confused, and in fact, there is a lot of overlap
between them. A person in either discipline will
be familiar with most common computer
programs and very tech savvy in general. The
difference comes down to the focus of each
discipline.
Computer science is focused on creating new
applications for computers. This means that
computer scientists must have a deeper
understanding of computers, algorithms,
programming languages , theory and so on.
Information and communications technology
focuses on how to best employ the programs out
there, usually for business needs. This means
that information and communication technology
professionals need to know about existing
applications, how they interact, how they are
best used and how to troubleshoot problems
between them.
Again, this is not to say that a computer
scientist won’t know how to troubleshoot two
conflicting programs or that an ICT professional
won’t know how to program. However, each type
of professional has a different focus in terms of
their educational backgrounds and, as a result,
different professional experiences. It is a bit of an oversimplification, but it's not
incorrect to say that computer scientists focus
on building programs, while ICT professionals
focus on running them
