Can We Bridge the Digital Divide? Jessica Montgomery INF 103: Computer Literacy Instructor Murray Denton April 15‚ 2013 What is the Digital Divide? The Digital Divide is a line that separates those that have access to technologies such as computers‚ cell phones and internet‚ from those that have no access or limited access to such technologies. This divide is mostly prevalievnt in third world countries‚ but is not uncommon in the United States. While the United States has the technology
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“THE DIGITAL DIVIDE” Interaction between people and technology‚ most especially the COMPUTER‚ has greatly increased as we begin to enter on the twenty-first century. People’s ability to access computers and INTERNET has become very important to completely familiarize their selves in the economic‚ political‚ and social aspects of the world. Unfortunately‚ not everyone has access to this technology. The idea of the “digital divide” refers to the expanding gap between the needy members of society;
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Unit 1 – The Information Age The Digital Divide The digital divide is the term used to describe the difference between in technology use and availability around the world‚ some factors which affect the digital divide are socioeconomic‚ geographical and the fear of technology. Sub affecting issues are things such as age‚ gender‚ religion‚ income‚ technology available and more. Within the digital divide there are the information ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ this creates an inequality around the world
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Understanding The Digital Divide Christopher Bishop Computer Literacy: Inf. 103 Jaclyn Minor Date of submission: 03-11-13 Digital Divide is a term that was incorporated‚ by former President of the United States Bill Clinton‚ in his 2000 State of the
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The digital divide is a term that has been thrown around a lot lately. However‚ not many people know what the digital divide is or how it affects us as computer users. There are many definitions of the digital divide itself but few really delve into what it is in reality. Sure you can read a book definition of a word or phrase but sometimes those definitions don’t make sense. I’m here to try to explain in simple terms what the digital divide is and how it affects you and me. What is the digital
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The Digital Divide The Digital Divide is “the state of inequality that exists between people who have access to modern information technology and those who do not‚ since the former have many more opportunities open to them than the latter‚” (2008). Some argue that this gap is shrinking in the U.S. due to public access and mobile devices. Online learning is also a catalyst in bridging the gap‚ but the question remains; how will those who need it most gain the access they need? While this is a
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1. The phrase digital divide is when people are not being able to afford new technologies‚ and becoming outdated on technology. It is also known to be the gap between those who have access to technology and those who do not. “The poor and the working class — either cannot afford access or use restricted wireless access as their only connection to the Internet.”(Crawford) All aspects of life becoming available online pose a problem that millions are going to be left behind. In the present time the
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digital divide The term ’digital divide’ describes the fact that the world can be divided into people who do and people who don’t have access to - and the capability to use - modern information technology‚ such as the telephone‚ television‚ or the Internet. The digital divide exists between those in cities and those in rural areas. For example‚ a 1999 study showed that 86% of Internet delivery was to the 20 largest cities. The digital divide also exists between the educated and the uneducated‚ between
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The belief of the Digital Divide relates to our subject matter in communications‚ is the Divide concerning those who have access to the internet and those who don’t. There is a high number of Americans and people world-wide whom go online‚ as well as have access to the internet‚ and there is a large margin amongst individuals who have access to technology and persons who do not may be broadening. It also has meant that there is a divide among groups of individuals centered on one or more facets of
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Hello‚ “How do you assess the value of all this information you find on the Internet‚ and how can you be sure that it is reliable and credible?” Well there are many ways you can assess the value of information on the internet. You could read through one site and determine if you think this on site is true and current. But not only can it be a waste of time to read through a site and implement the information and suggestions found there‚ only to later find that they were inaccurate‚ but such sites
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