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information are available because of computer

technology.

A person utilising information technology (IT)
Digital Citizen
in order to engage in society, politics and
/ˈdɪʤɪtl ˈsɪtɪzn/
government.

The knowledge, skills and behaviours used in

Digital Literacy interacting with a broad range of digital
/ˈdɪʤɪtl ˈlɪtərəsi/ devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops

and desktop PCs.

e-Reader A handheld device on which electronic

(noun) versions of books, newspapers, magazines,

/ˈiː ˌriːdə(r)/ etc. can be read.

eBook An electronic version of a printed book which

(noun) can be read on a computer or a specially
ˈ/ iː ˌbʊk/ designed handheld device.

Ecosystem All the different activities, companies, systems
(noun) etc that are involved in a particular area of

iːkəʊˌsɪstəm business, especially new technology.

Expertise
Is having an expert skill or knowledge in a
(noun)
particular field.
/ˌekspə(r)ˈtiːz/

This is the generation succeeding millennials,
and born in the mid to late 1990s. In South
Gen Z
Africa, this generation is also known as the
/ˌdʒen ˌz(ə)/
‘born frees’, since many of them were born

after the dawn of democracy.

An approach that looks critically at how the era
Generational theory
a person was born in affects their
/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃ(ə)nəl/
development.

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