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Transmission of information (Ralph Hartley, Bell System Technical Journal)
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Communication, transportation, information technology and commerce have also been inextricably intertwined since the beginning of human history, and they still remain closely related today.
“The success of the first electronic telegraph line in 1844 opened an era of modern communication in America. Before the telegraph there existed no separation between transportation and communication. Information traveled only as fast as the messenger who carried it.” — D. J. Czitrom, Media and the American Mind
This reality was even codified in the Dewey Decimal library classification system:
380 Commerce, communications, transportation
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General
Portal
The Information Technology Professional’s Resource Center
Information technology portal (Wikipedia)
Dictionary
information technology : the technology involving the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for the processing and distribution of data — Webster See also OneLook, Free Dictionary, Wiktionary
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Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Information technology (IT) is the application of computers and internet to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, or information, often in the context of a business or other enterprise. The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks, but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones. Several industries are associated with information technology, including computer hardware, software, electronics, semiconductors, internet, telecom equipment, engineering, healthcare, e-commerce, and computer services. — Wikipedia
Technology
Information Technology Applications (McKinsey Quarterly)
How Information Technology Works (Dave Roos, How Stuff Works)
Commerce
Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
Information Technology Products and Services (Thomas Register)
Information Technology Companies (CorporateInfo)
Preservation
History
A History of Information Technology and Systems (Jeremy G. Butler, University of Arizona)
Museum
Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Communication Collection
Charles Babbage Institute (CBI)
Library
WorldCat, Library of Congress, UPenn Online Books, Open Library
Participation
Education
Course
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
Organization
Information Technology Association of America
American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)
Association for Computing Machinery
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Article
Journal of Information Technology Theory and Application (JITTA)
TechRepublic: White Papers (CNET)
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Government
NIST Information Technology Lab
Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society (Harvard University)
Information Technology Governance (Wikipedia)
Information Technology Governance, Categories (Wikipedia)
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Expression
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Future
Eight Trends Driving the Future of Information Technology (IT Business Edge)
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Information Technology News -- ScienceDaily Information Technology. Read the latest in IT research from research institutes around the world.
- Model analyzes how viruses escape the immune...on January 14, 2021 at 9:39 pm
MIT researchers have devised a way to computationally model viral escape, using models that were originally developed to model language. The model can predict which sections of viral surface proteins, including those of influenza, HIV, and SARS-CoV-2, are more likely to mutate in a way that allows the virus to evade the human immune system. It can also identify sections that are less likely to mutate, making them good targets for new vaccines.
- Turn off that camera during virtual meetings,...on January 14, 2021 at 6:40 pm
A new study says that despite a record drop in global carbon emissions in 2020, a pandemic-driven shift to remote work and more at-home entertainment still presents significant environmental impact due to how internet data is stored and transferred around the world.
- Deep learning outperforms standard machine...on January 14, 2021 at 6:01 pm
Compared to standard machine learning models, deep learning models are largely superior at discerning patterns and discriminative features in brain imaging, despite being more complex in their architecture.
- Pivotal discovery in quantum and classical...on January 13, 2021 at 7:44 pm
Researchers have achieved, for the first time, electronically adjustable interactions between microwaves and a phenomenon in certain magnetic materials called spin waves. This could have application in quantum and classical information processing.
- Researchers use deep learning to identify gene...on January 13, 2021 at 2:09 pm
Researchers describe how they developed a deep-learning framework to observe gene regulation at the cellular level.
Ars Technica Serving the Technologist for more than a decade. IT news, reviews, and analysis.
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Even the best episode of the series can't save S4 from a sloppy, muddled final season
- A curious observer’s guide to quantum...by Ars Contributors on January 17, 2021 at 2:00 pm
In which lasers do things that make absolutely no sense but give us great clocks.
- AI-powered text from this program could fool the...by WIRED on January 17, 2021 at 11:55 am
Volunteers couldn't tell AI-generated comments from those penned by humans.
- After a decade, NASA’s big rocket fails its...by Eric Berger on January 17, 2021 at 3:57 am
"It's not everything we hoped it would be."
- What motivates the motivated reasoning of...by John Timmer on January 16, 2021 at 6:54 pm
New study suggests a desire to see society focus on men helps drive support.