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Information technology is a phrase used to refer to specific technical components, normally organised as hardware, software and communications, which are used to make up an information system. But that is an almost hopelessly simplistic view of what information technology is.
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Bytheway, A. (2014). Exploring Information Technology. In: Investing in Information. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11909-0_3
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