Undestanding the Basic concepts of IT

An Information technology (IT) system is one that processes,stores, and/ or transfers information. Information can take many different form: word, numbers, pictures, sound or video.

AN IT system could use computers, the telecommunications network, and other programmebele electronic devices. ( In fact, because of the importanceof communication in IT, the term ICT.
[Informations and communications technology] is often used in preference to IT).

• Because it involves many different and often highly specialist areas, IT is often seen as a very daunting subject. However, the basis of IT is simply to help us to improve the way we deal with information in all areas of our lives.
• IT is used in business, industry, government, education, and helthcare. It is also an important part of everyday home and social life.
• Computers enable us to process  information and perform specific task much more quickly than we could do ourselves.
• IT systems are very flexible and can be made to prform a variaty of different tasks.
• IT networks, such as the global internet, allow us to distribute and share informations very quickly.