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Information Technology


Contact Information


Bjorn Beck

IT Director

Mail

Auditors Office
201 West Platt Street
Maquoketa, IA 52060

Hours

Monday - Friday

8:30 am - 4:30 pm


Phone

(563) 652-3144
 

Fax 

(563) 652-4738


Information technology Department


Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware."

IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit and retrieve information, securely.

 

Today, the term information technology has ballooned to encompass many aspects of computing and technology, and the term is more recognizable than ever before. The information technology umbrella can be quite large, covering many fields.

 

IT professionals perform a variety of duties that range from installing applications to designing complex computer networks and information databases.

 

A few of the duties that IT professionals perform may include data management, networking, engineering computer hardware, database and software design, as well as the management and administration of entire systems.