INF 103 week 5 final paper
The Digital Divide
Darlene Foster
INF103 Computer Literacy
Instructor: Aileen Cole
10/29/14
Digital Divide is the fact that some people have easy access to computer and all the benefits that they provide, while many people are cut off from them because of
Poverty or living in underdeveloped countries or rural areas without internet
access (Bowles, 2013). In this paper I will discuss just what is digital divide and
how and who uses it. I will be discussing two Scholarly sources on this matter as
well as my own point of it.
Digital divide is a term that refers to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern computer technology and those that don’t or have restricted access. This can include the telephone, television, personal
computers and the internet. “The term ‘digital divide’ is used to cover a broad
rang of social differences in access to and use of digital equipment and service,
most notably personal computers and ability to access the internet in terms of
both physical connection and facility of use” (COLIN, 2013). The Digital Divide is a line that separates those that have access to technologies such as computers
cell phones and internet, from those of us that do not have access or we have
limited access to such technology
Mark, D. Bowles, (2013), Introduction to Digital Literacy. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education Inc. SPARKS, COLIN. (2013). WHAT IS THE “DIGITAL DIVIDE” AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT. Vol. 20 Issue 2, (p. 28).
Retrieved from: web.a. ebscohost.com.porxy-library.ashfor…
Bowles, M.D. (2013). Introduction to Digital Literacy. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education INC. Sec 4.6
Darlene Foster
INF103 Computer Literacy
Instructor: Aileen Cole
10/29/14
Digital Divide is the fact that some people have easy access to computer and all the benefits that they provide, while many people are cut off from them because of
Poverty or living in underdeveloped countries or rural areas without internet
access (Bowles, 2013). In this paper I will discuss just what is digital divide and
how and who uses it. I will be discussing two Scholarly sources on this matter as
well as my own point of it.
Digital divide is a term that refers to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern computer technology and those that don’t or have restricted access. This can include the telephone, television, personal
computers and the internet. “The term ‘digital divide’ is used to cover a broad
rang of social differences in access to and use of digital equipment and service,
most notably personal computers and ability to access the internet in terms of
both physical connection and facility of use” (COLIN, 2013). The Digital Divide is a line that separates those that have access to technologies such as computers
cell phones and internet, from those of us that do not have access or we have
limited access to such technology
Mark, D. Bowles, (2013), Introduction to Digital Literacy. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education Inc. SPARKS, COLIN. (2013). WHAT IS THE “DIGITAL DIVIDE” AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT. Vol. 20 Issue 2, (p. 28).
Retrieved from: web.a. ebscohost.com.porxy-library.ashfor…
Bowles, M.D. (2013). Introduction to Digital Literacy. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education INC. Sec 4.6