Information technology vs Computer science #24

 


Difference What are they?

Information technology refer to the application of technology to solve business processes.

Computer science refer to the processes used to create computer programs and application along with the theory behind them.

 

Difference Learning opportunity

Information technology offers you an opportunity to discovers innovative uses of those fundamental concepts.

Computer science offers you an opportunity to learn variety of topics related to computers.

 

Difference Focus on

Information technology focuses more on application

Computer science takes a more balance approach between theory and application.

 

Difference Perquisite

Computer science generally require a decent background in match while use of math in information technology. Is limited to date analysis / processing / statistics, etc.

 

Difference Origin

You may call information technology. As one of the sub-division of computer science. However, there are certain things that are unique to information technology administration, maintenance, etc.

 

Similarity Hardware?

None of them involves hardware. You may have to take one or two courses on digital system where you will study about ICs and logic gates. That’s it. You won’t learn how to repair computer in any of them.

 

Similarity Programming?

Most of the courses offered I both the branches are related to programming. You will have to programming on a regular basis in both the branches.

Miscellaneous Ground reality

Student joining tend to believe that information technology is inferior to computer science may be it was. But now and your potential. Not your branch.

 

Miscellaneous Reality

Companies do not differentiate between information technology / computers science since 2013, there has been no company that was only open for computer science and not for information technology. A few companies (none of them are tier-A) do have different GPA cut-offs for CS and information technology branches.

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