We knew that knowledge is power much before Hobbes told us so in the 17th century. While the 21st century is predominantly called ‘knowledge century’, the use of information and knowledge has always benefited man throughout history and across civilizations. Information Technology (IT) is a broad field of study and practical application that is primarily concerned with the use of technology, mainly electronic and computing, to collect, transform and analyze, convert, process, manipulate, archive and store or transmit information resources. Because computing and electronic technology is used extensively not only to manage information resources, but also to create them in the first place, computer scientists and other technicians are frequently called IT workers.

Computers have been responsible for the generation of a massive amount of data and it has been responsible for converting a lot of it into digital form, and hence IT is an area that has come into prominence simultaneously with computers. The internet has been an equally great boost to the generation and control of knowledge, and hence aspects of work related to the internet are also included under the rubric of Information Technology.

Today, IT as an area of practical application is omnipresent. Computerization has resulted in the transformation of many former domains within the knowledge paradigm. As other activities get circumscribed by computing, the scope of IT keeps on increasing. As a knowledge intensive tertiary sector activity of the economy, IT has made tremendous progress in regions with a high level of computer literacy and basic infrastructure. Many developing countries like India, China, South East Asia, have in recent times made tremendous progress in harnessing the development opportunities offered by IT, and are now major centers of software analysis and production, of back office support and allied activities. Infusion of IT into brick-and-mortar businesses have resulted in better control over resources, more efficient systems control and management, and higher profits.

In this section of 01webdirectory.com, we provide links to various IT resources, service providers, and allied information.

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