問24
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PC やインターネットなどの IT を利用する能力や機会の違いによって, 経済的又は社会的な格差が生じることを何というか。
平成21年度 秋期 ITパスポート試験 問24
ストラテジ系システム戦略 › システム活用促進・評価
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問 24
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Accessibility refers to the degree to which anyone, including elderly people and people with disabilities, can use a website, device, or service without difficulty (ease of use). It is a design property that improves usability, not a term for the social gap itself that arises from differences in ability or opportunity.
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Diversity means variety, and refers to a management approach of actively making use of people who differ in gender, age, nationality, values, and so on (diversity management). It is not a term for a gap caused by differences in the ability to use IT.
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正解 The correct answer is ウ, Digital divide. The digital divide refers to the economic and social gap that arises between people who can make use of information and communication technology such as PCs and the Internet, or who have an environment where they can use it, and people who cannot. The causes include not only differences in IT skills (information literacy) but also differences in the opportunity to use IT, such as income, age, and region (whether communication infrastructure is available). The question statement, that economic or social disparities arise from differences in the ability or opportunity to use IT, states exactly this definition, so ウ is correct.
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Digital democracy refers to the idea of electronic democracy, in which IT such as the Internet is used to make it easier for citizens to take part in politics. It describes a way of using IT, not the emergence of a gap.
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- Digital divide (information gap) = the economic and social gap that arises from differences in the ability and opportunity to use IT. Causes include not only skills (information literacy) but also age, income, and the communication environment of the region.
- Telling confusing terms apart: accessibility = the degree to which anyone can use something; diversity = making use of a variety of people; digital democracy = political participation through IT.
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