IT vs Computer science

In almost all schools, computer science courses involve learning about computer programming which involves learning the basics of programming methodology, data structures, algorithms, complexity theory all the way down to learning what makes an operating system work, although at computer science level, low level programming is not usually looked at in detail as it is dealt with in computer engineering courses

.Looking at computing in general we can best organize these terms in a hierarchical manner

. At a lower level we have computer engineering which is at the ‘chip’ level dealing with the internal circuitry, power and the electronics of a computer

. Next level is the computer science level which tends to be quite wide because a computer scientist will actually be acquainted with low level stuff in computer engineering as well as high level programming that integrates with the chips and circuitry to make the machines work

. Then at the high level is Information technology which concentrates with studying the impact of applications or solutions developed at the preceding level to business

. IT finds ways of integrating these solutions into the business framework.