Internet users aware of the positive and negative aspects of their own A field study on a sample of South Valley University students

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The world is witnessing a revolution of communication and information have changed a lot in the lives of individuals and communities, Which increased turnout of young people online, The current study aims to identify the size of the university youth exposure of the Internet, its causes and motivations, And to identify the bookmarks to display, And the extent of awareness of the positive aspects and negative aspects and dangers of the Internet, And obstacles awareness, This study is of descriptive studies, The study used the social survey sample, And form questionnaire to see this awareness.
The study found a range of results included:

that the motives and the reasons for the exposure of the Internet is the acquisition of new friendships, and leisure and entertainment, and leisure, while the minority are used in scientific research.
chat and conversation of the most important sites bookmarks with university students.
that the majority of respondents have awareness of positive aspects internet and was in the forefront as a way to entertain and gain new friends and learn new ideas and communicate with others as they are useful in education, scientific research and e-commerce.
The study also revealed that the majority of respondents have awareness of the dangers of the Internet, marked by the publication of pornographic sites, and use them in acts of crime, isolation and cultural invasion and acts of espionage and defamation of others, and mind control and the weakening of national identity, as well as the health of the damage.  
that there are internal and external obstacles to the awareness of the dangers of the Internet.

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