The Internet has grown fast these years all round the world. For example, the number of people who use it has doubled in only two years in China. And I think it has changed our life at least in three ways.

First, it allows people to share their resources easily. In the early 1990s people drew graphics with single PCs, and shared files by using floppy discs. When the file was big, it was very inconvenient. But these days we no longer need to copy files by disks. Instead, we can get what we need by clicking the mouse. That’s great!

Second, it makes information retrieval easy and quick. There are a wide variety of sites around the world. When you need something, say a new book, you can search the net and find it instantly, with details including table of contents, introduction and price, etc. Another example is, when you want to go somewhere you aren’t familiar with, you can visit the special sites that offer traveling information and find how to go there cheaply.

Thirdly, it makes the electronic games more wonderful. Initially people got to play games with computer on one to one basis. That was inflexible. When you actually play games on line, you play them with real people, not computers, which makes a fundamental difference to the way of entertainment. ?

From the above three points, I will say that the Internet is one of the greatest inventions in the hundred years.