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nit: IT != software engineering IT is desktop support, fixing servers, printers, computers, setting up new employee laptops, handling networking, fixing WiFi i
by toephu2 5y ago
nit: IT != software engineering
IT is desktop support, fixing servers, printers, computers, setting up new employee laptops, handling networking, fixing WiFi issues, etc.
- itsoktocry 5y ago>Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of electronic data and information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology It sounds like you're getting your definition from what people think an "IT department" is in a regular business. IT is an old-school name that encompasses far more than you describe.
- info781 5y agoNever heard IT to mean only desktop support, it is the whole thing.
- pauldavis 5y agoAs an expat, in modern usage, I have observed this as a US vs. Europe (or maybe vs. ROW) issue. In the US, IT is like networking and helpdesk, and in Europe, it is more the whole hw-sw-networking-development mass.