A Study of Digital Diffusion in Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2018 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 5 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2018

Authors : C. Karuppaiah, Dr. V. Natarajan

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V5I1P108

How to Cite?

C. Karuppaiah, Dr. V. Natarajan, "A Study of Digital Diffusion in Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 5,  no. 1, pp. 45-50, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V5I1P108

Abstract:

 Information technology is the technology used to store, manipulate, distribute or create information. The aim of the study is to portray the level of opinion among the selected members of Tirunelveli District. The universe of the study is commonly defined as the totality of everything that exist, which consists of individuals, groups of people, organizations, or even objects. In the present study the universe consists of whole population of the all the 11 blocks of Tirunelveli district. In order to obtain homogeneity among the selected population the study adopted Simple Random Sampling. The sample consisted of 1100 general community people from eleven selected blocks of Tirunelveli district. The study reveals that Half of 51.1% of the respondents opinion about the development technology in Tirunelveli district is good. Further, the recommendation made that the pace at which information technology is changing can knock down the very pillars of it. It is constantly evolving and refining. Stronger security processes, new operating systems and virtual real time communication have been the call of the day.

Keywords:

Information, Technology and Operating Systems.

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