Class 11 Computer Science — Chapter 11: Societal Impact

What you'll learn

• ▸Digital Footprints
• ▸Digital Society and Netizenship
• ▸Net Etiquettes (Netiquette)
• ▸Copyright Violation Online
• ▸Cyberbullying and Trolling
• ▸Digital Communication Etiquettes
• ▸Social Media Etiquettes and Safety

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- CHAPTER 11 SOCIETAL IMPACT 11.1 INTRODUCTION In recent years, the world around us has seen a lot of changes due to use of 'Digital Technologies'. These changes have made a dramatic impact on our lives, making things more convenient, faster, and easier to handle. In the past, a letter would take days to reach, and every recipient would get his or her own copy and respond separately. Today, one can send and receive emails to more than one person at a time. The instantaneous nature of electronic communications has made us more efficient and productive. From the banking industry to aviation, industrial production to e-commerce, especially with regard to the delivery of their goods and services, all are now dependent on the use of computers and digital technologies. Applications of digital technologies have redefined and evolved all spheres of human activities. Today more and more people are using digital technologies through smartphones, computers, etc., with the help of…

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5. Which of the following is an example of an 'active' digital footprint? Get Solution →
6. According to the text, who is a 'netizen'? Get Solution →
7. What is the term for any insulting, degrading, or intimidating online behavior like repeated posting of rumors? Get Solution →
8. A person who deliberately starts quarrels on the internet by posting inflammatory messages just for amusement is called what? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 The very first email was sent in 1971, much earlier than the public internet.
• 💡 More than 500 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.
• 💡 The term "cyberspace" was first used in a science fiction novel in 1982.
• 💡 Your digital footprint can reveal what music you listen to and where you travel.
• 💡 The world's first copyrighted material was a book called "The Statute of Anne" in 1710.

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