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Computer Literacy among Science and Arts Students of Kuvempu University, Karnataka:A Case Study


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1 Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu Universtiy, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga, India
2 Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu Universtiy, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga, India
     

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Computer literacy is a measure of the ability of users to handle tasks with the help of computers. This paper is an attempt to know the level of computer literacy of science and arts students of Kuvempu University, Karnataka. Study reveals that Mozilla Firefox (43.18%) and Internet Explorer (37.12%) are the most used web browsers among the Science and Arts students of Kuvempu University. However, it was found that science students are more computer literate than those of arts. Google is the most used search engine.

Keywords

Computer Literacy, University Student.
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About The Authors

D. Vinay Kumar
Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu Universtiy, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga
India

B. Hemanthachar
Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu Universtiy, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga
India

B. K. Goutham
Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu Universtiy, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga
India


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  • Computer Literacy among Science and Arts Students of Kuvempu University, Karnataka:A Case Study

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Authors

D. Vinay Kumar
Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu Universtiy, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga, India
B. Hemanthachar
Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu Universtiy, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga, India
B. K. Goutham
Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu Universtiy, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga, India

Abstract


Computer literacy is a measure of the ability of users to handle tasks with the help of computers. This paper is an attempt to know the level of computer literacy of science and arts students of Kuvempu University, Karnataka. Study reveals that Mozilla Firefox (43.18%) and Internet Explorer (37.12%) are the most used web browsers among the Science and Arts students of Kuvempu University. However, it was found that science students are more computer literate than those of arts. Google is the most used search engine.

Keywords


Computer Literacy, University Student.

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