What is Internet?
Internet is a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols.
How was Internet Developed?
The first workable prototype of the Internet came in the late 1960s with the creation of ARPANET, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. Originally funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, ARPANET used packet switching to allow multiple computers to communicate on a single network.
The web helped popularize the internet among the public, and served as a crucial step in developing the vast trove of information that most of us now access on a daily basis.
The Positive Side of Internet
The Internet is very beneficial for students in all aspects. It serves as a teacher to students from where you can ask everything and it will answer you
- Social Networking : Provides medium for people to connect and interact with each other
- Academic Help: Many students use the internet to enhance their studies. There are websites such as Coursera, Udemy where anyone can access many courses for free
- Career Development: There are many websites for freelancers to attract clients by providing different skills such as Fiverr, Freelancer, Upwork
- Research: The Internet is a wealth of information and is one of the best ways to find information fast and efficiently.
- Reliable Communication: The internet can provide a path between students and teachers from where students can share their ideas and teacher can further nourish their ideas.
- Showcase Yourself: The internet can be used to tell people about you and your expertise. One of the best platform is LinkedIn.
The Negative Side Of Internet
The early years of the 21st century have witnessed an explosion in the Internet usage. Obviously, with the universal access to information and an interactive mechanism to communicate that Internet offers, it is no hard to understand why people all around the world get addicted to it. Here are some negative effects of internet:
- Waste Of Time: It will be a mistake to forget the waste of time when it comes to the negative effects of Internet. A lot of students and teenagers spend most of their time just on watching films, surfing Facebook and playing games instead of learning or doing other meaningful activities
- Physical Inactivity: As we all learn it in school, a full education includes mental and physical development. The Internet only supports for the mental side. There is no exercise for teenagers and students in this global system.
- Excessive Usage: Students who use digital technology excessively are less motivated to engage with their studies and are more anxious about exam tests, according to new research.
- Insomnia: The Internet, somehow is one of the reasons for insomnia. It cannot be denied that teenagers and students are sticking with the Internet all day.
- Fake News : Anyone can share anything on the Internet, there are fake news everywhere, every person should check any news from authentic source.
- Political and Sensitive Matters: Many teenagers and students involve themselves in useless fights about sensitive issues on internet. These fights should be avoided at all costs.
Final Words
The points mentioned above should pose a new challenges for elders that there should be some sort of regulation to check this issue.However, we believe that instead of making internet a taboo, we should educate children to use it for their benefit. It is advisable for parents to monitor how much time their children spend on the internet.
We are not undermining the importance of internet in our lives, we are communicating because of internet, which itself explains the positive side of internet usage. Lastly, we have to take the responsibilities to guide out juniors students and kids to use internet wisely and ensure them to get right information from internet.
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