Information Technology (IT)

The term information technology has ballooned to encompass many aspects of computing and technology, and the term is more recognizable than ever before. The information technology umbrella can be quite large, covering many fields.

IT professionals perform a variety of functions that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases. A few of the functions 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 systems. When computer and communications technologies are combined, the result is information technology, or "infotech".

Information Technology is a general term that describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information. Presumably, when speaking of IT as a whole, it is noted that the use of computers and information are associated.