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Digital Technologies

Definition

Digital technologies refer to all electronic tools, systems, devices and resources that generate, store or process data. These include social media platforms, online games, multimedia, and mobile phones.

Related terms

Digital Literacy: The ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information. It's like knowing how to use each tool in the toolbox effectively.

Artificial Intelligence (AI): The simulation of human intelligence processes by machines or computer systems. This is like having an advanced automatic tool in your toolbox that can adapt and learn on its own.

Blockchain Technology: A decentralized ledger for recording transactions across many computers so that any involved record cannot be altered retroactively. Imagine it as a transparent lockbox within your toolbox where everyone can see what's inside but no one can change its contents once they're locked in.

"Digital Technologies" appears in:

Subjects (2)

  • AP European History

  • AP US Government

Study guides (1)

  • AP Human Geography - 3.5 Historical Causes of Cultural Diffusion

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