VI. Research and Information Seeking

One of the ideal applications laid down for ICT and the World Wide Web is for research and education since Web 1.0, the main objectives of internet sites are to share and disseminates information. 

Five information sources over the internet:

1. Web search engine- A programs designed to search or mine the world wide web based on keywords provided by the users.

2. Research Indexing Sites- It is a web sites dedicated to compile and index researches done by academic researcher's, engineers,social scientist and so on.

3. Massive Online Open Course (MOOC)- A web sites dedicated to teach and inform users focused on different areas.

4. Employment Web Sites- It is a web sites that enable companies to post job vacancies.

5.Electronic Commerce (e-commerce)- A technology that uses electronic means to trade products and currencies.