2. Introduction
• The Internet is a global network of networks.
• People and organizations connect into the
Internet so they can access its massive store of
shared information.
• The Internet is an inherently participative
medium. Anybody can publish information or
create new services.
• The Internet is a cooperative endeavor -- no
organization is in charge of the net.
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4. Pros of Internet
The Internet provides opportunities galore, and
can be used for a variety of things. Some of
the things that you can do via the Internet are:
•E-mail: E-mail is an online correspondence system. With e-mail
you can send and receive instant electronic messages, which
works like writing letters. Your messages are delivered instantly
to people anywhere in the world, unlike traditional mail that
takes a lot of time.
•Access Information: The Internet is a virtual treasure trove of
information. Any kind of information on any topic under the sun
is available on the Internet. The ‘search engines’ on the Internet
can help you to find data on any subject that you need.
5. •Shopping: Along with getting information on the Internet, you
can also shop online. There are many online stores and sites
that can be used to look for products as well as buy them using
your credit card. You do not need to leave your house and can
do all your shopping from the convenience of your home.
•Online Chat: There are many ‘chat rooms’ on the web that can
be accessed to meet new people, make new friends, as well as
to stay in touch with old friends.
•Downloading Software: This is one of the most happening and
fun things to do via the Internet. You can download
innumerable, games, music, videos, movies, and a host of other
entertainment software from the Internet, most of which are
free.
6. Some more pros:
•it facilitates communication
•it helps businesses - companies can sell their products with fewer
investments
•it makes information available worldwide; there's no need to look for a
good book in tens of libraries, we can search over the Internet for it
•it makes our life easier (we can write an email, read the newspaper,
play a game, find out about the latest events in the other part of the
world, talk to our friends from overseas etc)
•it helps us to keep updates with the latest technologies that interest
us
•it helps us meet people with the same interests as ours (communities,
forums, chats, websites etc)
•it makes the world "spin" faster because the information is delivered to
us instantly
•Internet can be used for helping people - donations
•it eases our bills payment by paying online with the credit card and
saves us time spent at offices in line otherwise
•it is cheaper to talk over the Internet than over the phone
8. •it allows everybody to speak about everything under the
protection on anonymity- racism, instigation to violence have a
strong voice over the Internet
•the search engines keep turning more and more unrelated results
•Internet exposes people and limits the level of intimacy
•it fastens things up; due to Internet, almost all the things
happen instantly and pressure people (the email is sent
immediately and there no turning back, the subscription to a
newsletter is make with a click, a blog post is published in a
second and so on)
•people working on Internet related fields, have to keep up with
the speed imposed by the Internet (we have to type faster,
write faster, react faster)
•as any other medium, the Internet can also be used as a way to
manipulate people, even though it involves more effort in that
•working on the Internet or with Internet all day long is tiring
•the Internet makes us more lazy - we don't try to make things,
to experiment, we just google it and find the solution without too
much trouble
