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"Our research shows that the argument that there is a generational break between today's generation of young people who are immersed in new technologies and older generations who are less familiar with technology is flawed," says Dr Jones. "The diverse ways that young people use technology today shows the argument is too simplistic and that a new single generation, often called the 'net generation', with high skill levels in technology does not exist."

while students had a wide exposure to technology, they often lacked an in-depth knowledge of specialised pieces of software

a small minority of students who either didn't use email or have access to mobile phones