Information Technology is one of the five computing disciplines. The other computing disciplines are Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems and Software Engineering.

Broadly, Information Technology as an academic discipline satisfies human needs that arise from computing technology. As such, Information Technology ensures that the human that use the technology get maximum utility from it. Likewise, the technology, in serving the human needs has to be convenient to the human. The core of Information Technology encompasses knowledge areas that include Information Technology Fundamentals, Human Computer Interaction, Information Assurance and Security, Information Management, Integrative Programming & Technologies, Mathematics and Statistics for IT, Networking, Programming Fundamentals, Platform Technologies, System Administration and Maintenance, System Integration and Architecture, Social and Professional Issues and Web Systems and Technologies. 

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