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Information technology (IT) or Information and communication(s) technology (ICT) is a broad subject concerned with technology and other aspects of managing and processing information, especially in large organizations.

In particular, IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and retrieve information. For that reason, computer professionals are often called IT specialists, and the division of a company or university that deals with software technology is often called the IT department. Other names for the latter are information services (IS) or management information services (MIS).

Topics

• Information technology audit
  • IT audit resources
  • Computer security audit
• Computing
• Computer science
• Information science
• Information security
• World Wide Web
• Digital library
• Pattern recognition
• Data management
  • Data processing
  • RFID
  • Data mining
  • Data drilling
  • Metadata
• Data storage
  • Database
  • Data networking
• Technology assessment
• Cryptography
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library
• Information technology governance
• Telematics

External links

• Information technology at the Open Directory Project

Types	Major fields of technology	Edit
Applied Science	Computing technology | Electronics | Energy | Metallurgy | Microtechnology | Nanotechnology | Nuclear technology
Athletics and Recreation	Camping equipment | Playground | Sports | Sports equipment
The Arts and Language	Communication | Graphics | Music technology | Visual technology
Business and Information	Construction | Information technology | Manufacturing | Machinery | Mining | Telecommunication
Defense	Bombs | Guns and Ammunition | Weapons technology
Domestic / Residential	Domestic appliances | Domestic technology | Food products and production
Engineering	Agricultural engineering | Bioengineering | Biochemical engineering | Biomedical  engineering | Chemical engineering | Civil engineering | Computer engineering | Electrical engineering | Electronics engineering | Mechanical engineering | Nuclear engineering | Petroleum engineering | Software engineering | Structural engineering
Health	Biomedical engineering | Biotechnology | Health technologies | Pharmaceuticals
Travel and Trade	Aerospace | Aerospace engineering | Motor vehicles | Space technology | Transport