internet是最伟大的发明

When it comes to the greatest invention of the twentyth Century, a word will appear in our minds instantly. It is INTERNET.

Internet, began in America in 1969, is a global network, a carrier of public information. With a high speed and the large popularity, it becomes one of the most popular mass media.

The fundamental reasons why the Internet is so popular are for its low cost and the high value of the information.

The advantages of the Internet are the following:

1The Internet will not limited by space and have a high update speed

2The exchange of information is interactive and cheap

3Information is easy to meet the individual needs of each person

4It has a great number of users.

5It has large information capacity, valuable information resources is integrated, makes it efficient and fast

6Information can exist in various forms such as video, pictures, articles and so on

Chinese Internet start late, but since entering the new century, it also developed rapidly. According to survey report of Internet development published by CNNIC, as of 2006, Chinese Internet users reached 137million, compared with the number 620thousand in the first survey in 1997, the number of Internet users is 221 times of the origin.

The Internet is widely used in real life. On the Internet you can chat, play games, access to things. What is more important is the Internet can also be used for advertising and shopping. It brings great convenience to real life. Users can search the Internet for their academic, career required in the digital repository, which help users work and learning. Therefore, we considered it is the greatest invention in 20th century.