Internet Environment

Internet Environment

Internet browser

A computer program used to access webpages is called an internet browser. It aids in page/website discovery. Examples include Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera.

Features

  • Address bar
  • Menu bar
  • Navigation bar
  • Search bar
  • Return button
  • Stop button

Advantages

  • E-learning
  • E-commerce
  • Improved communication
  • Improved social interaction
  • Improved productivity

Abuses

  • Cyber-bullying: This entails threatening, harassing, or bullying someone online.
  • Internet fraud: In order to defraud victims of their money, assets, and inheritance, this includes exploiting the internet.
  • Sending spam mails: This is one another method that people can take advantage of and exploit the internet by sending unsolicited bulk messages to them without a verifiable link.
  • Plagiarism: This is defined as altering someone else's thoughts, words, music, or films to make it appear as though you are the original creator of the material.
  • Piracy: One of the main ways that the internet is abused and misused is when someone copies or uses another person's work without their permission.
  • Creating & sending viruses: A virus replicates itself from one cell to another, much like an infectious disease. Computer viruses, which were developed by some programmers with the goal of erasing files and documents inside the computer, are another misuse of computers.

Summary

A computer program used to access webpages is called an internet browser. The internet browser has impacted our lives in positive ways. Although it has its positive ways, there are still some ways it can be abused.