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cesses to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of
electronic data.
Between those who search aggressively for opportunities to
learn more about information technology and those who choose
not to learn anything at all about information technology, there are
many who recognize the potential value of information technology
for their everyday lives and who realize that a better understanding
of information technology will be helpful to them. Information
technology is changing rapidly. The electronic computer is just
over 75 years old, “PC”, as a personal computer, is less than 45
years old, and the World Wide Web has been known to the public
for about 30 years (from 1989). In the presence of rapid change, it
is impossible to give a fixed, once-and-for-all course that will re-
main current and effective.
Generally, “computer literacy” has acquired a “skills” conno-
tation, implying competency with a few of today's computer appli-
cations, such as word processing and e-mail. Literacy is too mod-
est a goal in the presence of rapid change, because it lacks the nec-
essary “staying power.” A better solution is for the individual to
plan to adapt to changes in the technology.
People fluent with information technology (FIT persons) are
able to express themselves creatively, to reformulate knowledge,
and to synthesize new information. Fluency with information tech-
nology (i.e., what is called FITness) entails a process of lifelong
learning in which individuals continually apply what they know to
adapt to change and acquire more knowledge to be more effective
at applying information technology to their work and personal
lives.
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