Information Technology

Definition of Information Technology

To know the meaning of information technology we must first understand the meaning of technology and the information itself. The following terms and information technology:

Technology is the development and application of tools, machines, materials and processes that help people complete the problem

Information is the result of processing, manipulating and organizing / structuring of a bunch of data that has a value of knowledge (knowledge) to the user

Understanding information technology, according to some information technology experts:

 Information Technology is the study or electronic equipment, especially computers, to store, analyze, and distribute any information, including words, numbers, and pictures (Oxford dictionary, 1995)
Information Technology is a set of tools that help you work with information and perform tasks related to information processing (Haag & Keen, 1996)

   
Information technology is not just limited to computer technology (software and hardware) used to process or store information, but also includes communication technology to transmit information (Martin, 1999)

   
Information technology is any technology that is applied to process and transmit information in electronic form (Lucas, 2000)

Information Technology is a technology that combines computing (computer) with a high-speed communication lines that carry data, voice, and video (William & Sawyer, 2003)

Implicit and explicit IT not only in the form of computer technology, but also includes technology komunikasi.Dengan other words, the so-called Information Technology is a combination of Computer Technology and Telecommunications Technology

Information Technology is a technology used for processing data, including processing, obtain, compile, store, manipulate data in different ways to produce quality information, ie information that is relevant, accurate and timely, which is used for personal, business, and government and is a strategic information for decision making.

The use of computer technology as a primary device to process data into useful information.

Resources Indonesia  :

http://computers-inc.blogspot.com/2012/03/pengertian-teknologi-informasi.html