— In the broadest sense, information technology refers to both the hardware and software that are used to store, retrieve, and manipulate information. At the lowest level you have the servers with an operating system. Installed on these servers are things like database and web serving software. The servers are connected to each other and to users via a network infrastructure. And the users accessing these servers have their own hardware, operating system, and software tools. Information Technology ü The branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information ü The term "IT" encompasses the methods and techniques used in information handling and retrieval by automatic means. The means include computers, telecommunications and office systems or any combination of these elements. ü A broad term used to refer to any form of technology used to create, transfer, or store information in all it's