Definining I.T.

Ray Tolley notes that the difference between information and data is that information is only effective if it actually communicates. Information then, might be defined as "that which can be communicated and understood." Technology is "the process of using scientific, material and human resources in order to meet a human need or purpose." Tolley provides the following basic definition of IT:

Information Technology is the use of information in order to meet a human need or purpose.