A big debate the editorial team had whilst trying to sub categorize this industry and make sure there was no overlapping here. The Information Technology (IT) industry is defined as being the combination of the installation and expansion of computer systems and applications (extremely broad but this industry is huge!).

Computers:

Computers are seen as the hardware and the mechanical process of the IT industry.

Information Technology:
Using computers to complete and engage in a process. Programs that can complete human tasks or actions.

The World Wide Web: Made accessible by the internet, the World Wide Web is the basis for information sharing, people communication and the expansion of a global virtual environment!

An industry that is exciting, quick and allows for the lateral thinkers to create what dreams are made of! Companies will look mostly at individuals with some form of IT background - business Information systems, internet, management, computer science based qualifications.

Popular companies in this industry:
Oracle
IBM
Microsoft
Hewlett Packard
Pixar
Apple
Google
EBAY
Acer
Nokia
Cisco Systems
Dell
Motorola

Check out:

Antitrust: Not quite the best movie but it serves as interesting tale of how the computer industry can get a bit nasty!