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+# Activity 1
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+> Before we go any further, it is useful to have a working understanding of the term 'IT'. What exactly do we mean by 'information technologies'? This can be very difficult to define and explain, but here is a simple definition.
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+> **Information technology (IT)** is the technologies used in the conveying, manipulation and storage of data by electronic means.
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+> Let us give you some examples. In a landline telephone system, messages are conveyed as signals on wires. The message is conveyed electronically. Manipulation of data takes place when you speak into the phone – your words are transformed into electronic signals. The data is then conveyed through the phone system, stored briefly for further processing on the way, and transformed back into words at the other end. In a mobile phone system, messages are also stored and manipulated but in this case they are conveyed by electromagnetic means such as radio waves, which are wireless.
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+- "Using the explanation of IT given above, would you say that the technologiy used for email communication is IT?"
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+Yes, I would say that E-mail does fall under the definition of IT. E-mail, has always been short for electronic mail, transferring a messages from one server to another.