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It is great that you are so fascinated in the internet that we use, I am more than happy to answer your questions to help you understand better. The internet does make life so much better and much faster to obtain information these days other than waiting for information to come to the television or reading this information in the newspapers. This helps many business people and parents who are always on the go. The best way to know if the internet is reliable and credible is to always double check your question or answer if you feel that there may be a chance that you are obtaining the wrong information. Educate the users of the internet and teach each individual what not to go onto and what not to look up. There are many viruses that can affect our computers also when we mis-use the internet. Usually you try to stay away from sites that are well known to give out the wrong information such as Wikipedia or Ask. For me personally I have learned a lot about what sites to stay away from during my school classes and discussion questions, I always use to use Wikipedia and with attending school it has taught me to open my eyes and see what wrong information I was receiving. One of my favorite websites would be Web MD and my student online library, I have found nothing but the right information on there and I have also verified with teachers and doctors to be sure also. Always double check yourself there is no wrong in doing that. You also asked me about digital divide, this term is referred to people who do have access to the internet and then the other side is for people who do not have access to the internet. You can also compare this to people who do and do not have a smart phone or a home computer. I personally do feel that this divide can be put together and many Americans and families overseas can obtain a computer and have access to the internet. Many people raise money for a lot of beneficial things; why not add the fact of helping

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