Question

1.) __________ have the capacity to locate a plethora of research, data, and information in a rapid period of time.

2.) There are an increasing number of health care consumers who initially seek health related information on the Internet. The term used to describe this individual is __________ .

3.) There is a global concern that not all populations or subpopulations have the resources and capabilities to utilize or benefit from communication using technology and Internet. This phenomenon is called __________ .

Answer 1

ANSWERS

1.) Big Data have the capacity to locate a plethora of research, data, and information in a rapid period of time.

Big Data (BD), with their potential to ascertain valued insights for enhanced decision-making process, have recently attracted substantial interest from both academics and practitioners.

Big Data Analytics (BDA) is increasingly becoming a trending practice that many organizations are adopting with the purpose of constructing valuable information from BD.

These data include textual content (i.e. structured, semi-structured as well as unstructured), to multimedia content (e.g. videos, images, audio) on a multiplicity of platforms (e.g. machine-to-machine communications, social media sites, sensors networks, cyber-physical systems, and Internet of Things

The analytics process, including the deployment and use of BDA tools, is seen by organizations as a tool to improve operational efficiency though it has strategic potential, drive new revenue streams and gain competitive advantages over business rivals. However, there are different types of analytic applications to consider.

Big data helps in providing business intelligence that can reduce costs and improve the efficiency of operations. Processes like quality assurance and testing can involve many complications particularly in industries like biopharmaceuticals and nanotechnologies.

2.) Ans

There are an increasing number of health care consumers who initially seek health related information on the Internet. The term used to describe this individual is Web health-seekers.

The number of people turning to the Internet to search for a diverse range of health-related subjects continues to grow, according to a new study. But the majority of Web health-seekers tend to be affluent, well-educated and female, which means millions of Americans are cut off from the Internet at a time when the federal government is pushing the health industry to post more information online.

The new study indicates that looking for health or medical information is one of the most popular activities online. Only e-mail, which is used by 93 percent of the Internet population, and researching a product or service before purchase, 83 percent of users, top it.

• Increasingly, professionals and consumers engage in interactive health communication.
• Interactive health communication' as `the interaction of an individual—consumer, patient, caregiver or professional—with or through an electronic device or communication technology to access or transmit health information or to receive guidance and support on a health-related issue' .
• Perhaps the most common and influential function of interactive health communication today is health-information seeking by consumers. Concerns about the quality of health information found on the web led to the focus of one Healthy People 2010's health communication objective, `quality of Internet health information sources', as public health officials recognize that `the potential for harm from inaccurate information...is significant
• This state-of-the-art review focuses on consumer online health-information seeking. Reviewing literature identified via Medline, PsychInfo and web searches, the report argues why public health professionals should be informed and concerned about consumers' Internet health-information seeking, considers potential benefits, synthesiz

Ans 3.)

There is a global concern that not all populations or subpopulations have the resources and capabilities to utilize or benefit from communication using technology and Internet. This phenomenon is called digital divide

A digital divide is any uneven distribution in the access to, use of, or impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) between any number of distinct groups. These groups may be defined based on social, geographical, or geopolitical criteria, or otherwise.. Because of ICT high cost, its adoption and utilization is highly uneven across the globe.

The term digital divide, coined and publicized by Larry Irving when he was head of the NTIA, describes a gap in terms of access to and usage of information and communication technology. It was traditionally considered to be a question of having or not having access, but with a global mobile phone penetration of over 95%,it is becoming a relative inequality between those who have more and less bandwidth and more or fewer skills.

Addressing the digital divide can lead to economic growth and wage increases, alongside easier access to medical care, lower-cost online education, and job opportunities. The Internet contains a wealth of information, and the digital world is becoming increasingly important in today's society.

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