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A Study on the Internet usage Pattern and Internet Addiction among the People


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1 Department of Business Administration, V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women, India
     

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In today’s world the internet usage among people has grown drastically and it had become more important for people to use internet in their daily life. With the increase in information and communication technology the people get addicted to internet for various reasons. The people in today’s world use internet for entertainment purpose, Social interaction and for learning purpose. So, the internet started to play a significant role in people’s life. Therefore, people use internet for multiple purpose and they are getting addicted to internet. Hence the objective of the study is to understand the usage pattern of internet among people with the growing technology and also know the level of internet addiction among people.

Keywords

Internet, Usage, Internet Addiction, Students Internet Usage.
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Authors

S. Cindhana
Department of Business Administration, V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women, India
A. Amalimary
Department of Business Administration, V.V. Vanniaperumal College for Women, India

Abstract


In today’s world the internet usage among people has grown drastically and it had become more important for people to use internet in their daily life. With the increase in information and communication technology the people get addicted to internet for various reasons. The people in today’s world use internet for entertainment purpose, Social interaction and for learning purpose. So, the internet started to play a significant role in people’s life. Therefore, people use internet for multiple purpose and they are getting addicted to internet. Hence the objective of the study is to understand the usage pattern of internet among people with the growing technology and also know the level of internet addiction among people.

Keywords


Internet, Usage, Internet Addiction, Students Internet Usage.

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