Information technology is a technology that uses computer, remote sensing technology, modern communication technology and intelligent control technology to obtain, transmit, store, display and apply information. Its English is information technology, or IT for short.
Information technology is mainly 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 (ICT). It mainly includes sensing technology, computer technology and communication technology.
Interpretation of the definition of information technology People have different definitions of information technology, because the purpose, scope and level of its use are different.
1, information technology is "the technology of obtaining, storing, transmitting, processing, analyzing and standardizing information".
2. Information technology "includes communication, computer and computer language, computer games, electronic technology and optical fiber technology". ?
Modern information technology is characterized by computer technology, microelectronics technology and communication technology.
4. 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.
5) 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, such as obtaining information, transmitting information, storing information, processing information and standardizing information, as well as labor materials embodying these experiences, knowledge and skills.
Information technology classification:
According to different manifestations, information technology can be divided into hard technology (materialized technology) and soft technology (non-materialized technology). The former refers to various information devices and their functions, such as microscopes, telephones, communication satellites, multimedia computers, etc.
The latter refers to all kinds of knowledge, methods and skills related to information acquisition and processing, such as language technology, data statistical analysis technology, planning and decision-making technology, computer software technology and so on.