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Information technology is the general name of various technologies mainly used for managing and processing information. It mainly uses application of computer science and communication technology to design, develop, install and implement information systems and application software. It is also often called information and communication technology. It mainly includes sensing technology, computer and intelligence technology, communication technology and control technology.
2. Basic meaning
People's definition of information technology is different because of its purpose, scope and level: any technology that can expand people's information function can be called information technology. "Information technology" includes communication, computer and computer language, computer games, electronic technology, optical fiber technology and so on. Modern information technology is characterized by computer technology, microelectronics technology and communication technology.
Information technology refers to the methods and equipment used to acquire, process, store, convert, display and transmit text, numerical value, image and sound information with the support of computer and communication technology, including providing equipment and providing information services.
Information technology is a purposeful combination of experience, knowledge and skills accumulated by human beings in the process of understanding and transforming nature in production struggles and scientific experiments, as well as labor materials embodying these experiences, knowledge and skills.
3. Scope of application
The research of information technology includes science, technology, engineering and management, the application of these disciplines in information management, transmission and processing, related software and equipment and their interaction.
The application of information technology includes computer hardware and software, network and communication technology, application software development tools, etc. Since the popularization of computers and the Internet, people have increasingly used computers to produce, process, exchange and disseminate various forms of information (such as books, business documents, newspapers, records, movies, TV programs, sounds, graphics, images, etc.). ).