Thirdly, Most people will
agree that the Internet has had a tremendous impact upon society. But
does the Internet have a positive or negative influence on society? This is a
question that has sparked much debate. Many people believe that the Internet is negatively
influencing society by increasing pornography, fraud, and other negative elements.
Some say that, because the Internet is not regulated, it contributes to crime and
decreases the safety of human beings. However, despite these negative aspects,
the Internet has opened up many new doors of opportunity for people, improving the
way we live, work, and play.
In addition, the Internet has become a critical path for
research. For these reasons, and many others, many people believe that the
positive influences of the Internet far outweigh the negative ones. Ten years ago, the
Internet was used by only a small population of the world. Fewer understood what the
Internet even was. Today, however, that has all changed in record-breaking time. The
Internet is everywhere, and thousands of new users are gaining access to it
everyday1. This recent explosion of interest and usage of the Net has the potential for
making the Net into one of the major societal shaping forces of the future.
Finally, Internets help a lot in
the field of education by providing new information and keep them updated. It
has transformed the relationship between the teachers and the students and gave a new
horizon and prospects to it. Example: earlier students were not aware about the current
information they depends upon books and newspapers but with the access of Internet
they can easily grab the information in whatever language they want and needed. Students
learn various languages and can communicate with teachers and experts just by
clicking mouse. Internet has now become a source of joy and education both. State is
also playing its role in increasing cyber literacy. Government by making various polices is
trying to make people participate into the programs and policies made for the
educational purposes. Internet also brings new social environment from private space to the
globalize world. As Internet is very helpful for the students and children for their
educational purposes in positive aspects. However it has its negative aspects also as there are
certain websites which are dangerous to them.
According to Littleton Colorado, in
April 1999(vice-president, Gore) "In the field of education children gain access to areas which
are not suitable and dangerous. And in other areas also the issues of security is of
great concern. Firewalls are the issues which are always needed and in great
demands for security purposes not only in the field of education but also in business .
Internet is the ocean of information, as far as one satisfied it continuously provides
information.
