Information Technology Overview
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What is the primary focus of information technology (IT)?

  • Computer systems, software, programming languages, and data processing (correct)
  • Human communication and writing systems
  • Statistical and mathematical methods
  • Telecommunication systems and television technologies
  • According to the article, what did authors Harold J. Leavitt and Thomas L. Whisler define as information technology (IT)?

  • The commissioning and implementation of an information system
  • The storage, retrieval, manipulation, and communication of information
  • Techniques for processing, statistical and mathematical methods, and simulation of higher-order thinking through computer programs (correct)
  • The development of computer networks and distribution technologies
  • What does an information technology system (IT system) generally encompass?

  • Hardware, software, and peripheral equipment operated by a limited group of IT users
  • An information system, a communications system, and a computer system (correct)
  • Human communication and writing systems
  • Television, telephones, and computer networks
  • In what year did the term 'information technology' first appear in its modern sense?

    <p>1958</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some of the key components encompassed by information technology (IT)?

    <p>Computer networks, software, and computer systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

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