ADVANTAGES OF INTERNET
1. Unlimited access to knowledge- In this day and age, anyone might not have a computer but they are very likely to have a phone. To learn anything in anyway, the solution is just one click away on your phone. Through multiple browsing servers, one can easily acquire new knowlegde, learn without any hindrance of attending any classes and educate themselves about things they couldn't ask anyone.
2. Connectivity, Sharing and communicating- Previously, to send letters, the whole process of delivering and receiving took days but with the help of internet the letter is replaced by e-mail which a time efficient option and saves you paper and money. connecting and communicating has become easy as now not only you can call someone anytime but can virtually meet them face to face through skype, google meet, zoom etc.
3. Donate and fund projects- Previously, to donate money or a commodity, you had to send the money through checks or bank bills and shipping things was a hassle in it self. With the internet now, you can donate money to whatever charity that interests you through online paying portals or can ship things just by placing request online to any logistics, thus you skip the previous hassles.
4. Entertainment- The television is being replaced by the new technology of OTT platforms like Netflix, Hostar,Sonyliv and others where you can watch which ever show they want without any ads. You can simply stream shows or listen to songs on Youtube, apple music, saavn etc.
5. Selling Goods and Services- To setup a business, you have to rent a place, get labour,advertise your brand and earn money so as to make profit. People have talent but might not have neccessities, mainly a place to setup. Through internet, one can set up a page and advertise their product or service with little investment. There is no time boundation as your business will always be online and people can shop whenever they want unlike opf a shop.
6. Paying bills, Online Banking and shopping- Since the internet has come into the picture, through new technology, you can do banking at anytime without boundations of time. You avoid going to the bank as bank is just one click away. you can shop on which ever site or product or brand you want to. Paying electricity, water, phone bills has been easy as you can pay all those online and it saves a trip to all these offices.
7. Navigation- Through the internet, you can navigate your way through the roads as apps like Google Maps shows you multiple routes you take, the fastest route and advises you which road to take. It limits your dependency on asking others the way where it could either be right or wrong.
8. Online cloud storage- You can save your pictures, documents, recordings or any files you want on the cloud which doesn't take up the space on your computer hard drive or physical space.
9. Work From Home- Since covid-19, Intenet has shown its power as millions of people in the workforce have successfully completed their work from home. It saves you from travelling expenses and is time efficient as you don't waste time to travel. Internet connects your work from anywhere. You can work for any company in a foreign land and earn while doing the work in India.