Internet is an important source of the modern era - Using the Internet is of two types negative and positive - This article is about the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet
Advantages of the Internet:
Some of the important advantages of the internet are as follows:
Information Search: Internet contains all types of topics information. People can search for information on any topic. People are using search engines to find their information on the internet.
Email: Email is a fast and inexpensive way of communication. It is used to send the message, pictures and files from one part of the world to another one part.
E-commerce: E-commerce means to carry out financial and business dealings using the internet. A person can easily deal with different customers throughout the world.
Online Info Display: The Internet provides the facility to display the result of students on websites. The student can watch their results from any part of the world using the internet.
Job Search: The Internet is specially used to search for different job vacancies all over the world. Many websites are developed that provide information to people about jobs.
Online Shopping: People can buy and sell goods on the Internet and payment can be made using credit card numbers etc.
Fast Communication: The Internet is a great way of fast communication. People can communicate with their families and companies in less time from any part of the world.
Discussion Group: People can very easily communicate on the web by using discussion groups. Many people discuss differently advises and distribute their ideas to other people by using email.
Entertainment: The Internet provides entertainment to the people in a big amount. The user can play online games, listen to songs, watch movies and live matches, etc.
Research: The Internet provides many facilities for research work. It contains details of information on different topics.
Advertisement: Many large and small commercial organizations are using the internet to advertise their products. They provide information about their products to people all over the world.
Video Conferencing: People are using the internet for video conferencing. They can talk on different topics by watching one another.
Government Authorities: Government can provide information about services and facilities for the people.
News: Most newspapers have their websites. And they provide the latest news and interview on these websites.
Online Education: The process of getting an education through the Internet is called online education. Many websites provide tutorials and lectures on different subjects and topics.
Encyclopedia Publisher: Online encyclopedias are available. You can find information on any topic in the world with full details.
Search Engine: the Search engine is a website that provides you with the facility to find the required websites on a particular topic. You can find thousands of websites about any topic in the world.
Medical: There is a lot of sites in the world that provide detailed information on diseases. You may also a panel of on-line doctor to get advice about any medical problem.
Disadvantages of the Internet:
Some of the important disadvantages of the internet are as follows:
Hacking: Hacking is one of the most important disadvantages of the internet. The hacker persons access the data of the people on the internet. They use it illegally or even destroy it.
Immorality: There is active a large number of immoral websites on the internet. These websites contain such contents that are the damaging character of young people.
Security problems: The Internet has created many security problems. Important data can be hacked on the internet. Hackers also involve damaging different websites and deleting their contents. and they also retrieve data of organizations and government.
Viruses: The Internet is an important source of spreading computer viruses. Peoples spread viruses using the internet and emails. Many websites also contain different viruses that are copied to the computer when the users download data from these websites.
Wastage of time: Many people are using the internet without any positive purpose. The young people waste their time in chatting. It affects their performance and makes them inefficient.
Cybercrime: General sources of many cybercrimes are the internet. People use the internet for negative activities. they hack the credit card numbers of the people and used in power shopping. Some use the internet to spread illegal and immoral material. Many governments are introducing laws to stop Cybercrimes.