or
software packages by coding
instructions into machine-readable
form.
Answer
1-2 Years of College for $200
What is a . . .
Computer Programmer?
Please Note: Many programmers complete a Bachelor’s Degree or more.
1-2 Years of College for $300
Clue:
A person who determines user
requirements and designs
specifications for computer
networks.
Answer
1-2 Years of College for $300
What is a . . .
Network Designer / Networker?
1-2 Years of College for $400
Daily Double - Clue:
A person who maintains,
troubleshoots and repairs electronic
and mechanical components of
simulator trainers used in pilot
training, entertainment, aircraft,
weapons, auto, ship, power plants
and other types of simulation
devices.
Answer
1-2 Years of College for $400
What is a . . .
Simulator Maintenance/Repair
Technician?
1-2 Years of College for $500
Clue:
A person who installs, tests,
troubleshoots and repairs
telecommunications equipment.
Answer
1-2 Years of College for $500
What is a . . .
Telecommunications Technician?
Please Note: Telecom technicians work in many different settings:
factories, plants, cable TV companies, public utilities, telephone and other
telecom companies.
Bachelor’s Degree for $100
Clue:
A high-tech graphic artist that
makes use of the newest
computer software on the
market to create dynamic
images and computer
animations.
Answer
Bachelor’s Degree for $100
What is a . . .
Computer Animator?
Bachelor’s Degree for $200
Clue:
A person who analyzes, designs
and develops software to
operate different types of
computers.
Answer
Bachelor’s Degree for $200
What is a . . .
Software Engineer?
Bachelor’s Degree for $300
Clue:
A person who designs and
creates video games and
simulation control systems for
training purposes.
Answer
Bachelor’s Degree for $300
What is a . . .
Game Designer?
Please Note: Not everyone in this industry creates games. Many game
designers work with other specialists to analyze, design, integrate and test
real-time simulation control systems for aerospace defense and technology
training while others create training plans and programs (simulation) for
almost any professional industry to ensure that employees are prepared to
do their jobs well.
Bachelor’s Degree for $400
Clue:
A person who assists law
enforcement in the investigation of
cyber crimes that involve computerrelated evidence such as child
exploitation, cyber stalking and
fraud cases where a computer was
used as part of the crime.
Answer
Bachelor’s Degree for $400
What is a . . .
Cyber Detective?
Bachelor’s Degree for $500
Daily Double - Clue:
A person that creates
computers that can think for
themselves.
Answer
Bachelor’s Degree for $500
What is an . . .
Artificial Intelligence Specialist?
Bachelor’s Degree for $100
Clue:
A person who creates e-mail
accounts for people in their
company or organization and
makes sure security levels are
set on databases.
Answer
Bachelor’s Degree for $100
What is an . . .
E-mail Administrator?
Bachelor’s Degree for $200
Clue:
An expert in the cutting-edge field of
computer technology who
understands the hardware and
software needs of a school and
maintains computers in classrooms
and for administration.
Answer
Bachelor’s Degree for $200
What is a . . .
School Technology Coordinator?
Bachelor’s Degree for $300
Clue:
A person who is responsible for
a database management
system. They test them, debug
them and coordinate changes.
Answer
Bachelor’s Degree for $300
What is a . . .
Database Administrator?
Bachelor’s Degree for $400
Clue:
A person who installs operating
systems and specialized
software, maintains systems
and keeps them running, works
with data and supervises
programmers.
Answer
Bachelor’s Degree for $400
What is a . . .
Computer Systems Analyst?
Bachelor’s Degree for $500
Clue:
A person who plans, coordinates,
and implements security measures
for information systems to regulate
access to computer data files and
prevent unauthorized modification,
destruction, or disclosure of
information.
Answer
Bachelor’s Degree for $500
What is a . . .
Computer Security Specialists?
Advanced Degree for $100
Clue:
A person who builds, writes,
designs, analyzes and corrects
computer systems and software.
This person also writes the code that
makes the machines do what he/she
wants them to do.
Answer
Advanced Degree for $100
What is a . . .
Computer Engineer?
Advanced Degree for $200
Clue:
A person who helps to resolve
legal battles concerning Internet
Trademark & Copyright
infringements.
Answer
Advanced Degree for $200
What is a . . .
Trademark or Copyright
Attorney?
Advanced Degree for $300
Clue:
A person who is responsible for
all aspects of a company's
information technology (IT) and
computer systems.
Answer
Advanced Degree for $300
What is a . . .
Chief Information Officer?
Advanced Degree for $400
Clue:
A person who researches,
designs, develops, and tests
computer or computer-related
equipment for commercial,
industrial, military, or scientific
use.
Answer
Advanced Degree for $400
What is a . . .
Computer Hardware Engineer?
Advanced Degree for $500
Clue:
A person who programs and
maintains a database of biological
information for the field of
Bioinformatics which is defined as
the marriage between molecular
biology and computer science.
Answer
Advanced Degree for $500
What is a . . .
Scientific Programmer?