Click the links for current and additional information. Computer Literacy vs. Information Literacy M ost people believe knowing how to use a computer, sometimes called computer literacy , is a basic skill necessary to succeed in business or to function in society. Many people feel, however, that a person should be information literate as well as computer literate .
Information literacy is defined as knowing how to find, analyze, and use information.
I ncreasingly, the information people need is available from sources that can be accessed using computers.