—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
üThe
branch of
engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to
retrieve and store and transmit information
üThe 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.
üA broad term used to refer to any form of
technology used to create, transfer, or store information in all it's various
forms (text, images, sound, multimedia files).
Communication Technology
—a
process to store or deliver information using electronic and graphic means;
Processes include encoding, transmitting, receiving, storing, retrieving and decoding.
—Electronic
systems used
for communication between individuals or groups. Communication technology
facilitates communication between individuals or groups who are not physically
present at the same location. Systems such as telephones, telex, fax, radio,
television, and video are included, as well as more recent computer-based
technologies, including electronic
data interchange
and e-mail.
—communications
technology -
the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication
systems
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