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    The world wide web, otherwise called the internet, came about in the 1960s and was primarily used for researchers and academia. But since the 1990s, the internet has had that revolutionary effect on the culture and commerce in our society. This includes communication by email, instant messaging, and internet phone calls. In addition, there is also the world wide web with discussion forums, social networking sites, and online shopping sites, which people, despite their generational differences, utilize

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    Introduction The internet is use among billions of individuals, which have led to numerous new assaults, that are caused by utilizing web browsers. These browser assaults can range from malicious coding to URL manipulation to clickjacking are noticeably difficult to avoid. As the frequency of the Internet expands, web browsers have turned into the essential technique for individuals to utilize Internet assets. As technology advances, there will be threatening cybersecurity concerns that must be

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    The internet is not largely owned, controlled or owned by governmental bodies. The internet however receives indirect government support through federally funded academic facilities providing some network related services. This raises a question in the appropriate long-term role played by the government in the continued evolution of the Internet. There are some areas in which the government input in the Internet is vital although most of the Internet interests are left to the private sector. Governments

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    What has happened to the humankind and the earth ever since the internet was invented and used? There have been many factors that have led to the dramatic change in the humankind, and it has affected us in a very positive way. The internet has changed the way we act, think, and respond every day in our life. It has turned our existence upside down and has created the dependence and addiction on it that is very hard to avoid. The internet offers pretty much everything but it is only as good as much as

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    The internet has evolved since its inception. Currently, it is a force that has to be reckoned with. Every single system in the world today depends on the internet to some extent. As a media platform, it has led to the ease of access to knowledge and also the ease of sharing the knowledge (Baran 34). By simply clicking on a link or a button, information is shared with anyone and everyone. The idea that the internet is global also makes it a very powerful media tool. Not only is information sharing

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    Internet what we call is “net”. It helps any users to get information from any computer but if they have the permission. The Internet is the network, the network that consists public, private academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies (Wikipedia). Internet always helps us to find any information regarding any subjects. My paper will focus on the history of the internet, how we are using

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    Thus, communication is the single largest purpose of internet access followed by entertainment and information search. Communication is also one of the triggers which bring users on the Internet. 57% of the users started using the internet for sending and receiving e-mails. Of late, social networking websites have also been instrumental in getting users to use the internet regularly. 30% of the users started their internet journey with social networking websites.

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    Influenced By The Internet The internet is something that has affected the last few generations. Today's students are affected immensely because they are young, impressionable, and exposed to many more resources through the internet. In Andrea Lunsford’s article, “Our Semi-Literate Youth? Not So Fast,” she and her research team prove that, when used wisely, the internet is not harming students and enhancing their writing skills. In Nicholas Carr's article, “Hal And Me,” he writes through personal

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    Internet Vs Internet

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    being in our pockets, millions of people enjoy the power of the internet at their disposal. The internet is now easily accessible on our phones or laptops, we can just pull it out of our pockets and search the internet for anything we desire. But with power like this, it also comes with consequences. For a while it has been an been a controversial topic, many believe that the internet is corrupt while the other half say the internet is still reliable. There is no right or wrong side in the matter;

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    A current trend in cyber security, known as the internet of things (IoT), covers the boundaries of the net to include an extensive range of computing devices. Linking a wide array of IoT devices to the Internet presents many challenges. Due to the gathered data being exposed to a widespread amount of internet users, the main challenge is security. Most IoT devices on the market are low-tier and have limited functionality, because of this, many standard security strategies cannot be implemented to

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