Computer Literacy among the University Students of North India: A Study

Brar, Khushpreet Singh and Singh, Bhupinder and Kaur, Amandeep Computer Literacy among the University Students of North India: A Study. Periodic Research,, 2017, vol. 6, n. 1, pp. 51-55. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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Recognizing the importance of computer the higher education bodies introduced the computer in school, college and university level courses. To check the student’s computer literacy skills a survey was conducted of 500 university students of North India, the present study reveals that Majority of students have knowledge of computing skills, knowledge of operating systems and ICT skills. All the students are accessing the Internet through computers and mobiles. To get necessary information, search engines, websites, e-resources, subject gateways, portals, blogs, and wikipedia are used in order of preference

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: University Libraries, Computer Literacy, ICT Skills, Multimedia, North India
Subjects: C. Users, literacy and reading. > CB. User studies.
L. Information technology and library technology > LD. Computers.
Depositing user: Ms Amandeep Kaur
Date deposited: 28 Jun 2019 16:41
Last modified: 28 Jun 2019 16:41
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/38685

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