Reliability and Validity of an Instrument to Measure the Search for Information as Internet Usage Indicator
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rp.18045Keywords:
Acceptance of Technology, Use of Internet, Mobile Telephony, Perceived Usefulness, Information SearchAbstract
From a review of studies related to prediction of the use of a technology, a tool used to establish the multidimensionality of Internet use in reference to the search for information and the waiting time. The findings of the study discussed in reference to the state of knowledge and the theory of Technology Acceptance (TAM for its acronym in English) to propose new horizons in terms of predicting Internet use in the particular and the explanation of the technology acceptance in general.
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