Digital Divide as a Barrier

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Digital Divide as a Barrier
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1DIGITAL DIVIDE AS A BARRIER
Digital divide
The term digital divide means the barrier between two classes of people, one who
have the access to the internet and its resources and the other who do not have the
opportunity to access the internet (Friemel, 2016). Digital divide appears between people
living in rural and urban areas, between literate and illiterate and between developed and
developing countries due to the availability of the internet and the availability of technology.
Ethical issues regarding digital divide
The impact of digital divide is a big matter of concern for both global and national
level. Few of the major causes digital divide in national level are:
Money: Money plays a great role in digital divide users need more money to purchase device
like computers, laptops and smartphones in order to access the internet (Robotham et al.,
2016).
Geographical location: Geographical location is an important factor for accessing
high speed internet and broadband services. In cities the broadband service and network
providers have implemented more BTS (Base Transceiver Station) in order to serve a good
network coverage for the internet access. Whereas in rural areas due to inadequate network
coverage the internet speed get slow down or inexistent.
IT knowledge: People with proper knowledge regarding information technology have
the potential to access the computer and internet. However, people with inadequate IT
knowledge face difficulties in using computers and internet.
Internet access availability: The internet provide an enormous amount of opportunity
for students to research online , connecting people via social media platform to get in touch