Team Nine
Group Members: Juston Tam, Annie Susko
Is the Internet Indispensable?
Digital Divide
- Definition
o The gap between people who are connected to the internet; the digital and information technology
o Cut off from the “Internet Super Highway”
What does it mean to be
Indispensable??
- Something which is considered as a necessity
- An item which has become an everyday item which an individual cannot live without
o Example: Caffeine Or Cell Phones
Common Usages among Americans:
- Banking
- Online Training (Higher Education)
- Games/Hobbies
- News
- Research Information (Out-Dating Going to the Library)
- Comparable difference to the increase in internet usage from 2000-2007. Internet popularity has grown with the dependence as the number one source to obtain information or handle business. Internet has become a necessity for everyday living; soon to be a everyday event.
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