The document provides an overview of the internet, describing it as a global network allowing access to vast information, communication, and networking. It outlines the internet's advantages, including instant information access, educational resources, and social networking benefits, while also highlighting disadvantages such as cyber breaches, lack of real-life socialization, identity theft, addiction, and shortened attention spans. Overall, the internet is depicted as a powerful yet double-edged tool that significantly impacts modern life.

2. Table of Contents
What is the internet?.............................................................................................................................3
Features of internet..........................................................................................................................4
Advantages of internet................................................................................................................5
Disadvantages of Internet.......................................................................................................7

3. What is the internet?
The Internet is a global network of billions of
computers and other electronic devices. With the
Internet, it's possible to access almost any
information, communicate with anyone else in the
world, and do much more .
You can do all of this by connecting a computer to
the Internet, which is also called going online. When
someone says a computer is online, it's just another
way of saying it's connected to the Internet.

4. Features of internet
The following are the features of the Internet:
● Provides access to information: The Internet is
the biggest encyclopedia of information. It
consists of a huge repository of information
through websites, digital libraries, scientific
papers and articles.
● Information exchange: It serves as a platform
where information can be exchanged among
people from any corner of the world.
● Helps in Networking: The Internet provides
platforms where people can connect and network
with other people. This helps in building networks
and socialising.

5. Advantages of internet
Following are the advantages of internet:
● Instant access to information: One of the
biggest advantages of the internet is instant
access to information. It takes seconds to search
for anything on the internet. You can type in the
query using keywords, and the search engine
will find you millions of searches as per the
exact query and related keywords. You can
further access information based on the time
period, relevance and user rating. This makes
you find more relevant and up-to-date
information on the Internet.
● Resources to learn: You can learn about
anything anytime through the internet. There
are many resources to help you gain knowledge.
This includes research papers, online courses,
videos, tutorials, FAQs, case studies, etc. There
are many forums such as Reddit, Quora and
many open-source communities that help you in
learning.

6. ● Resources to learn: You can learn about
anything anytime through the internet. There
are many resources to help you gain knowledge.
This includes research papers, online courses,
videos, tutorials, FAQs, case studies, etc. There
are many forums such as Reddit, Quora and
many open-source communities that help you in
learning.
● Resources to learn:You can learn about anything
anytime through the internet. There are many
resources to help you gain knowledge. This
includes research papers, online courses, videos,
tutorials, FAQs, case studies, etc. There are
many forums such as Reddit, Quora and many
open-source communities that help you in
learning.
● Socializing: One of the most recent advantages
of the internet has been identified as social
networking sites. Facebook, Linkedin,
Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok have helped
build communities. People having the same
types of interests can connect with each other
over these platforms.

7. Disadvantages of Internet
The Internet has proven to be an extraordinary
invention that has changed our lives completely
over decades. However, this technology does have
the following drawbacks:
● Cyber breach: One of the biggest disadvantages
of the internet is the risk of cyber breaches.
Websites, applications, emails and software,
everything on the internet is prone to breaches.
Cyber attackers can find a loophole in the
system and breach it to extract the information.
Due to this reason, information over the internet
is vulnerable to theft.
● Lack of socialization: While the internet is
helping in building communities through social
networking sites, it limits real-life socialization.
Due to this, people are unable to forge human
bonds as strongly as decades before.
● Identity theft: Cyber criminals steal personal
information and credentials to commit fraud.
For identity theft, criminals access your
information in an unauthorized and illegal

8. manner. Once they steal your PII, they misuse it
to commit crimes to obtain goods and services.
In the worst-case scenario, they may even try to
ruin your reputation.
● Addiction: This is one of the biggest
disadvantages of the internet. Over the course
of time, people have become addicted to using
the internet. This is evident in teenagers who
spend more time playing games or using social
media on the internet. They value online lives
more than the real life. This makes virtual reality
more addictive. Due to this, many become
aggressive or even clinically depressed when
they do not have internet availability.
● Shortened attention span: Due to the
availability of excessive means of entertainment
over the internet, the attention span of the
average human brain has become less. People
nowadays have an attention span of less than a
minute, requiring changes within minutes .