information technology
Computing and telecommunications
Information technology is the use of computers, software, networks, and related systems to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data.
Often abbreviated IT, the term covers everything from desktop support to database management to cybersecurity.
An IT department handles an organization's computing infrastructure: Call IT if your laptop won't connect to the network.
Finite problem-solving procedure
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- deep learningLayered neural network methods
- cloud computingInternet-delivered digital infrastructure
programming · coding · computer science · data analysis · database · server · microprocessor · operating system
Organized digital information collection
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- big dataEnormous datasets analyzed computationally
- data miningExtracting insights from datasets
warehousing · ETL · SQL · metadata · backup · retrieval · indexing · data modeling
Converting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- antivirusMalware detection program
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
ransomware · cyberattack · vulnerability · authentication · breach · intrusion detection · hackers · spyware
Formal request document
- codeSymbolic communication system
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- user interfaceHuman-computer interaction system
- debuggingError removal from programs
deployment · patch · version control · update · open source · platform · integration · scripting
Main computing chip
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- graphics cardVisual processing hardware
- RAMTemporary data storage hardware
- hard driveComputer's internal storage device
SSD · power supply · monitor · keyboard · mouse · printer · scanner · server rack
algorithm
Finite problem-solving procedure
- artificial intelligenceMachines mimicking human thought
- machine learningAlgorithms that improve from data
- deep learningLayered neural network methods
cloud computing · programming · coding · computer science · data analysis · database · server · microprocessor · operating system · software development
database
Organized digital information collection
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
- big dataEnormous datasets analyzed computationally
data mining · warehousing · ETL · SQL · metadata · backup · retrieval · indexing · data modeling · structured data
encryption
Converting data into code
- firewallNetwork access control system
- antivirusMalware detection program
- malwareHarmful computer programs
phishing · ransomware · cyberattack · vulnerability · authentication · breach · intrusion detection · hackers · spyware · virus
application
Formal request document
- codeSymbolic communication system
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- user interfaceHuman-computer interaction system
debugging · deployment · patch · version control · update · open source · platform · integration · scripting · compiling
CPU
Main computing chip
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- graphics cardVisual processing hardware
- RAMTemporary data storage hardware
hard drive · SSD · power supply · monitor · keyboard · mouse · printer · scanner · server rack · peripheral
router
Packet-forwarding network device
WAN · TCP/IP · bandwidth · VPN · subnet · gateway · wireless · Wi-Fi · access point · fiber optics
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- Applied Sciencesengineering, medicine, computer science, biotechnology, pharmacology
- industriesbusiness, factories, education, health, supply chain
- college majorsbiology, psychology, engineering, chemistry, physics
- departmentsdepartment, HR department, finance department, legal department, marketing department
- Majorsaccounting, anthropology, biology, business, chemistry
information technologymanual labor
Work done bodily
blue-collar work · skilled trades · manufacturing · factory work · craftsmanship
information technologylow-tech
Not electronically complex
pen and paper · traditional methods · mechanical systems · oral tradition · non-digital
information technologyliberal arts
Non-vocational higher education
humanities · fine arts · agriculture · natural sciences · performing arts
information, informed, technology, uninformed, informative, informing, high-tech, technologies, misinformed