Information technology



Information and communication technology spending in 2005

Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA),

Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware."^[1] IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and securelyretrieveinformation.

See also

• Information and communication technologies
• Information and communication technologies for developmen