Internet access

“The Internet is dangerous and predominately negative influence in the lives of children” Several generations ago the internet was non-existent; the internet became mainstream in 1999 (Spiegel, 1999). The internet has many benefits but there is also many dangers that predominately have a negative influence on the lives of children, such as cyber bullying, being exposed to sexual and harmful content. That’s not to say that there is no benefits to having access to the internet like online…

The Real Impact Of The Internet More students have been using the Internet to assist with projects, assignments and homework. Although the Internet is an effective tool in which individuals can use to communicate and study, it creates problems in terms of Internet safety and low grades. The Internet encourages communication among family, friends and classmates. Although the Internet allows students to connect with their classmates to do group work at home, it also acts as a mode in which…

Internet browsers on a daily basis are vulnerable if they are not updated on a routine basis or when there is a new update from their creators. Take for instance Internet Explorer, there was a Washington Post articles in 2014, which explains how Microsoft pushed out an update to prevent the browser from the possibility of being hacked. As you can see if someone can have the means to hack Internet Explorer, they can also hack the others. Hackers…

targeted by humiliation, harassment, and or threatened on the internet. Bullying on social media has become far worse as access to the internet has become easier and more common. There are two types of online bullying. "The two types of online bullying are cyber bullying and trolling." (Youth Studies Australia.) Like I said previously, cyber bullying is when a victim is being targeted by humiliation, harassment, and or threatened on the internet. Trolling is when the bully purposely post…

The internet is like table salt; life without it will still continue but will lack flavor or taste. Today is the internet age, and the impact of the internet is on every field of our daily lives, especially the younger generation’s. People always deride the internet as being more harmful to children than it is useful. However, research show that the internet really is making the children of today smarter, happier and more sociable. Human beings are the super animals. The biggest difference…

When some people think of the internet, they think of freedom. The freedom of sharing and receiving information, the freedom of expression, and the freedom of speech are all exercised on the web. With all this, one couldn’t expect such a place to be neat and clean. If content isn’t meant for someone under the age of 18, the parents of that minor should be monitoring what they’re viewing. If content is illegal, there are laws set in place to prohibit and punish those who break them. It shouldn’t…

Telecommunications Act of 1996. It was led by Senator James Exon who was the primary proponent of the Act. He felt that the Internet was a danger to minors and that it should be censored; this was with specific importance on content that fell into the pornographic category. He is quoted as saying this, “Barbarian pornographers are at the gate and they are using the Internet to gain access to the youth of America.” (Cannon, 1996). So in his quest to protect America’s youth he proposed the…

computer, each device requires the assignment a unique number to identify it on the network, known as an IP address which stands for Internet Protocol Address. Every device requires an IP address from a cell phone to a fax machine. This number gives your device the ability to communicate with other devices and available networks. Once the original device requires network access to another device, then the creation of a LAN (Local Area Network) is the next step, a LAN network can be as small as a…

have a more explicit lesson on how to use the keyboard and how to get to websites, but that is probably the next computer lesson that will be taught. I feel this was a great lesson for students to begin using their creativity on the web, giving them access to a new resource they can now use and practice their typing and writing…

The internet is an incredible invention. It has changed the way we live, work and play. Never has media been more easily accessible. Most people would say that the internet has improved our lives immensely but, has anyone stopped to think about the negative aspects of the internet? The truth is that as wonderful as the internet is, the effect on our economy and job market have been negative. Just a few short years ago people would go to the movie theater to see movies on opening night.…