1.7 - advantages of www of sharing info globally

Question 1

individual advantages

access to global systems (internet) means

Answer 1

• communicate in long distance quickly and easily
• large amounts of free online information available - this is useful for research
• the services are available 24/7

Question 2

individual disadvantages

Answer 2

• ongoing cost for internet access needs to be paid
• pressure/peer pressure expectation to use certain services like social media platforms
• being ‘always on’ can make it difficult to switch off.
• potential data loss such as identity theft.

Question 3

organisational advantages

Answer 3

• info shared widely across the world
• global audience - increase revenue, purchasing from other countries
• services provided 24/7 - not being confined to ‘working hours’

Question 4

organisational disadvantages

Answer 4

• vulnerable to cyber attacks - leads to damage + data loss and bad reputation
• ongoing costs of maintaining services: such as server costs, electricity costs
• security payments
• domain name costs
• it staff costs