Network Impact On Daily life - Part 3

The Internet nowadays is used in various ways:

•  Receive and send email
• Obtain information and advice
• Online shopping and selling / auction
• Electronic banking 

Examples of today’s popular communication tools:

•  Instant messaging                            

• Real time communication between 2 or more people based on typed text

• ·         Blogs  

• Web pages created by an individual
  

• Pod casting                

• Website that contains audio files available for downloading

• ·         Wikis

• A website that contain the whole world’s encyclopedia 

Networks changing the way we learn:

• The Internet can enhance learning and makes it easier in several ways:

• Distribution of learning contents
• Availability of various resources
• Enable learning to be done from any location

• Courses delivered using Internet resources are commonly called online learning or e-learning. Benefits of e-learning:

• Easy update of learning materials
• Availability to a wide audience
• Consistent quality of instruction
• Cost reduction

Networks changing the way we play:

• Entertainment is getting much more fun these days.

• Chatting and instant messaging
• Online interest groups
• Web blogging
• Video and audio streaming
• Online games

What makes these entertainments really fun is the ability to interact with other people.