1. Group of protocols by which computers communicate
How has the internet expanded in terms of the intensity of use at the global scale?
What is the internet?
Group of protocols by which computers communicate
Key terms
Links
Nodes
Internet penetration
Civil society
The digital divide

2. The history of the internet

3. 1990 – internet users
2002 – internet users

4. Internet users as a percentage of the population

5. How have internet users changed?
Where in the world are the most internet users?
Where are the least? –what percentage of the population are connected to the internet?
What about growth?

6. How could the following factors influence the digital divide?
Age
Gender
Urbanisation
Wealth
Location

7. The internet have nots People in the developing world
People with below average income
People in rural areas
Disabled people
People who cannot read
Some over 60s
A disproportionate number of Women

8. The digital access index (DAI)
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How is the DAI measured?
What are the goals of the UN for internet access?

9. Why is Africa the least connected continent?
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