"I really can't believe how good my children are with technology," Jason says to his colleague Jesse
"They are only 4 and 6 years old, and they are both better at using my iPad than I am!" Jesse nods and says, "That is because they are ________, which means that they have grown up in the age of that sort of technology!"
a) webheads
b) computer junkies
c) e-students
d) digital natives
ANS: D, Digital natives are those who born in the technical age and who have spent the better part of their lives being comfortable and engaged with computers and other forms of technology.
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