What Leads to Being on the Wrong Side of The Divide

(Left-Right Yellow Dots)-Guinea Biseau, Burkino Fasso, Mali, Niger, Chad 

 

World Map showing Least Developed Countries and shows Guinea Biseau, Chad, Mali, Burkino Fasso and Niger as least developed.

 

Impact of Access to Telecoms

From the information found I understand that the two countries in Europe have very good coverage of Internet hosts and users also this continues with the Telephone- land line and the mobile. The most likely reason this is that the country has money to spend on these things to improve whereas countries such as Somalia and the Central African Republic don't have great telecoms. This could be because they lack in the development of telecoms which is the case with the Central African Republic or they have had disasters such as wars which is Somalia's problem. Also another reason is that the country itself has far greater problems to fix first such as poverty and these are the countries main priority to fix these.

Entertainment Through the Year Timeline

 

Phonograph	1877
Movies and movie Theaters	1895
Shortwave radio	1919
F.M radio	1929
Jukebox	1930
Pinball machine	1931
Electronic TV	1931
LP records	1948
Transistor Radio	1952
Colour TV	1954
Stero Phonograph	1957
Satellite TV	1962
VCR	1970
CD	1970
Sony Walkman	1979
Motorola DynaTAC 8000x	1983
Sega Megadrive	1988
Motorola MicroTAC 9800X	1989
PlayStation 1	1994
Nokia 1011	1994
PlayStation 2	2000
Xbox	2001
iPod	2001
iPod 2G	2002
BlackBerry Quark 6210	2003
PSP	2004
Nintendo DS	2004
Motorola Razor V3	2004
iPod Mini	2004
Xbox 360	2005
iPod Shuffle	2005
iPod Nano	2005
PlayStation 3	2006
Nintendo Wii	2006
iPod Shuffle 2G	2006
Amazon Kindle	2007
iPhone	2007
Nokia N95	2007
iPod Nano 2G	2007
iPod Touch	2007
iPod Classic	2007
iPhone 3G	2008
iPhone 3GS	2009
iPad	2010
iPhone 4	2010
3D TV	2010
iPad 2	2011
iPhone 4S	2011
iPad 3	2012
iPhone 5	2012

E-Government & the Digital Divide

E-Government & the Digital Divide

Information Services	1	I think that Information Services are the most useful to the consumer because websites such as DirectGov contain thousands of webpages dedicated to help anyone. From knowing how to get a provisional driving licence to caring for a family member.
Online Reporting and Advice	2	Instead of going to a physical place such as the Town Hall for advice on things such as Bin collection times you can simply just check on the internet also you can get lots more information.
Online Payments	3	I think online payments are useful but not as useful as things such as Information Services and Online Reporting and Advice. Being able to make payments online has become a huge thing without it the world would be a different place with people ordering things online every day.
Online Booking	4	Online booking is useful also as it allows you to make appointments for things like Doctors and Dentists without having to call up or visit the location. Also it is useful as it can send you reminders through your email so you know exactly when your appointment is. However I think it is the least useful as you can easily just call up and note down when your appointment is.

The Risks of E-Mail

E-mails can be sent to anyone with an E-mail address. Some people use systematic methods in order to obtain peoples e-mail addresses. This can include giving untrusted websites you e-mail address or from website mailing lists containing thousands of E-mails. Everyday people set out to find these E-mail addresses in order to send them a range of different things. Most commonly scams are used as it can be an easy way to trick vulnerable people out of their money. Other ways include viruses, worms, spyware and adware. Sometimes this can be worse as you don’t know that it is actually happening. These viruses swarm into your computer and look for specific pieces of information that can be used to target you. However these attacks happen every day they can easily be avoided. Never give your E-mail address to a company you don’t trust. If you receive an E-mail from someone who you don’t recognise just delete it. Using Anti- Virus software should detect the viruses if you happen to open a link containing one.

How E-Mail Works