In an academic context, the Association for Computing Machinery defines IT as "undergraduate degree programs that prepare students to meet the computer technology needs of business, government, healthcare, schools, and other kinds of organizations ....
Nun contexto académico, a Association for Computing Machinery define TI como "programa de licenciatura que prepara os estudantes para coñecer as necesidades de tecnoloxía de computación de negocios, gobernos, centros médicos e outros tipos de organización.