Week 1 Introduction to Internet

It is almost impossible to think of today's world without the presence of Internet, as it has became so closely linked to our daily lives, even those who are not directly using Internet, these people have no doubt be indirectly affected by its widespread.

It is originally intended for military uses, but the founders and other pioneers of Internet saw its potential and with the further development of technology and other significant devices such as computer mouse and web did it become an essential part of most of the individuals in society.

The advantages of Internet paint a beautiful picture of how communication, learning and entertainment access can be made easier to people's convenience, such as emails and IMs make communication with people all around the world easier and cheaper, information available though the a search engine at just one click, music and video sharing with ease over a platform...

But as we think of the advantages, there are others who make use of Internet's scope and coverage for their own gains and other crimes. Unhealthy information such as pornography is easily available, hacking of bank accounts and organizations' information, copyright and distribution of unauthorised materials make people think twice whether Internet is really as advantagous as we think.

As these problems become serious, such as personal computers are infected with viruses, trojans and other spyware, people have come up with solutions to help. Virus scanners, firewalls, securities, passwords have gained popularity. Authorities have started monitoring the activities carried out over the internet, addresses being tracked and so on and so forth.

However, even with these measures taken, hackers still get their way, classified information still find it's way out of the safe, money lost and conflicts happen. It is an endless debate whether Internet is helpful or harmful, boon or bane to society. But as the debate goes on, we know well that without Internet, our lives would never be the same.