Internet and Information

Kimberly Oliver

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Internet and information paper

Hello Friend,

That is true the internet is very amazing! It’s plenty information you can find on the internet. Sources after sources are available to you at any time, day, or night. It can be very helpful when searching for something that you aren’t able to seek in person. The internet can be a great place to search but it also can be misleading, so I’ll be gladly to help you understand these issues about the internet. The internet is a worldwide media that anyone can publish anything at any time for any reason but you must be careful on what website you access to get information from.

To access the value of all information you find on the internet is by first evaluate what you are reading and to look for other links that it may have in reference to what has been written. Meaning, take a closer look at one source and compare it with others you find. Some information is found to be accurate and some are found to be false. Determining which is true is the hard part. Most sources should have extra information you can access to back up the source you enter, which makes it reliable and credible. Reliable and credible sources are sources that have been found to be accurate and up to date. Keep in mind not all sources have to be up to date for it to be credible, some are not up to date but is reliable of the subject you are seeking. Update to date source is source in which we know is being actively updated and the information has a regular schedule. For example, information on World War I or II wouldn’t be updated because it happen a long time ago but information on the politics would be updated daily, because of all the issues that are still being dealt with. Look for the domains of the sites. Domains of a website are sites that are in ending in .edu, .gov, or .org. Sites that appear to be ending in .edu (Education) are sites in which information is educational. This site is mostly likely from...