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Video Conferencing
The users can have a live interaction visually from any
part of the world using video conferencing. They can
conduct meetings and interview people looking for
jobs. It helps to save time, reduce travel expenses and
improve communication.
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Internet Service Providers (ISP) like Tata, Airtel and BSNL give the users an access to the Internet.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet
Internet is of great help to all the people across the world. But it also has some
disadvantages. Let’s learn about the advantages and disadvantage of Internet.
Advantages of Internet
• Faster Communication: Internet has made it easy for the users to talk to anyone across
the worlds through e-mails. It also gives us the option of face-to-face interaction
through social media websites like Facebook, Google Plus and Skype.
• Access to Enormous Information: The users can access any information related to
their interests on the Internet through diff erent search engines.
• Learning: Internet plays an important role in the process of learning. Students can
learn various concepts related to diff erent subject using the audio or video lessons
over the Internet.
• Easy Sharing: The users can share any information in the form of text, graphics, audio
and video fi les over the Internet with one or many users at the same time.
• E-commerce and online services: The users can buy or sell good on the Internet. They
can also avail facilities like e-banking to do bank transactions online and maintain
their accounts. They can also make reservations online.
• Cost Eff ective: It is easy to share devices like printers and scanners in a network
thus reducing the cost of buying hardware. Also, sending e-mails to people living in
diff erent countries is cheaper than making phone calls.
Disadvantages of Internet
• Loss of Information: The information that we share on the Internet can be stolen by
someone with bad intentions. Therefore, one should not share personal information
like bank details, passwords, and details of credit and debit cards.
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