International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
 

International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science

Vol. 5(2), pp. 73–82, March, 2017. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2017.009

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The internet has emerged as the most powerful medium for storage and retrieval of information.  This paper deals with the use of internet by the students of the engineering college students in and around of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.  This paper examines the frequency of internet use, purpose of using the internet, use of different internet services and impact of internet on engineering education.  Questionnaire method was used for collection of data from the engineering students.  The main findings 35% were browsing Internet for the purpose of E-mail, 44% were browsing Internet through Mozilla Fire Fox, 43.5% of them are using Internet to update their knowledge, and 80% of them are using Google Search engine and also 50% of them are using Gmail service for mailing purpose and the main problem faced by the students is accessing Internet is low speed of Internet.

Keywords: Internet, search Engines, User Students, Engineering education, ICT

Cite This Article As: Kandasamy S, Vinitha K (2017). USAGE OF INTERNET SERVICES BY ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT: A STUDY. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 5(2): 73-82.

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