computer illiteracy (idea) by Pteryx

Computer illiteracy, like the original sort, comes in two basic varieties: Complete and functional.

Complete computer illiteracy is the condition of being totally unable to work a computer. A complete computer illiterate can't even turn a computer on. They also don't know what the various disk drives are for, how to work a mouse (or, in all likelihood, what the mouse even is), or how a keyboard works (one would think that older computer illiterates would at least recognize a typewriter...).

Functional computer illiteracy is the more annoying variety of computer illiteracy. These people can boot up Word and type stuff in, surf the Web after a fashion, and play simple computer games; unfortunately, though they can do these things, they barely know any of the terminology associated with computers and none of the technicalities. Several nodes about functional computer iliterates exist, including Is the Internet down?, The computer is NOT a check machine!, and the stupid thingy button isn't working.

computer illiterate	The "My parents suck with computers" node	The futility of tech support	The growing problem of cultural illiteracy
E2 and the Great Internet Filter Mystery	dumbing down	The time I accidentally made napalm and almost burned down the physics lab	Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
terminology	Feasibility Study	Ape and Essence	Why racing the elevator isn't a good idea
Delusion's of An Older Model	Excel Saga	internet buzz words	user
keyboard	A ton of money	Simplicity isn't simple	A chemist, an engineer and a computer programmer
Religion in Computer Games	Our computers are virtual machines in the real machine that is the universe