1.1 Holders Of Information

Question 1

7 Categories of holders of information

Answer 1

Individuals, businesses, educational institutes, governments, charities, organisations and health care services.

Question 2

What is the difference between Developing and developed countries with access to information

Answer 2

Developing countries have less access to computers and internet and therefore information gathering and dispersing is more difficult

Question 3

What is the global divide

Answer 3

The ease with which a person or business can get access to the internet depending on their location in the world.

• the divide with respect to the access of information between different countries and different types of holders of information world wide

Question 4

What information do individuals hold

Answer 4

Information about themselves, date of birth, phone numbers, email addresses.

Question 5

What information do businesses hold

Answer 5

Information about individuals and commercial information such as financial information

Question 6

What information do healthcare services hold

Answer 6

medical records

Question 7

What information does the government hold

Answer 7

Yearly income, tax paid, addresses, information about other countries.

Question 8

What information do charities and organisations hold

Answer 8

Bank accounts of donors and contact information.

Question 9

What is the difference between urban and rural areas with access to information

Answer 9

Rural areas tend to have poorer internet access for example slower broadband speeds making accessing information harder.