Updated on: 01/12/2023 Information technology (IT) systems play a significant role in the world around us. They play a key part in almost everything we do. They give individuals and organisations opportunities to access goods, information and services from around the world to an extent not possible before. Having a sound understanding of how to select and use appropriate IT systems will benefit you personally and professionally. You will explore the relationships between the hardware and software that form an IT system. You will look at the way that systems work individually and together, as well as the relationship between the user and the system. You will examine issues related to the use of IT systems and the impact that they have on organisations and their stakeholders. You will explore how IT systems enable organisations to access data, information and users locally and globally. This unit will give you a fundamental understanding of all areas of IT, supporting your progression to an IT-related higher education course. To complete the set assignment in this unit, you will need to draw on, and apply, your learning from across key content areas.