USES OF INTERNET

SheenamM.A Economics4th Semester

What is Internet?• The Internet is a computer network made

up of thousands of networks worldwide.

• Internet is the world’s largest computer network, the network of networks, scattered all over the world.

• Internet has been coined from two terms, interconnection and network.

How was Internet developed?• Internet was born in late 1960’s

• The internet has its root in the ARPANET system of the Advanced Research Project Agency of U.S. Department of Defense which linked together mainframe computers to form a communication networks.

• ARPANET is known as the forefather of internet.

Uses of Internet1. Social Networking– Provides medium for

people to connect and interact with each other.

– Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Instagram, Google+

(positive addiction or negative addiction)

2. Communication

– Chat and video chat– Chat with your contacts directly within

Gmail. – You can even talk face-to-face with built-

in video chat.– Interact with peers, experts, and other

audiences– Online submission of assignments and

file sharing

3. Career Development

–Many students use the internet to either start planning their careers, or furthering their careers.

–Many websites exist to help a student decide on college courses that fit their expected careers.

4. Videos.– Broadcast yourself!– Tutorials from where people can learn

more effectively and innovatively than books.

5. Publish yourself.– People want to publicize their work so

that its reaches maximum number of people.

6. Education.– There are a number of books, reference books,

online help centres, expert’s views and other study oriented material on the internet.

– Distance learning.

7. Research– Gathering, analyzing and sharing

information– The Internet is a wealth of information and

is one of the best ways to find information fast and efficiently.

8. Updated on the latest news.

– the news and other happenings that

may be on-going in different parts of the world

– Updates in every field. (sports, politics etc)

9. Financial Transactions

- Internet Banking- Payment of Bills- more cyber crime-more security

Other uses:-

ShoppingOnline bookingsJob searchLeisureAnd many more..

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