The Student Times A Newspaper in Education Project of The Repository. The quickest way to hitch a ride on the information highway is by hopping aboard the Internet. Since its startup in 1969, the Internet has expanded well beyond the original infrastructure.
Teens use it as a source of entertainment and information.
You can find just about anything you can think of on the Internet, ranging from dates to free software. According to John Theis, a technician at American Online, the number of Internet users is always expanding. The main use of the Internet is for accessing information. The fact that the Internet lets people transmit information from their home to almost anywhere in the world has attracted some people. That's a real plus,'' said Jungeman.