Internet

The internet is essential to get information quickly and easily worldwide. It is mostly referred to as "The Net". It is computer based global information system. It is composed of many interconnected computer networks.
The "net" was developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency in 1969. At first it was known as Arpanet because the internet developed from software called the ARPANET which the U.S military had developed and was only restrict to military personnel and the people who developed it. It was originally created to allow users of a university to communicate with other universities through the computer.
Today, it is a public accessible feature for billions of people worldwide. The internet is used for multiple tasks like chatting, communicating and web browsing. The most popular is receiving email. It is very helpful in getting constructive information about absolutely anything. The internet only requires a portion of total resources of current public telecommunication networks. The Internet is one of the mankind's greatest inventions of the last century. The internet has brought a transformation in many aspects of life. Use of internet has grown tremendously since it was introduced. It is mostly because of its flexibility. Nowadays one can access the internet very easily and cheaply.
Advantages of internet:
1. It is used to gain information.
2. It has made communication easy, fast and cheap.
3. It provides us with entertainment
4. It is used for business
5. It serves online education.
Disadvantages of internet
1. Personal information may be stolen if we use some services of internet
2. Viruses may attack the system when we use internet
3. Internet is making people lazy and inactive
4. If we sit in front of computers for a long time it may affect our sight
5. Children are wasting valuable time on chatting and gaming online