Tuesday, September 3, 2019

BASIC TERMS OF DIGITAL LITERACY






Digital Age:


The present time, when most information is in a digital form, especially when compared to the time when computers were not used.
The time period in which we live now where the Internet and email are available is an example of the digital age.




Information society:

An information society is a society where the creation, distribution, use, integration, and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity.




Digital natives:
A person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and so familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age.

"The digital tools that are reshaping our economy make more sense to young digital natives than to members of older generations"




 Digital immigrants:
A person born or brought up before the widespread use of digital technology. The term digital immigrant may also apply to individuals who were born after the spread of digital technology and who were not exposed to it at an early age.





Digital Divide:
The digital divide is a term that refers to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and communications technology, and those that don't or have restricted access. This technology can include the telephone, television, personal computers and the Internet.





Digital Novice:
A person new to and inexperienced in information and communications technology.




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