The document discusses the history and features of the internet. It provides a timeline of key developments from 2001 to 2016. Some of the earliest included the creation of Wikipedia in 2001 and LinkedIn in 2003. The internet allows for electronic mail, file transfers, online chat, and access to information through search engines and social media sites like Facebook and YouTube. While the internet provides knowledge and connects the world, it can also be a waste of time and enable the spread of negative information if not used carefully.

1. Internet

3. Group Members:
Muhsin Riaz
Ahmed Hussain
Zubair
Taimoor Gondal

4.  What is internet ?
 A brief history
 Features of Internet
 Internet and Media
 Advantages (progress) through Internet
 Disadvantages through Internet

5. Internet
 The internet is the biggest world-
wide communication network of
computers.

6. Internet – a brief introductrion:
 It has millions of smaller domestic,
academic, business, and government
networks, which together carry many
different kinds of information. The
term is sometimes abbreviated as
"the net".

7. A brief history of internet
developments:
 2001: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 2003: LinkedIn business networking
 2003: Myspace social networking site
 2004: Facebook social networking site
 2005: YouTube video sharing
 2007:WikiLeaks anonymous news and information
leaks
 •2009: Google Docs, Web-based word processor,
spreadsheet, presentation, form, and data storage
service.

8. A brief History of internet
developments:
 2009: Bitcoin, a digital currency
 2010: Instagram, photo sharing and social networking
 In 2016, ICANN contract with U.S. Dept. of Commerce
ends, IANA oversight passes to the global Internet
community on October 1st.
 Through this new developments are expected in internet
to make human life more easier and more mechanical.

10. Search engines:
 There are some specific websites which provide facility to
internet users to search information on the internet.

11. Services of internet:
 Electronic Mail(e-mail)
 Net News (Electronic and Print Media)
 File Transfer Protocol(FTP)
 Telnet
 Online Chat
 Searching Browsers
 Social Networking Medias

12. Social media :

13. What is social media?
 Social media can be defined as a
phenomenon that has recently taken over
the web, allowing more connectivity and
interaction between web users and it
encourages contributions and feedback
from anyone who is a member of any
virtual community.

14. Characteristics of social media:
 There are some specific characteristics of social media:
 Participation
 Openness
 Conversation
 Community
 Connectedness

15. Forms of Social Media:
 Social networks(Facebook, MySpace etc.)
 Blogs
 Wikis
 Podcasts
 Forum
 Content communities
 Microblogging

16. Advantages of internet:
 A source of knowledge
 Guidance
 Entertainment
 A role for making world a global
village

17. Disadvantages of Internet:
 Waste of time
 Risks of identity theft
 Not as effective as face to face conversation
 Prevailing negative thinking
 A source in creating unrest situations in the world

18. Future of internet:

19. Conclusion :
 If a thing has charm , it has harms on
another side also, internet , at one hand
serving as facilitator in this modern era but
in today’s era, nation is using internet for
other purposes than facility and guidance.
We have need to use only internet as a
source for our need and work not for
harms.