IGCSE/GCSE/O & A Level/IB/University Student Forum
Teachers and Students => Reviews => Topic started by: benk on September 21, 2011, 06:32:21 am
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Which is more a reliable source? Books or internet?
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Which is more a reliable source? Books or internet?
Ofc book! ;D
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internet may be fake!at times!
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but as of today's evolving technology many students prefer to use internet for some reasons..hmmmmmmm
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but as of today's evolving technology many students prefer to use internet for some reasons..hmmmmmmm
Prefer only internet over the books. If books are totally kept aside, they have lost it.
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Books are said to be the better source. BUT, you can't say internet resources are not trustworthy.
A book is written by an author(s) after extensive research, and rechecked if the information is all proven right before being published.
But for internet resources you've to make sure that the information you receive is authenticated and proven to be correct. Like for example, have some really good websites for Biology and chemistry and they are reliable.
While there are some of them, like say, tit-bits about celebrities. People can write things about them based on their own opinion, post it on the net and make other people believe what they say is right. ::)
Student's today like to access information from the internet because it is easy and provides the opportunity to multi-task.
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Is there any disadvantages in using books? if so, what would that be?
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Is there any disadvantages in using books? if so, what would that be?
No, there are absolutely no disadvantages of using a book. ::)
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so books are more important than internet?
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Books are, like previously pointed out, more reliable and is authenticated. However with time information becomes obsolete and new editions of books keep emerging in the market, though not always fast enough. Internet makes it possible so that information on webpages like Wikipedia is updated everyday with the occurrence of any changes in the research and the world around us, so especially for students studying realtime problems such as geography and economics the internet helps keeping them up-to-date.
Also, internet provides cheap, vast and various forms of knowledge (videos, photos, articles, etc) which can be a great aide in learning. In fact, many modern schools do not endorse books at all and instead students study from online resources. Of course, the eminent problem is the authentication of sources, for which one needs experience and even teachers can tell you which sites to go to for extra help in their subjects.
In the end, both sources of knowledge are indisposable. If you carry them alongside, like most good things in life, you'll take benefits from both.
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wow...that's a great info Chingoo ;)
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so books and internet are both a good source but books are more reliable :)
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it depend on the circumstances like middle class can not access the internet so book is reliable for those.. Both sources have same worth :)
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Books are of course reliable.
There are many peer-reviewed, revised resources that are up on the internet (which are quite more updated than books), that you can use. Otherwise, any webpage that is not trusted, should not be used.
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Internet can rather be used as a reference to your doubts.
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Books = more reliable but takes time
Internet = not so reliable but is more quick
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both. u gotta be smart operator to find the right piece of info i guess.
internet/Ebooks and book both have their own distinctive flavour in reading. :)
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^ ditto.. :P
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Which is more a reliable source? Books or internet?
Based on my studying of university level books now, I would say it is much better to vouch for internet to understand the subject. The books at this level are extremely detailed and clog your mind up.
But for A/O level, books are best ofc. ;)
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ah yes, sometimes internet also provides a short way out especially extract something out of the whole experiments and researches! :D
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but of course you can get a lot ideas through internet ;)
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Books - more reliable.
Internet - fast response.
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sometimes if we are studying on internet, we can get distracted easily by Facebook and forums etc :D but if we are sitting isolated with a book in our hands then it leads to more concentration and focus i guess.
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Books. If people agree to pay for them, it's because they are worth more than the free-sharing on the internet. The internet is a pool in which you can easily drown. Books can give you a straight 45 degree ride into discovering a world you never knew.