Kyle, an Australian student, uses the Internet regularly to do research for projects. His Bolivian friend, Diego, instead goes to a local library to use books. Social scientists refer to this difference in access to communication technology as

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The digital divide refers to the gap between individuals, households, businesses, and geographic areas at different socio-economic levels with regard to their opportunities to access information and communication technologies (ICTs). Kyle and Diego's different access to technology exemplifies this divide.

Kyle, an Australian Student, Uses the Internet Regularly to Do