Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Munmi Boruah and Dr. Sayanika Borah

Abstract:
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution of the twenty-first century has led to the digitalization of everything. Everyone has to have sufficient expertise to carry out various tasks in digital format in order to take full advantage of such technological advancements. The study was conducted on 120 members of Jorhat and Golaghat District of Assam to assess the knowledge of the respondents on digital literacy and to find out the difference of knowledge of male respondents with female respondents on digital literacy. It was found that majority of the male respondents (51.66%) and 60.00 percent of the female respondents had medium level of knowledge, whereas 26.67 percent of the male respondents and 21.67 percent females had high level of knowledge and 21.67 percent of the male and 18.33 percent of the female respondents had low level of knowledge regarding the digital devices and services and there was no significant difference in knowledge of male and female respondents on digital literacy.