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Introducing computing and IT
Introducing computing and IT

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1.4 Summary of Section 1

After briefly considering the rapid development of computers, this section outlined some of the ways in which digital technologies pervade the world around us, giving rise to the social and economic changes that characterise our information society.

The concept of an information society is a key one in this course and the next section will give you a better idea of what it involves.