Question

Discuss what is meant by the term IT infrastructure.

What are the major components of any IT infrastructure?

What elements of IT are not considered infrastructure?

Why is the distinction important?

Answer 1

Discuss what is meant by the term IT infrastructure.

Answer)

IT infrastructure means the physical part of the IT. It includes hardware, software, services, support,network etc. In a company the IT infrastructure first should be developed then software developement. Not only computers, network,cables, router, switches all are under IT infrastructure.

What are the major components of any IT infrastructure?

Answer)

Hardware
Software
Support
Network

What elements of IT are not considered infrastructure?

Answer)

Software developement or process management or project management for software developement is not a part of IT Infacture because they are not the physical part , they are the logical part.

Why is the distinction important?

Answer)

The distinction is important because one group of people will deal with the physical part of computer operations that is IT Infrastructure and another group of people will deal with the logical part that is software delevelopent or programming which is not a aprt of IT Infrasture, so the distinction important.