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With the rapid introduction of information technologies into all sectors of industrialised societies, many people have argued that the ability to understand and use such devices has become a necessary part of general education. The term “computer literacy” has been coined to refer to this ability. This chapter deals with cognitive characteristics and implications of computer literacy.
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Larsen, S.F. (1988). Computer Literacy and Procedural Knowledge. In: Säljö, R. (eds) The Written World. Springer Series in Language and Communication, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72877-8_6
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