Question

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

1. Social networking implies the use of internet programs to make connections with friends,

family, classmates, customers and clients. Social networking can occur for social or business

purposes through sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. Social networks are as old as the

internet technology that was first developed in the 1960s. After 2003, the social networks

became very popular. Currently, internet users have more than two hundred social networks to

choose from. building, brand building, publicity and promotions. 2. Social networking has many

advantages. The biggest advantage is that you can stay in touch with your friends and family

from all around the world. These social networks can be used to improve our social awareness.

Students can explore topics that they are interested in by using online social networking. This

can be done by interacting with people from different parts of the world. Teachers, students and

professionals can also create discussion forums, or write blogs and posts to explore different and

wide-ranging topics. 3. Social networking takes place online where people meet and share ideas

and experiences. Many companies use social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to connect

with customers and clients. This can create opportunities for relationship building, brand building,

publicity and promotion. 4. However, there are several disadvantages of social networking sites

as well. Cybercrime! and cyber bullying? have increased because it is hard to identify the

offender and it is almost impossible to keep full-time surveillance in such a wide network. As

people spend more time on social networking sites, they experience face-to-face interaction

which also makes them more dependent on devices. Addiction to online networking is yet

another disadvantage. Fifty per cent of people between the age of 25 and 35 years admitted

that they are so attached to social networks that they even use them during working hours.

A.1. Answer the following questions very briefly.

Q.1 What are the three chief uses of social networking?

Q.2 When did social networking take off?

Q.3 What are the disadvantages of social networking?

Q.4 Find the words from the passage which means the following

a). To keep a watch over a person

b) notice or attention given to some one or something by the media

Q.5 How does social networking impact learning?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Social networking implies the use of internet programs to make connections with friends,

family, classmates, customers and clients. Social networking can occur for social or business

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

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