USES OF INTERNET

Hello Friends, In this content we will discuss about the top 10 uses of Internet that is commonly used in our daily life.The Internet is indeed a boon to the world. Internet offers countless amazing and wonderful services to its users. It has brought the whole world together. the best features of Internet is that it offers 24x7 services. you will be surprised to know that almost every aspect of life is touched by Internet. Here we are going to know about the top 10 uses of Internet, 
Some of the common uses of Internet are as follows:
1. Education
2. Mailing Letters
3. Business
4. E-Commerce
5. Media and Entertainment
6. Forum For Discussion
7. News and Information
8. Social Networking
9. Health and Fitness
10. E- Services
Now let us look a brief idea about this one by one that How Internet become an important pillars for this above fields. I hope this is very informative for you.
     

1. EDUCATION: Internet has changed the traditional learning system. It enables people to learn anything and anywhere. Internet is widely used by students, scholars as well as teachers for research and education. several online education programs are available nowadays, where students can study and participate in video conferencing. It has made distance learning easier. IGNOU is one of the universities which offers this facilities. but now almost every colleges and universities gives this facilities of online Learning. Through Internet, information can be updated or modified at anytime, which helps in learning and giving a better understanding of the content.
 

2. MAILING LETTERS: Electronic mail is one of the most popular features of the internet. It allows us to send and receive messages for free. we can also attach pictures, videos, sounds to our e-mails  and send them to anyone around the world. It is now an essential communication tool in business which saves our time and money as well.

3. BUSINESS: Today almost every company has its own website to promote its services, which has proved to be beneficial. These organizations uses Internet to provide complex financial databases. Meetings can be scheduled and conducted through video conferencing facility. It shows that most of the companies are dependent on Internet.

4. E-COMMERCE: Commerce means exchange of goods and services involving money. Nowadays many companies have their own portals/websites which are used for E-commerce. E-commerce is the concept used for many type of commercial or business deal that involves the transfer of information across the globe or Internet. It has become a phenomenon or associated with any kind of shopping. E-shopping has become one of the biggest industries in the world. we can now purchase goods, such as books,clothes, gift items, or even electronic gadgets from different shopping portals around the world. This scenario change has become possible only with the proper utilization of Internet.


5. MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT: Internet adds value to media and entertainment. Downloading games, visiting chat rooms, or surfing web are some of the uses which attract people towards the Internet. Television and live shows utilize the latest technology to telecast programs. Computer system via Internet can download software to watch live broadcasting of news and programs on television. Online movie trailers and games are making it more popular among youngsters. Internet provides the facility to read different newspaper, magazines, books online and also acquires the information regarding various topics of our interest, such as politics, sports, education, music and hobbies, etc. It keeps us updated with all the event across the globe.

6. FORUM FOR DISCUSSION: Internet is used as a platform for discussion with like- minded people. several professionals connect to various famous forums to discuss the latest techniques in their field of specialization. In internet, Forum is an online discussion site where people can hold conversation in the form of posted messages.

7. NEWS AND INFORMATION: Information is probably the biggest advantage which Internet offers. The Internet is a virtual treasure trove of information. Any kind of information on any topic, ranging from trade fairs, conferences, market information, government laws and services, sports, art and culture is available on the Internet. The search engines like Google, Yahoo are at our services. Latest news can be read or watched on the Internet in no time.

8. SOCIAL NETWORKING: It is the grouping of individuals into a specific group where people with common interest meet. It is the latest way to communicate. The social networking websites are also called social sites. It is a platform where stranger can connect on the basis of shared interests or views. some examples of social networking sites are: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, etc.

9. HEALTH AND FITNESS: One can now have an all time doctor at one's service for providing health and fitness information. we can read more about various diseases, their cures and precautionary measures on the Internet. Internet is now playing a fine role in providing extensive information on health and fitness.

10. E-SERVICES: Internet provides us the facility of online banking, online booking of hotels, purchasing railway, air and movies tickets, job searching etc. across the globe at anytime of the day. We can also cancel our reservations or even re-schedule them. E-services save our time as well as money.