Frecuencia de uso de las TIC con conexión a internet en los estudiantes de una Universidad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Introduction: The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is growing at a dizzying pace and is making significant changes in society (1). Objective: Determine the frequency of use of ICT with Internet connection in students at a University of Guayaquil. Population and sample: 141 students who meet the inclusion criteria. Instrument: CUTIC: Questionnaire on the usability of ICT with an Internet connection. Result: 59.57% have an age range of 18-22 years, 80.85% are women. 46.80% use the computer or tablet between 0-1.5 hours a day, while 41.84% use the mobile phone between 1.5- 3 hours. In social networks, 72.34% of students use Facebook on their mobile between 1.5-4.5 hours, and 73.05% use YouTube. 33.33% use the computer for group work. 46.10% feel anxiety "sometimes" when not using the computer, 36.88% feel it with the mobile phone. Only 4.96% "always" feel anxiety when they cannot connect to the computer. Conclusion: University students prefer the mobile phone to use social networks and YouTube (1.5-4.5 hours per day) and the computer for academic tasks (less than 1.5 hours) per day. The mobilephone causes greater dependency than the computer, affecting the social and emotional life of students, who sometimes feel anxiety when not connecting. Computers are used for formal academic work, while mobile phones are more used for everyday tasks, highlighting their relevance in academic life.