Information Technology (IT) Glossary Index
  • Information technology is defined as "any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information. The term 'information technology' includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources." (Office of the Federal Register 2000, p. 80499)
     
  • Information technology is defined as "any technology, including the computer hardware, software, and telecommunications networks that enable the transmission, processing, storage, organization, and retrieval of information for the purpose of understanding, decision making, and action taking. Penn State University IST Institute
     
  • Information technology is defined as: "The application of technology in computers and communication systems to the storage, processing and transmission of information with the objective of improving communication in the workplace and the efficiency and effectiveness of human endeavor." University of Canberra, Australia