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CHAPTER                            Computers have brought a great revolution. We can transfer any information in form of text,
                  MORE ON INTERNET                                                                         8                                pictures, audio and videos within a second. Around the world, hundreds and thousands of

                                                                                                                                            computers are connected with each other through the Internet and our family and friends
                                                                                                                                            are just a click away from us. All this is possible due to networking otherwise information
                                                                                                                                            would have taken days to reach us now which can be heard in seconds.

                                                                                                                                            A network can be defined as a group of two or more computers linked together. These
                                                                                                                                            computers are connected together through wires, satellites and various other ways.





                                                                                                                                                     INTERNET

                                                                                                                                            The Internet refers to a collection  of millions  of
                                                                             Topics Covered                      95%                        computers to share information across the world.                 What is Ecobee?

                                                                                   Internet                                                 The Internet is also called a network of networks as
                                                                                   Commonly used Internet Terms                             it is made up of many small, medium and large networks.
                                     Techie, Techie, Techie!!! I am
                                     on cloud nine.                                Internet Explorer
                                                                                   Displaying a Specific Web Page/Website                   ADVANTAGES OF INTERNET
                                                                                   Online Safety
                                                                                                                                            Following are the advantages of the Internet:
                                                                                                                                                  We can communicate with our friends through e-mails,
                                                                                                                                                social networking websites and chats.
                    Hold on my little boy! Easy!
                    Why are you on cloud nine?                                                                                                  We can get information on any topic.
                                                                                                                                                  We can buy products on the Internet.

                                                                                                                                                  We can use the Internet to promote and sell our products.
                                                                                                                                                  We can have access to online classes sitting in our homes and enhance our knowledge.

                                                                                                                                                  We can listen to watch movies and play games on the Internet.

                                     I learnt how to make my cat fly and animate it in Scratch. I am going                                  DISADVANTAGES OF INTERNET
                                     to share my projects with my friends via the Internet.
                                                                                                                                            The use of the Internet has grown tremendously over the past few years and it has become
                                                                                                                                            an important part of our everyday lives. We know that the Internet comes with many
                                                                                                                                            benefits, but it has some drawbacks as well. Following are the disadvantages of the Internet:

                                                                                                                                                  People are so involved with making friends and playing games on the Internet that
                  Dear Tanush, you cannot just start sharing data on the Internet. You                                                          they have stopped giving time to their family and friends so much so that there is no
                  should have complete knowledge of it and need to follow some rules to use                                                     direct connection with family and friends.

                  the Internet. I am going to make you aware of these things today.                                                               We have started to depend on the information present on the Internet that we have
                                                                                                                                                lost the creative part of us. Instead of relying upon books, we prefer searching for

                                                                                                                                                information on the Internet that cannot be hundred percent accurate.





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