The Pros And Risks Of The Internet

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We ask ourselves what is the internet, where is it? We ask ourselves who really owns the internet? No one owns it, the internet is a non physical thing. The internet is a black box and it holds everyone 's information and it is what everyone is connected to and it is what we pay for. But as we ask ourselves we don’t ask the more important questions to ourselves. What is the risk or risks of using the internet, and what are the pro’s to using the internet.

The internet allows the user to research things such as (Medicine, Food, History, Diseases, Cures, Buildings, Cars, etc..) and communicate with other people. It allows one doctor to E-mail another half way across the world about a problem you have and they can get back to you on it and
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“Every day 55 percent of the American adults who have Internet access (55 percent of the sample of 6,413), around 52 million people, go online and pursue a wide range of activities. During this average day, 48 million Americans are using the Internet’s prime communications feature - Email. An equal number do something on the web, either seeking information or completing a transaction. The composition of the online population on this average day reflects the profile of those who are the heaviest users of the Internet access for the longest time. This, in turns, raises the possibility that growing familiarity with the Internet Increases the Likelihood that a user will be a more frequent user.” A lot more men would be more frequent user’s because they are gamers, business, etc.. women use it for shopping, traveling, business uses as well, …show more content…
But it also varies in the sense of our age and gender, it plays a big role in our lives because it determines what we look up and what we do. Schools and other business like areas also have impact on what you do with the internet such as you won’t play games at work but u can pay your bills online at work. Student’s in Jr. High schools are getting computers to work on and learn to type and use a computer and now we are the next generation of technology and it is advancing fast and we need to keep up with it. The only time we should ever go back on technology is if it fails to do what we want then we modify it and move forward it’s what we are best

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