Write 10 lines on Internet with 5 uses or mis-uses
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Uses of Internet-
Communication – Internet helps in communication and it has made the process of communication very simple and easy. Anyone can communicate with anyone from anywhere in the world.
Research – Internet also helps in doing research and there are a lot of things that have been researched and is available on the internet. One can get a lot of benefit from it.
Education – The Internet plays a major role in education as it helps in providing a lot of information and knowledge. There are many tutorials that teach many things and one can easily learn anything they want from the internet.
Money Transfer – internet has also made the transfer of money easy. A person sitting in one corner of the world can transfer money to anyone who is sitting in another corner of the world within seconds and without any problem.
It keeps you updated – The internet also plays a major role in keeping oneself updated. They have the real-life update and they can easily cope up with the happening around the world.
Despite many uses, the internet is also misused a lot and in today’s world, the people are using the net to abuse and sham people publically.
Abuses of the Internet
Used to sham people- There are many people who see the Internet as a promoter of shamelessness. People use the internet for various bad and mean reasons.
Excessive misuse of social media- The first and the principal Abuses of the Internet for students is the wastage of time social websites like Facebook, Twitter, Orkut and so forth. The social media is meant to communicate and spread goodness, but people use it to troll others and abuse them in front of many people.
Cyber bullying- It is another major problem that the people are facing today. Cyber bullying is increasing and it is affecting the lives of those who are abused deeply.
USES OF INTERNET:
Here is the list of some common uses of internet:
1) Email: By using internet now we can communicate in a fraction of seconds with a person who is sitting in the other part of the world. Today for better communication, we can avail the facilities of Email.
2) Information: The biggest advantage that internet offering is information. The internet and the World Wide Web has made it easy for anyone to access information and it can be of any type, as the internet is flooded with information.
3) Business: World trade has seen a big boom with the help of the internet, as it has become easier for buyers and sellers to communicate and also to advertise their sites.
4) Social Networking: Today social networking sites have become an important part of the online community. Almost all users are members use it for personal and business purposes.
5) Real time updates: There are various websites on the internet which provides you with the real time updates in every field be it in business, sports, finance, politics, entertainment and others.
6) Shopping: In today's busy life most of us are interested to shop online. Now a day's almost anything can be bought with the use of the internet.
7) Entertainment: On internet we can find all forms of entertainment from watching films to playing games online.
Almost anyone can find the right kind of entertainment for themselves. When people surf the Web, there are numerous things that can be found. Music, hobbies, news and more can be found and shared on the Internet.
8) E-Commerce: E-Commerce is the concept used for any type of commercial maneuvering, or business deals that involves the transfer of information across the globe via internet.
9) Services: Many services are now provided on the internet such as online banking, job seeking, purchasing tickets for your favorite movies, and guidance services on array of topics in the every aspect of life, and hotel reservations and bills paying. Often these services are not available off-line and can cost you more.
10) Job Search: Internet makes life easy for both employers and job seekers as there are plenty of job sites which connects employers and job seekers.
MISUSES OF INTERNET:
1. E-Mail spamming
When we talk about electronic spam, we are talking about electronic junk mail or junk newsgroup postings. A major negative effect of electronic spam is that it uses up a lot of network bandwidth.
Moreover, it may include malware in the form of scripts or other executable attachments. On viewing such e-mails or downloading the attachments, you might unknowingly invite viruses to enter into your system and harm it.
2. Time Wastage
Time waits for none. We tend to forget this fact. It happens with almost all of us. You need to use the web urgently because you need to complete a task and the internet is irrefutably the fastest way to find what you are looking for.
As soon as the home page opens on your computer screen, an advertisement of an online shopping site pops up. You are tempted to visit the site but you stop for a moment, thinking about the task at hand but then you visit the site anyway. After all, just looking at the site won’t do any harm.
Before you know it, you are looking at items one after the other as minutes fly by. Online games, social networking sites, online shopping sites, chat rooms, etc. the list is endless.
For a person who is looking to eliminate boredom, internet is the best thing he can come across!
3. Cyber Bullying
Another misuse of the internet is cyber bullying. People make fake profiles on social networking sites and email ids so that they can anonymously threaten a person.
4. Piracy
Piracy is the act of illegally copying or downloading copyrighted material. People commit piracy because it saves money at their end. However, the loss suffered by the owners is neglected. It’s their piece of creation and they deserve to be rewarded for it.
5. Identity Theft
Yes! Internet steals your ID. First, our information is more easily accessible to the criminals through the malware software we all fall victims of.
Second and more importantly, whatever we put up on social media websites is accessible to a lot of people.