The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer network that use the standard Internet protocol suite(often called TCP/IP, although not all applications use TCP) to serve billions of users worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government networks, of local to global scope, that are linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries an extensive range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked Hypertext documents of the world wide web(WWW) and the infrastructure to support email.
Advantages of the Internet
Allows easy and quick access to information
Enables user to access files and information from any computer anywhere in the world
People can check financial information, purchase products, talk to people and much more online
Downloading music- quick and easy
User can send information quickly from computer to computer
Disadvantages of the Internet
It promotes violence and bad behaviour within society, as it contains violent videos and other disturbing images
It can encourage negative activities such as pornography and paedophilia, these things can now be explored more openly due to the internet.
It stops children from going out, as they wish to stay home and use the internet to talk to friends etc .
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet
