(Information Technology) Processing information by computer. IT is an umbrella term for the entire computer industry and its latest moniker, which took hold in the 1990s. It actually took 40 years before the industry settled on what to call itself. First it was "electronic data processing" (EDP), which was followed by "management information systems" (MIS) and then "information systems" (IS).
Networking or No?
Depending on whom you talk to, the term may embrace or exclude the telecommunications and networking industry. However, all information that is created and disseminated by computers is moved via networks and common carriers. Therefore, it would seem that information technology naturally embraces everything that delivers information to a user. See information system and enterprise networking.
Networking or No?
Depending on whom you talk to, the term may embrace or exclude the telecommunications and networking industry. However, all information that is created and disseminated by computers is moved via networks and common carriers. Therefore, it would seem that information technology naturally embraces everything that delivers information to a user. See information system and enterprise networking.
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