Internet Services and Education

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Since its beginning, search engines have quickly moved from being used by high end researchers to very young students. This paper discusses how they are becoming an increasingly popular form of sourcing information. It discusses the advantages and argues that while the benefits of using search engines are paramount, an important question to ask is it being effectively and fruitfully used. Therefore, since students are the dominant users of information, they should be properly guided and educated regarding its uses. While search engine could be disadvantageous in certain areas and could mislead users, the advantages are numerous. It concludes that the use of search engines definitely have been a milestone in the history of education.

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"The accelerated growth of the World Wide Web has turned the Internet into a huge and immense information storehouse (Brown, 1997). The web has become an incredible resource for almost every kind of information need. For many people doing research or finding an answer to a question simply involves going to a web search engine. Search engines have become the fundamental part of information seeking on the Internet."

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