Information technology (IT)， as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)， is "the study， design， development， implementation， support or management of computer-based information systems， particularly software applications and computer " IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert， store， protect， process， transmit， and securely retrieve Today， the term information technology has ballooned to encompass many aspects of computing and technology， and the term has become very The information technology umbrella can be quite large， covering many IT professionals perform a variety of duties that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information A few of the duties that IT professionals perform may include data management， networking， engineering computer hardware， database and software design， as well as the management and administration of entire When computer and communications technologies are combined， the result is information technology， or "infotech" Information Technology (IT) is a general term that describes any technology that helps to produce， manipulate， store， communicate， and/or disseminate Presumably， when speaking of Information Technology (IT) as a whole， it is noted that the use of computers and information are The term Information Technology (IT) was coined by Jim Domsic of Michigan in November [citation needed] Domsic created the term to modernize the outdated phrase "data processing" Domsic at the time worked as a computer manager for an automotive related In recent years ABET and the ACM have collaborated to form accreditation and curriculum standards for degrees in Information Technology as a distinct field of study separate from both Computer Science and Information S SIGITE is the ACM working group for defining these
