The internet has made knowledge immediately available to people through computers and smartphones all around the world. Much of this knowledge is also free. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this trend.

In recent years,

knowledge

has been made directly accessible for free globally via the Internet through electronic gadgets

such

as computers and smartphones.

Although

people can get huge amount of data in a short time using search engines, there are

also

some drawbacks to be taken into account. On the

one

hand, there are a number of benefits of using the Internet as a source of

knowledge

.

Firstly

, the world wide web provides its users with an easy access to enormous amounts of information unlike libraries. A student,

for instance

, does a school project while sitting at home without the need to go to a nearby library.

Secondly

, using the Internet is advantageous because people can simply use search engines like Google to get the data they need in a short time.

This

advantage helps them save time as well as effort.

On the other hand

,

one

problem of using the Internet is that potentially breaks down. To illustrate

this

, technology failure happens suddenly which can cause serious problems if you are fully dependent on the web.

In contrast

, books are more reliable if

one

is used to reading them. Another possible issue is the false information you might get online. Many forums and websites,

for example

, provide huge amounts of data,

this

material,

however

, there is no fact checking.

As a result

, despite the merits of technological devices,

one

should not be fully dependent on them. In conclusion, while using the Internet to get

knowledge

can have many positive aspects, it can

also

have disadvantages

such

as inaccurate

knowledge

and technology failure.