About this IT Handbook

Tech Job Terms provides business professionals with practical, easy-to-understand IT information.

Our site functions as a modern, structured IT Handbook designed to help non-technical readers expand their understanding of IT and confidently navigate conversations with IT teams.

In short, this platform can help you expand your “IT Edge”.

In today’s workplace, almost every business professional collaborates with IT specialists. These interactions often influence decision-making and project success, but the technical language can feel overwhelming.

Traditional IT websites and resources are rarely written for non-technical audiences. They tend to be overly detailed, fragmented, or narrowly focused. Most people then turn to search engines for one answer at a time, which makes it difficult to see the bigger picture or retain what they learn.

Tech Job Terms solves that problem by bringing together all the essential IT knowledge in one place, in a way that is organized, connected, and written in language anyone can understand.

We present IT information from multiple perspectives, enabling you to explore it in a manner that best suits your situation and preferences.

We provide three “Guided Tour” sections to help you understand “how” IT is organized:

• IT Intros – to cover the 7 primary functions of IT organizations
• IT Concepts – to provide a dashboard to explore 26 Core IT Layers and 150+ essential Concepts
• Subject Areas – to group related items into ~ 200 topic families such as Web Technologies, etc.

Our “Reference Library” covers the pertinent details of IT topics and industry background across: 

• IT Job Profiles – to capture Job Profiles and Term Lists that describe what IT people do
• IT Topics – to provide an extensive IT dictionary organized with an intuitive category structure
• Tech Talk – to cover background and context for various IT topics and the tech industry

Each topic is connected to others through tags or direct links, thus providing a complete and consistent view of how IT components fit together.

A large portion of our site is freely accessible to all users. Public content includes all topic definitions and summaries, all Core Layer and IT Concept topics, and every article in the Tech Talk section. This ensures that anyone can learn IT fundamentals and industry context without barriers.

Members receive expanded access to advanced features and deeper content, including all standard and In-Depth Job Profiles, handy Job Term Lists, all IT Topics content, plus advanced filters and productivity tools that make navigation even faster and more powerful.

Visit the Membership Benefits page to learn more about what’s included.

We focus on practical, readable IT explanations for non-technical readers. Our standard topics follow a consistent, time-efficient structure:

• Quick Definition: a short summary that captures the essence of the topic
• Key Aspects: a few concise paragraphs that provide meaningful context
• Optional Media: short videos with visual summaries to support key ideas

We also offer the In Depth versions for when you want to take a deeper dive into specific topics.

This layered approach helps you decide how deep you want to go—whether you’re skimming for quick answers or studying a concept more closely.

Our site is built for clarity and speed. You can browse, filter, or search across hundreds of IT topics instantly.

Features include:

• Fast Title Search with live results
• IT Concepts Dashboard to see how IT is organized
• Subject Area Dashboard to explore all Topic Families
• Intuitive Navigation by IT Function Layer or across Subject Areas
• Advanced Topic Filters for focused exploration *
• Linked Job Term Lists for quick reference by IT role *
• Full Content Search with highlighting for precise look-ups *

These tools make it easy to explore IT your way—whether you prefer to follow structured paths or jump directly to what you need.

Tech Job Terms brings clarity to how IT organizations, systems, and roles work together. With structured navigation, consistent terminology, and public access to a wide range of content, it’s designed to help business professionals understand IT with confidence.

Start browsing, grow your IT understanding, and expand your “IT Edge”!