Do I need to keep old versions of CS on my PC in order to have the most recent work properly?

I recently started a new position and plesently found my work station already set up with Creative Suite 5.5, but then saw CS 4 and CS 3 as well. When I asked IT why they were all there, the response was that upgrades build off of one another. If we were to uninstall 4 and 3, 5.5 wouldn't work.
Now, this isn't my first time around the block... I've never done this in the past in any other position. In fact, I remember how much work it was to install the new software and then uninstall the old, frequently running into problems along the way.
Is my new IT department right? Or can I uninstall the older versions in the hopes that my computer works faster/better?
Thanks!

Hi HeatherSenger,
It is not necessary to have old version of Creative suite already installed in your machine. You can uninstall the old version form your computer and there will not be any problem.
When you buy an upgrade of any creative suite let say for example if you buy an upgrade for CS6 from CS5.
You start the installation of CS6 and it will ask for the serial number --- the moment you enter the serial number for the CS6 upgrade it will ask for the serial number for the previous qualifying version which could be CS5 or any eligible old version
After entering both the keys it will continue the installation.
So you just need to have the serial numbers of the both versions at the time of installation.
Thanks
Kapil

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