What is internet write its advantages and disadvantages?
Answers
Internet is defined as an Information super Highway, to access information over the web.
Advantages
Internet covers almost every aspect of life, one can think of. Here, we will discuss some of the advantages of Internet:
· Internet allows us to communicate with the people sitting at remote locations. There are various apps available on the wed that uses Internet as a medium for communication. One can find various social networking sites such as:
o Facebook
o Twitter
o Yahoo
o Google+
o Flickr
o Orkut
· One can surf for any kind of information over the internet. Information regarding various topics such as Technology, Health & Science, Social Studies, Geographical Information, Information Technology, Products etc can be surfed with help of a search engine.
· Apart from communication and source of information, internet also serves a medium for entertainment. Following are the various modes for entertainment over internet.
o Online Television
o Online Games
o Songs
o Videos
o Social Networking Apps
· Internet allows us to use many services like:
o Internet Banking
o Matrimonial Services
o Online Shopping
o Online Ticket Booking
o Online Bill Payment
o Data Sharing
o E-mail
· Internet provides concept of electronic commerce, that allows the business deals to be conducted on electronic systems
Disadvantages
However, Internet has prooved to be a powerful source of information in almost every field, yet there exists many disadvanatges discussed below:
· There are always chances to loose personal information such as name, address, credit card number. Therefore, one should be very careful while sharing such information. One should use credit cards only through authenticated sites.
· Another disadvantage is the Spamming.Spamming corresponds to the unwanted e-mails in bulk. These e-mails serve no purpose and lead to obstruction of entire system.
· Virus can easily be spread to the computers connected to internet. Such virus attacks may cause your system to crash or your important data may get deleted.
· Also a biggest threat on internet is pornography. There are many pornographic sites that can be found, letting your children to use internet which indirectly affects the children healthy mental life.
· There are various websites that do not provide the authenticated information. This leads to misconception among many people.
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