IT more practical?

[ITstudent123]

Hi.

I like to do practical things and apply theory and concepts. Is IT more practical than CS? If so in what way?

Thanks

 

[Byte70]

I'm doing CS. It kind of depends on the person you are, but with a CS degree, you'll definitely be able to apply more of your own theories and concepts. IT, although it is more practical, is more of a "fixing computers for people that don't know how to use them" job.

So yeah. It depends. I'd lean towards CS.

 

[makkem]

Hi
In the UK if you are more interested in the practical side then you would do something like ;
Forensic computing,Artificial Intelligence,Robotics,Computer Science with Gaming or similar degree courses.
They are all basically Computer Science but specialize in one area.

 

[ITstudent123]

I'm doing CS. It kind of depends on the person you are, but with a CS degree, you'll definitely be able to apply more of your own theories and concepts. IT, although it is more practical, is more of a "fixing computers for people that don't know how to use them" job.

So yeah. It depends. I'd lean towards CS.

I find Data Structure hard. This is what discouraging me from CS. Give me some hints or guide as how to learn and master DS...some computational set up of mind perhaps