Internet
The Internet is a worldwide network of interlinked computer networks that communicates with other networks and devices using the TCP/IP Internet protocol suite.
Internet is a wide range of electrical, wireless, and optical networking technologies that connect the private, public, academic, corporate, and government networks in this network of networks, which spans local to global boundaries.
Email, phone calls, file sharing, and the World Wide Web's (WWW) interconnected hypertext pages and applications are just a few of the many information resources and services available over the Internet.
Application of the Internet in Computer
- Communication
- Web Browsing
- E-commerce
- Real-Time Information
- Social Networks
- Job Seeking
- Education
- Video Conferencing
Communication
To communicate is to exchange ideas and opinions with another person or groups of people to increase understanding. There are several components involved in communication: source, encoding, channel, receiver, decoding, and feedback.
Web Browsing
One of the uses for the internet is web browsing. A web browser is an application that facilitates user interaction with all of the WWW's (World Wide Web) data. In the modern world, there are numerous web browsers available.
Here are a few of them: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Web Explorer, Microsoft Edge
E-Commerce
Internet is also used in E-Commerce for online buying and selling products. The purchasing and selling of products and services over the Internet is known as e-commerce or electronic commerce. It includes mobile shopping and encrypted online payments, among many other data, systems, and tools for online buyers and sellers.
Real-time Information
Social Networks
Social media provides a platform for users to interact with friends, family, classmates, and other people. Users can also use social media to advertise their businesses. Along with your friends, you can share your ideas, images, and videos on social media.
Job seeking
People can now find new jobs and sources of money thanks to the internet. Jobs around the nation can be readily searched for and applied to from home with the help of job search websites like Indeed, LinkedIn, and Monster.
Education
The internet has brought about significant shifts and opportunities in the field of education. Thanks to websites like Coursera, Udemy, edX, and Khan Academy, online education is now widely accessible.
Through search engines, library databases, and digital textbooks, students can readily access papers, journals, and other study materials online. The Internet gives everyone access to education and offers a never-ending supply of educational resources.
Video Conferencing
Video conferencing is a live, visual link that replicates a face-to-face conference between two or more remote persons over the internet. It connects individuals who would not often be able to meet in person, which makes it relevant.
Features of Internet
Easy to use
The web browser or program used to access the Internet is made to be highly user-friendly and relatively simple to use. It is also simple to develop.
Flexibility
Flexibility data transport. Essentially, voice information in analog form is rarely carried over the internet network; instead, digital information is carried in most circumstances.
The accessibility
Internet connectivity is available to everyone, anywhere in the globe. Internet access is also available to those who live in remote areas or anywhere inside. As a result, data travels over networks via the internet in an organized manner.
Media Interaction and Communication Flexibility
The Internet helps businesses grow. Because of internet access, there is a lot of media contact. For example, publishing houses, news organizations, and publications have expanded their business with the use of Internet services. The internet provides flexibility in communication as well. Video persons can converse with ease thanks to text voice.
Low cost and Security
The costs associated with developing and maintaining Internet services are very low. Additionally, Internet access helped the country's security system as well as individual ones. Take CCTV cameras, for instance.
Advantages of Internet
- Easy communication with people.
- Publishing documents on the internet to save paper.
- Greater access to information.
- Easy to connect with anyone on the Internet.
- Entertainment.
- With the help of the Internet, we can buy and sell products online.
- The Internet is also useful in Online Banking.
Disadvantages of Internet
- Addiction, time waste, and cause distraction
- Some wrong information is available on the internet.
- Hackers can misuse of personal data which is available on the internet.
- Spam
- Waste of time
- Health Issues
- Viruses/Malware
