Internet and its challenges.
The breakthrough in information technology has made the world a global village where information is being sourced at some seconds click of a computer mouse .Information is said to be knowledge and in disseminating these we make use of the internet. Surveys continue to report long download times as the number one reason users are dissatisfied with the Internet. It is of the opinion that with the expanding use of multimedia applications on the Internet, congestion will increasingly threaten the quality of Internet service due to the popularity of high-intensity applications such as audio and visual images.
Innovative uses of the Internet, such as image and voice communication, put increasing demands on a system designed to accommodate less intensive applications. This strain on network resources is occurring at the same pace.
The popular social network site FACEBOOK is one site users are willing to spend whole day socializing and making friends. YOU TUBE is another platform where bandwidth requirement is also high. Listening to music and streaming of multimedia contents are all what makes the service slow.
A couple of suggestion are available in ameliorating this challenges ranging from ;
Increasing bandwidth
Prioritizing of activities
Upgrading of hardware
Scheduling
