What is Internet?
-Aanchal Rawal
1 Introduction of Internet
Internet is a network of networks or combination of network is known as internet so mainly interent is used to interlinked many different types of computers all over the world. connection of different computers are also done with the help of internet It is the huge source of knowledge and information which can provide different kind of facilities like online shopping, banking services, education, news, email or diiferent kind of information is gatherd by internet . It provides information, news on any topic. you can buy or sell new or old goods you can perform banking operations sending and reciveing messages (text, images,videos) .We all know that is internet is an important tool in present situation it is the network system that connects computers worldwide.Communication is easy people can connected with each other with different kind of online platforms In education sector students and kids can learn many things with the help of internet.
2 History
The beginning of internet in 1969 in US department of defence started a project the project is called (ARPANET) Advanced research projects agency Network. It is the foundation of internet. Originally the man who came up with this idea of networking by computers is JCR LICKLIDER In US the first attempts of using internet by researchers and universities. The creation and architecture of internet by Robert kahn and Vinton cerf. They both are work together on designing transmission control protocol or TCP.In January 1,1983 considered the official birth of internet the various computer network did not better way to communicate with each other so the new communication protocol was launched called Transfer control protocol or Internetwork protocol (TCP/IP).This control can fix the problem of communication with different computers APRNET and Defense data network officialy changes to (TCP/IP) on January 1,1983 so the benefit of this protocol can fix communication problem and all networks now been connected by a universal language. The 1990s is turning point in the history of internet with introduction of world wide web (WWW) by british computer scientist sir Tim berners-lee in 1989. The
WWW allowed users to access and navigate website using Hyperlinks, making information easily. The web browser , Mosaic, Developed in 1993. In 1991 the internet is opened for commercial use and leading or increase the popularity. The 2000s is rise of social media platforms like Facebook (2004) and Twitter (2006) so it became helpful for sharing information and connected to the friends and people.
Features of Internet
- Easy to use
The software is used to access the internet is easily designed very simple it can be easily learned and used easily it is easy to devlop.
- Flexibility of communication
Communication through internet is flexible enough communication through text,voice,and video.These services are provided with the help of internet and communication much easier with the help of different kind of social media handles.
- Online banking
Online banking is also easy for people to transfer money, pay bills, and manage their transactions and allow to transfer money online through net banking system and different kind of methods internet also provide to check their bank statement and loan applications with the help of internet.
- Entertainment
Entertainment and media become easy and fun because of the internet streaming movies , tv shows and music people can also download movies, games ,songs etc with the help of internet
- Education
Internet provides E-learning programes and online courses with the help of internet we can easily provide study material or distance learning are also possible with the help of internet
- E-commerce
E-commerce is buying or selling products online with the help of internet and payment gateway and secure transactions is also done well with the help of internet and it can shopping easier with the help of different Ecommerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, myntra etc so shopping became more easier with the help of internet.
- Advantages of internet
The biggest advantage of the internet is Information been easy’. If you need to know anything you can search online There are many search engines like Google, Mozilla etc you can find the desired information from search engines if you want to learn anything is easy with the help of internet banking service are also easier with the help of internet instant money transfer and different kind of banking service is easily done it is also connected with your friends and family video conferencing is one of the best uses of internet GPS technology is also used with the help of internet to help the direction of the destination in an unkown place we can find details of any services on the internet easily we can also study online with different king of e-learning platforms online booking of train , airline easily with the help of internet There are many companies in the world which are dependent mainly on the internet we can talk to people far away through the internet watching videos and playing games is fun online. Staying touch with the friends is simple online, research is become easy with online resources news is instant and access to the internet working together is possible from different places is easy, health information is also available online completing tasks is faster with internet resources students get a lot of benefit from the internet they get their study materials online job searching in different sectors are also done with the help of internet the internet enables transfer of news to people banking transactions possible through the internet.
- Disadvantages of Internet
Hacking is the most common disadvantage of the internet and too much addiction to the social networking applications leads to a wastage of time spending too much time on internet leads unhealthy lifestyle wasting of time , scams and frauds are done through the internet. Increased cybercrime is a downside of the internet virus threats on the internet can damage your data and information, addiction to online games affects health many contents are not suitable to children, reduces face to face communication money fraud is big disadvantage of internet, spreading false news is a big negative side of the internet. Privacy is at risk with potential data.