Information Technology

Information Technology

falls under the IS umbrella but deals with the technology involved in the systems themselves

Information Technology (Definition)

study, design, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems

Information Technology (Includes)

hardware, software, databases and networks

Information Technology (Governance)

governs the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of digitized information or data, generated through computing and telecommunications

Information Technology (Focus)

focuses on managing technology and improving its utilization to advance the overall business goals

Information Technology (Alternate Use)

is often used to refer to all of computing

Information Technology (Preparation)

refers to the preparation of students to meet the computer technology needs of business, government, healthcare, schools, and other kinds of organizations

Information Technology Career

involves installing, organizing and maintaining computer systems

Information Technology Career (Design/Operation)

designing and operating networks and databases

Information Technology Career (Environment)

work in a business environment installing internal networks and computer systems and programming

Information Technology Career Paths

cybersecurity, network or database administration, infrastructure management, business intelligence or enterprise resource planning, computer programming and software development