A Research of Computer Self-Efficacy and Information Security Literacy among College Students in Taiwan

This study focuses on college students and explores college students' computer self-efficacy and information security literacy through a survey in Taiwan. The questionnaire includes Student’s Background Information, Computer Self-Efficacy Scale and Information Security Literacy Scale. The research result shows: 1. Students’ computer self-efficacy is currently at a moderate to high level, and their information security literacy is at a relatively high level. 2. Among computer self-efficacy, the "Internet application ability" aspect performs best; among information security literacy, the "Internet ethics" aspect performs best. 3. In the comparison between colleges, there are significant differences in basic operational abilities, Internet application abilities, and overall self-efficacy of the Intellectual Science College, which are all higher than those of the other College students. In addition, there is a significant difference in the computer virus score of the students of Institute of Science and Technology, which is higher than that of the Polytechnic college students. The results of this study have important reference value for improving college students' computer self-efficacy and information security literacy.