Introduction to Information Technology

Usage and importance of IT

There is a genera belief that Information Technology (IT) is about computers. However, this is not true. Information Technology (IT) is about computers. Information and knowledge utilizing such computers and communication networks. Information Technology (IT) has enabled people indifferent parts of the world to exchange information freely and with ease. In effect, IT makes us realize how small the world, we live in, is as it removes physical constraints such as distance between people in exchanging information.

With rapid developments in IT, global communication took a giant leap. Today, Information Technology (IT) is practically utilized in diverse fields such as education, science, engineering and technology, manufacturing, banking, airline industry, health and medicine, provision of public and other services, commerce, administration and management etc. We all have become users of many these IT applications in our day-to-day lives, no matter how sophisticated or moderate our lifestyles are. Further , more and more IT applications are introduced to human activities and with this scenario it is surmised that, in future, knowledge in IT will be essential requirement for a person to secure any from of employment or even participate as a member of the modern day society.

Information Technology (IT) has opened up a whole new of employment opportunities as programmers, systems analysts, systems designers, software engineers, software architects, systems engineers, database administrators, network engineers, network administrators, computer hardware professionals, Website developers, multimedia professionals, IT consultants and the like. In addition, IT has created vast job opportunites in other fields such as management, accountancy, commerce, banking, publishing and media, engineering, architecture, health and medicine.

There are also emerging areas of specialization such as electronic commerce, web services, network and data security, intelligent systems, e-government services all spurred by IT.

With the availability of a wide variety of employment opportunities in the field of IT and a whole host of  opportunities in the field of IT applications in other disciplines, those who are knowledgeable and proficients in IT will naturally find satisfying jobs with high remuneration both here and abroad. This is good enough reason for any student to embark on studies in IT.