Information Technology

This is a general term which relates to the use of computers as an aid to creating and maintaining data, i.e. information.

IT is related to all aspects of managing and processing information, especially within a large organisation.

 

Computers are critical to managing information, and computer departments within large organisations are often called IT departments. Alternative phrases are IS departments (Information Services) or MIS departments (Management Information Services). People working with computers within large companies will often refer to their job, as “working in IT”.