Discuss the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using the Internet, Including Security, Virus Protection and Copyright Issues.

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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the internet, including security, virus protection and copyright issues. The following assignment will be a discussion regarding the above but will be health related. The internet is possibly the most exceptional invention in the area of communication, (Buzzel, undated). It is used for many purposes and nearly all organisation and sectors across the board will use a computer in some way. People’s lives and companies have become very reliant on a computer. It may be used personally at home, for work, or a company using it to carry out specialist functions, such as, a supercomputer which works extremely fast and has a massive storage drive to hold more information compared to your standard home or work computer. Most people are unable to function without the use of their computer or internet. The internet has brought everyone together allowing people to communicate, search for information at the click of a button and for work purposes, in accessing database or networks within an organisation. People will communicate via email, Skype, messenger or social network sites such as Face book. (Buzzel, undated) Computers also play a vital role in the medical sector such as hospitals. It has the ability to store vital patient information in the form of a database which can be accessed by authorised people such as doctors or nurses. Hospitals used to have paper based patient records which could get lost or damaged, therefore storing it on a database can be effective in this instance and prevent losing important information. The internet can be an important source in saving time and lives, if for example a patient is critically ill and requires a doctor who is far away to report a patients medical report immediately then their report can be emailed a crossed and returned with suggestions. Doctors can sometimes be

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