In the past, knowledge was contained in books. Nowadays, knowledge is uploaded to the internet. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

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In the past
books
were considered the best source of
knowledge
. But nowadays in the technology era, people tend to use the
Internet
to research
knowledge
. It has negative and positive effects. In my opinion, we have many more advantages than disadvantages One of the major advantages of the
internet
is that we can find
knowledge
cheaper and save time.
For instance
, in education, many students can find study materials about specific topics to study different from
books
. If we had projects, maybe we would go to the library all day to find the main source. On the
internet
, we have abundant websites to access
no limit
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no-limit
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knowledge
for relevant
information
.
For example
, we can find how to cook cupcakes on the
Internet
and they have a variety of
information
. But there are several disadvantages, on the
internet
has much
information
. Maybe we do not know what is the best
information
.
For example
, some terrorists can be hidden hackers to damage
information
at risk lost personal
information
compared to
books
that have been written by an author or expert and it brings more reliable
information
than on the
internet
.
Next,
we used
books
which consumed a lot of money.
Therefore
, most people likely seeking
information
on the
Internet
also
obtain
knowledge
because it is available and cheaper or even free
To sum up
in my view, in the digital era most people prefer looking for
information
quickly on the
internet
than
books
.
As a result
, we have more benefits than drawbacks.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Digital literacy
  • E-learning
  • Virtual libraries
  • Cyberspace
  • Search engine literacy
  • Critical evaluation skills
  • Open-source information
  • Data mining
  • Intellectual property
  • Digital preservation
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