IT Full Form Name
Full Form of IT :
Information Technology
IT Full Form is Information
Technology. IT is pronounced as individual letters. IT refers
to the usage of computers, networking, storages, or other physical devices. To
explain more, the processes and infrastructure used to create, store, process,
exchange and secure all kinds of electronic data. It is a broad subject related
to every aspect of processing information and managing the same. This is in
specifically within a huge company or organization. Though IT often refers to
computer networks and computers, it refers to all layers of the comprehensive
system of an organization. This includes operating systems, hardware,
databases, servers, applications, storage, etc. The other aspects which are a
part of IT infrastructure include; business phones, Internet phones, etc.
IT is essentially the application
of computers for the purposes of storing, retrieving, transmitting, and
manipulating data, generally in the context of an enterprise. IT is regarded as
a subcategory of Information and Communications Technology (abbreviated as
ICT). The term IT is usually used synonymously with the computer as well as
computer networks, however, it also covers other various information
distribution technologies, such as software, electronics, semiconductors,
telecom, the internet, computer hardware, healthcare, engineering, e-commerce,
computer services, and telecom equipment. IT is something that has been an
inseparable part of human civilization. Humans have, for ages, stored,
retrieved, manipulated, and communicated information since the time as far as
that of Mesopotamia and Sumerians.
However, the term IT was first
used in its modern context in a 1958 article written by Thomas L. Whisler and
Harold L. Elavitt and published in the Harvard Business Review. Ever since
then, the use of IT has become rampant. With the universal utility of IT, some
ethical issues have been raised. Some of them include infringements of
copyright by enabling download of files without due permission of such
copyright holders; the rise of unsolicited emails; the presence of
hackers; convenience in the access of personal data; the rise of websites that
automatically install spyware or cookies for monitoring the online activities
of a user, etc. These issues have attracted international attention and many
international bodies and associations have laid down guidelines to prevent the
unwarranted use of IT.