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The Information Age is also called as the ______ Age
The Information Age is also called as the ______ Age
Digital
The Information Age is also called as the Digital Age and the New Media Age because it was associated with the development of ______.
The Information Age is also called as the Digital Age and the New Media Age because it was associated with the development of ______.
computers
The Information Age is a true new age based upon the interconnection of ______ via telecommunications
The Information Age is a true new age based upon the interconnection of ______ via telecommunications
computers
The primary factors driving this new age forward are convenience and ______
The primary factors driving this new age forward are convenience and ______
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The primary factors driving this new age forward are convenience and user-friendliness which, in turn, will create user ______.
The primary factors driving this new age forward are convenience and user-friendliness which, in turn, will create user ______.
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Definition of the Information Age
- Period starting in the last quarter of the 20th century when information became effortlessly accessible through publications and computer networks.
- Also known as the Digital Age and the New Media Age due to the development of computers.
Characteristics of the Information Age
- Means of conveying symbolic information among humans has evolved with increasing speed.
- Associated with the interconnection of computers via telecommunications.
- Information systems operate on both real-time and as-needed bases.
Theory of the Information Age
- Proposed by James R. Messenger in 1982.
- Convenience and user-friendliness are the primary factors driving the Information Age forward.
- These factors will create user dependence on information systems.
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