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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.                              Microsoft Edge
                                                                           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 while sitting at home and enhance our knowledge.
                                                                                                                                          We can listen to music, 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. The following are the disadvantages of the
                                                                                                                                      Internet:


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

                                                                                                                                          We have started to depend on the information available on the Internet so much that
                                                                                                                                         we have lost the creative part of ourselves. Instead of relying upon books, we prefer
                                                                                                                                         searching for information on the Internet that cannot be hundred percent accurate.



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