Praxis 5652 Computer Science Prep Mod 1 Impacts of Computing

What are some causes of the digital divide?

• Lack of access to technology, limited internet connectivity, socioeconomic disparities, and inadequate digital literacy skills.

• High cost of technology, lack of interest in technology, government regulations, and language barriers

How does the digital divide affect individuals and communities?

• The digital divide has no impact on individuals and communities.

• The digital divide affects individuals and communities by creating disparities in access to information, education, job opportunities, and social connections.

• The digital divide only affects job opportunities.

• The digital divide only affects access to education.

What are some solutions to bridge the digital divide?

• Free internet access, computer literacy programs, and improved infrastructure

• Reduced cost of technology, increased availability of public computers, and digital skills training

• Government subsidies for internet access, community technology centers, and mobile internet access

• Affordable internet access, digital literacy programs, and increased access to technology

How does the digital divide impact education?

• The digital divide has no impact on education.

• The digital divide improves education by promoting resourcefulness.

• The digital divide only affects students in rural areas.

• The digital divide impacts education by creating disparities in access to technology and internet connectivity.

What are some technological advancements that can help reduce the digital divide?

• providing affordable internet access, improving infrastructure for internet connectivity, promoting digital literacy programs, and developing mobile technologies for remote areas

• providing free internet access, improving infrastructure for internet connectivity, promoting digital literacy programs, and developing mobile technologies for remote areas

• increasing the cost of internet access, limiting internet connectivity infrastructure, discouraging digital literacy programs, and banning mobile technologies in remote areas

• ignoring the need for affordable internet access, neglecting infrastructure for internet connectivity, disregarding digital literacy programs, and not developing mobile technologies for remote areas

True or False: Lack of internet access is a major cause of the digital divide.

• Partially true

• Not applicable

• False

• True

True or False: The digital divide only affects developing countries.

• True

• Partially true

• False

• Not applicable

What are some social and economic consequences of the digital divide?

• Improved access to information, education, job opportunities, decreased inequality, social inclusion, increased productivity, increased competitiveness

• No impact on access to information, education, job opportunities, inequality, social exclusion, productivity, competitiveness

• Increased access to information, education, job opportunities, decreased inequality, social inclusion, increased productivity, increased competitiveness

• Limited access to information, education, job opportunities, increased inequality, social exclusion, reduced productivity, reduced competitiveness

True or False: Providing equal access to technology can help reduce the digital divide.

• Not sure

• True

• False

• Partially true

How can governments and organizations contribute to bridging the digital divide?

• By increasing the cost of internet access and limiting availability to certain areas.

• By implementing policies and initiatives that provide affordable internet access, promoting digital literacy and skills training programs, and investing in infrastructure development in underserved areas.

• By neglecting infrastructure development in underserved areas.

• By reducing funding for digital literacy and skills training programs.