Digital Inequalities 2

Question 1

What is Technology

Answer 1

Defined as human knowledge and ingenuity applied to the solution of a problem or need
technology can be a physical device or changes in knowledge and ways of thinking

Question 2

Why does canada rely heavily on technology

Answer 2

Because of its immense size and low population density
depend on it to ensure national communication

Question 3

What is a digital society

Answer 3

Refers to a modern, progressive society that relies on the adoption of and intergration of information and communication technologies.

Question 4

What are information and communication technoligies

Answer 4

Any device that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit, or receive information in a digital form

Question 5

What is digital sociology

Answer 5

undetstanding the use of digital media as part of everyday life, and how it contributes to patterns of human behavior, social relationships and concepts of the self

Question 6

What is social media

Answer 6

Group of internet based technologies that build on the ideological and technical foundations of the web2.0 to leverage the social and interactive nature of technology

Question 7

What is web 1.0

Answer 7

Webpages static
lack interactivity
cannot be modified or built upon later

Question 8

What is web 2.0

Answer 8

Changeable
Collaborative and particiaptory
connects people

Question 9

What are characteristics of Social Media

Answer 9

Supports user generated content
Provide means for users to connect
support means for members to connect with one another in forms of collboartion

Question 10

What does digital Divide refer to

Answer 10

The gap between those who benefit from digital technologies and those who do not

Question 11

What is the Economic Divide/ Wave 1 of digital divide

Answer 11

Inequality in terms of accessing the internet and other digital technologies

Question 12

What is the usability divide or wave 2

Answer 12

Inequalities in the way that people can use the internet/technoligies- difference in digital proficiencies

Question 13

What are the levels of digital profiency

Answer 13

E-mersive-
techno pramatist
cyber savvies
cyber moderates
a digitals

Question 14

What is the empowerment divide

Answer 14

Inequality in how people use technoligies to empower/benefit

Question 15

What are causes of digital divides

Answer 15

Education
Income levels
geographic restrictions
motivation and general interest
digital literacy

Question 16

What is digital dependency

Answer 16

behavioural addiction and a loss of control caused by excessive immersion in digital gadget usage

Question 17

What is Social Media Addiction

Answer 17

Excessive or compulsive use of social media

Question 18

What are positive effects of technology

Answer 18

reduce feelings of loneliness
communication via technological tools can improve social presence

Question 19

What are negative effects of technological

Answer 19

Girls more likely to be affected by social isolation
higher amount of social media use linked to higher likelihood of social isolation

Question 20

What are digital Inequalities in healthcare

Answer 20

Can lead to disparities in patient portal adoption, or ability to utizlie patient facing practice management software like online appointment schedulures
affects older population the most

Question 21

What are Digital Inequalities at work

Answer 21

Created a demand for new jobs and skilled workers but
the fast paced development of technologies has led to it being outdated and wokers cosntantly needing to upgrade skills to remian competitive in the changing job market

Question 22

What are the private and cyber safety issues

Answer 22

Digital Tech gather and store data, but who owns it? the users or the companies
cyber safety skills are unequally distrbiuted among populations with greatest disparities according to socio economic status, age, diability and gender