The Digital DivideThe digital divide is often described as the gap between those who have access to technology (e.g. computers and the Internet) and those who do not. This is a social and political problem that began in the early 1990s and has apparently grown over the years. There is also a “global digital divide,” which refers to the gap between developed and developing countries. Currently, programs such as the BBC's Computeraid are trying to help solve this social problem by donating computers to rural areas and helping to educate the population. The digital divide is not only about people's access to such facilities, but it is also described as the different levels of IT skills within society. The digital divide often refers to the haves and have-nots, also known as haves and have-nots. In previous years, they were described as the middle and working classes, although these sectors vaguely exist in today's society. The haves are those who can afford to purchase these new technologies such as computing....