Information

Technology
What is
Information Technology?
•processes to create, process,
store, secure and exchange all
forms of electronic data.
Hardware
Software
End-User
Hardware
What are internal computer hardware
components?

- components collectively process or store

the instructions delivered by the program
External hardware
components?
-items that are often externally
connected to the computer to control
either input or output functions.
Software
- a set of programs, which is designed
to perform a well-defined function.
There are two types of software −

System Software
Application Software
System Software
- collection of programs designed
to operate, control, and extend the
processing capabilities of the
computer itself.
 Application Software
- software products are designed to satisfy a
particular need of a particular environment.
End-User and
Enterprise Computing
End-User Computing (EUC)
-refers to computer systems and
platforms that are meant to allow
non-programmers.
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