Are young people computer illiterate?

年轻人都是电脑盲吗?

Round Table China

社会与文化

2024-12-06

27 分钟
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Surprise, surprise! Young people who have grown up with smartphones may lack the fundamental computer skills required in the workplace. From managing files to utilizing office software and hardware, many Gen Z workers are falling short. How can we assist them in getting up to speed? / Talk in your sleep, risk a stroke (20:41)? On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Round Table.

  • You're listening to Roundtable with myself, Heung.

  • I'm joined by Steve Hatherly and Yu Shan in the studio.

  • Coming up.

  • Surprise, surprise.

  • Young people who've grown up with smartphones may lack the basic computer skills needed in the workplace.

  • From managing files to using office software and hardware, many Gen Z workers are apparently falling short.

  • How can we help them get up to speed?

  • And can sleep talking reveal a hidden danger in your health?

  • A Fudan University study has shown that frequent sleep talking can increase your risk of stroke by as much as 30%.

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  • Now let's turn our attention to Young People don't know how to use Computers for those born in the 1980s and early 1990s in China, otherwise known as Millennials and early Gen Z, owning a home computer was once a point of pride.

  • But for later Gen Z and Gen Alpha, born In the late 1990s and 2000s, this sense of status has faded, with smartphones now handling almost everything.

  • Research, shopping, streaming, chatting.

  • Many tasks once reserved for computers have migrated to mobile, but smartphones still can't fully replace computers, especially in the workplace.

  • Shockingly, Gen Z employees aren't born knowing how to use a computer.