A longitudinal study of college student computer knowledge

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-12

  Robinson, Lora H ^a   Thoms, Karen J ^a  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College student computer knowledge; Computer literacy; Computer technology knowledge

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS EXECUTIVES; COLLEGE STUDENTS; COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE; COMPUTER LITERACY; COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY; GENERAL PUBLICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTERS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 0035601020     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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