Sunday, August 2, 2009

What is the difference between IT and computer science?

What is the difference and which one you advise me to take when applying to a university? My goal is to become a programmer (software developing, databases, game programming all seem same to me at the moment), but I'm confused which one actually deals with "real" programmers.

What is the difference between IT and computer science?
Computer Science is the study of computers. You typically learn about hardware and operating systems. Things like registers, multitasking kernels, data buses, address buses. It's real techy stuff.





Information Technology is the more about the study of the use of computers to solve human/business problems. You study some programming, databases, applications, etc.
Reply:IT is more business related.





Based on your goals I would recommend a computer science program. With a CS degree you could certainly do IT work later if that is what you want.





As an aside, you'll find game programming classes in a number of CS programs. I haven't heard of one in an IT program (yet).

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