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Information
Technology (IT)
In this day and age, nearly everyone – especially
young children – knows how to use a personal
computer. Before the 21st century – in the 1960s
and 1970s – the term IT was hardly ever heard. As
computing technology evolves and “paperless”
workplaces emerge, IT started to become a common
phrase. It de?nes an industry that uses computers,
networking, software programming and other
equipment and processes to store, process, retrieve,
transmit and protect information.

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