THE INTERNET

Definition

a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.

Advantages Of Internet

1) Information on almost every subject imaginable. 

2) Powerful search engines

3) Ability to do research from your home versus research libraries. 

4) Information at various levels of study. Everything from scholarly articles to ones directed at children. 

5) Message boards where people can discuss ideas on any topic. Ability to get wide range of opinions. People can find others that have a similar interest in whatever they are interested in. 

 

Disadvantages Of Internet

1) There is a lot of wrong information on the internet. Anyone can post anything, and much of it is garbage.  

2) There are predators that hang out on the internet waiting to get unsuspecting people in dangerous situations. 



3) Some people are getting addicted to the internet and thus causing problems with their interactions of friends and loved ones.

4) Pornography that can get in the hands of young children too easily.
 
5) Easy to waste a lot of time on the internet. You can start surfing, and then realize far more time has passed than you realized. Internet and television together of added to the more sedentary lifestyles of people which further exacerbates the obesity problem.