Each of you at least once heard about IT, and some of you even dream of finding a job in this field, considering it suitable only for people with superpowers.

The acronym IT is formed from such a word combination as information technology. In this article, I’ll tell you what it is, what purpose it is used for, what kinds there are.

Information technology is the process of creating, storing, transmitting, perceiving information and methods for implementing such processes.

Most people equate the concept with computer technology, because with their help, IT began to evolve faster.

Despite the fact that the concept of information technology is considered identical to the concepts of computer (which is what?) and computer network, the use of the concept of IT itself can not be limited to computers.

Information technology consists of components such as:

– software – application and system tools;
– organizational and methodological support;
– IT technical means.

What are IT means
IT tools are varieties of computer technology, by means of which information is searched, processed and transmitted.
They are needed to speed up and facilitate the performance of a number of tasks.

It is believed that information technology began to develop after the advent of computers. But in fact their history goes back to prehistoric times, when people shared data with the help of cave drawings.

Applications of IT in everyday life
We’ve already talked about concepts such as information technology and learned what they are needed for. Each of us encounters IT in everyday life: it makes our lives easier and more fun.

Information systems and technologies are usually used for the following purposes:

– Entertainment: watching movies, listening to music, reading books, playing computer games;
– accessing information, watching news, retrieving data;
– communication in social networks, messengers (how is that?), chats, e-mail (how is that?) and cell phones;
– learning: webinars (is that what?), reference books, online tutorials, textbooks in electronic format;
– information processing: graphic editors, programs for calculating data, creating software, processing sound, video, and so on.

That’s all, dear friends. I tried to reveal the concept of information technology in simple words, to explain what it is and what it is needed for.

I hope that after reading the article you will have no questions.