Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology (AJIST)
A Study of Usage of Internet among the Students and Faculty of Dental Sciences in Chitradurga and Davanagere Districts, Karnataka
Author : B. Manjunatha and B. T. Sampath KumarVolume 8 No.3 October-December 2018 pp 88-93
Abstract
The present paper focuses on the use of Internet, experience in the use of Internet and use of various Internet applications by students and faculty members of Dental Sciences. The study found that majority (98.69%) of the respondents used Internet. The Internet is mainly used for e-mail (60.26%), teaching (43.02%), to know the trends in subject and also for doing research. Majority of respondents (59.6%) felt that Internet is more useful. 31.12% of respondents learnt the Internet with the help of friends/colleagues followed by trial and error (23.84%).
Keywords
Internet, Students, Faculty and Dental Science
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