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Digital Access:  is the availability and accessibility of the use of technology by society.

Example - easy access of internet browsing.

 

Digital Commerce: the buying and selling of goods electronicallyExample: through Amazon, Takealot, Spree, Zando, Woolworths.

 

Digital Communication: the electronic exchange of informationExample - 'using email.using cell phones to send and receive messages instantlyas opposed to writing and posting a letters. Taking a picture or video using a cellphone and sending it to the recipient.

 

Digital Literacy: ALA Digital Literacy Task Force, defines digital literacy as" the ability to use communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, andcommunicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills". [http://connect.ala.org/node/181197]

 

Digital etiquette: basic standards of behaviour to be followed by digital usersExample - making the digital environment safe for others by not using a languagethat is offensive.

 

Digital Law: electronic responsibility for actions and deedsThe laws that govern or direct the equitable use of information and communicationtechnologies.Example - downloading pornography is illegal, may be arrested if caught.

 

Digital Rights & Responsibilities: privileges & benefits extended to everyone inthe digital realmExample - every individual has a right to use the internet for information, it is everyindividual's responsibility however to use the internet for information that is safe tothemselves and others.

 

Digital Health & Wellness : physical and psychological well-being in a digitaltechnology worldExample - Issues that may arise from overuse of technology and internet like stressto one's eyes or back because of spending a lot of time behind a computer.

 

Digital Security: electronic precautions to guarantee safetyExample - protection of information on our digital equipment like installing virus protection software test Work

 

 

 

 

 

Bibliography

1. Hjelmervik, O. R., & Wang, K. (2001). Introduction to Knowledge Managment: Principles and Practice. Tapir Academic Press.

2. Macdonald, Stuart. Anderson, Pat. Kimbel, Dieter. Journal/Paper: Measurement or Management?: Revisiting the Productivity Paradox of Information Technology. 1999. London. [Online] Available at http://www.diw.de/documents/publikationen/73/38739/v 00 4 9.382949.pdf. [Accessed 27 August 2015]

3. Visser, Marijke. (2012). General News & Discussion. Digital Literacy Definition. ALAConnect, [Online report]. Available at http://connect.ala.org/node/181197 [Accessed 10 October 2015].