{"id":11241,"date":"2018-05-29T23:27:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T23:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wmintrobusiness\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=11241"},"modified":"2018-05-29T23:27:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T23:27:15","slug":"why-it-matters-information-technology-and-business","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wmintrobusiness\/chapter\/why-it-matters-information-technology-and-business\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Information Technology and Business","rendered":"Why It Matters: Information Technology and Business"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Why recognize the roles of data and information technology in supporting business operations?<\/h2>\r\n<p>In this module you will learn to distinguish between data and information technology and explore their use in business. &nbsp;Before we begin, it's important to&nbsp;put the \"information age\" in perspective\u2014to understand how far technology has come in a very short time and how rapidly it&nbsp;continues to change. 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