What is Internet

Internet is a publicly accessible network of the interconnected computer networks throughout the world.  The interconnected computers transmit the data packets by using the IP (Internet Protocol).  Every computer on the internet requires a unique IP addresses for it’s identification on the internet.  Internet has revolutionized the world and today every business of the world can get benefit by using the power of internet. 

Internet users can share the information in a variety of ways such as emails, chats, internet telephony, online meetings and web conferencing.  There are a large number of methods to access the internet such as dial up connectivity, DSL, cable modem and satellite internet connectivity. 

The aim of the internet was to develop a network of computers that allows a user at one research computer to communicate with the other user at anther research computer.  Today more than 100 countries are linked together to share information, news, data and other information. Internet provides a lot of advantages and disadvantages and some of the most common includes the following.

Advantages

Email

On the internet, Email is the greatest way of communicating with each other.  There are many email service providers like Yahoo, MSN, Gmail that offers the free email services to the users.

Information Exchange

Websites and forums are great sources of the information.  People can exchange information and help other people through the forums and online communities.

Services/Products Promotion

By using the internet you can promote your business that includes your products are services by multiple ways such as Search engine optimization, Pay per click, email marketing and telemarketing etc.

Build Communities

You can build online communities and exchange information, views with the other people.

Communications

Internet provides you the ability to communicate with any person in any area of the world through the emails, chats, internet telephony and through the forums and online communities websites.

News Portals

There are number of news sites on the internet like CNN.com, BBC.Com, Fox News and Sky News that provides the up-to-dated news.

Disadvantages

Internet has some disadvantages too which are discussed below.

Spamming

Some people use internet for spamming.  Spammers refers to sending the unsolicited and unwanted email messages to the people which they actually don’t require and even don’t want to see or receive in their mail boxes.  A spammed email box gets a lot of messages that are casino, nudity, medicines and lottery related.  You should make an effort to block the spammers.

Viruses

Computers that are attached to the internet are susceptible to the virus attacks, which can lead to the system crash. An online computer without proper antivirus solutions can be infected with the viruses in only 20 minutes.  You should have an antivirus solution like Norton Antivirus, Panda Antivirus, Trend Micro Office Scan or McAfee antivirus to get rid of the viruses, spyware and other online threats.

Theft of Personal Information

The personal information such as your name, email, postal address, phone number and credit card information can be theft on the internet by the hackers.  So you need to implement a good configured firewall solution to block the unauthorized access to your system.

Pornography

Pornography is another big issue on the internet. There are thousands of the website that provide the pornography and nudity material.  These kinds of websites should not be accessed by the underage people.  Good parental control software can block these kinds of websites.

Internet Addiction

Addition to the internet is another common issue.  Many people spend 14-18 hours daily on the internet for chatting, surfing, reading and playing games.  Addiction to the internet is not good for the health.