{"id":1090,"date":"2015-05-09T20:57:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/masterybusiness1xngcxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1090"},"modified":"2015-07-12T21:14:08","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T21:14:08","slug":"why-it-matters-16","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wmintrobusinessx51xmaster\/chapter\/why-it-matters-16\/","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\nIn this module you will learn to distinguish between data and information technology and explore their use in business. \u00a0Before we begin, it's important to\u00a0put the \"information age\" in perspective\u2014to understand how far technology has come in a very short time and how rapidly it\u00a0continues to change. 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