I've start a post on the world affairs board discussion forum. The title i created was impact of terrorism on world economy and the question i post to discuss was 'What are the impact of terrorism on the world's economy?'

The URL of the another internet resource that I've found is: http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/speakers/baynenov2001.html

This website address more details of the impact of terrorism on the world's economy. They have state that the financial institutions housed in the twin towers has been affected greatly. There is loss of business confidence in the country as firms are more reluctant to take risks or undertake new ventures. Aviation and tourism has also been hit extremely hard with the industries associated with them. There has also been a drop in customer confidence.

Terrorism has also provided a distraction effect. Countries start to focus too much on how to solve and prevent terrorism problem and neglect other problems which should not be in the case.

Question: Briefly explain how Internet has enriched your academic life. Illustrate your answer using at least ONE Internet resource you had learnt in UIR.

Answer: Internet has enriched my academic life by providing me with all the information about everything. I'm able to search for more information about stuff that I'm not sure and getting all the information I need for my projects. The internet also includes manuals for differenet programs available and makes life easier when I need to do some self-study.

I have learnt that Internet resource can be categorized into 3 categories: organizational, personal and subject-based. I have learnt that http://www.snort.org/ is subject-based Internet resource. It contain manuals and downlads of the program snort and the manuals help me figure out how to use the program while doing my project using the program snort.

From this practical, I've learnt that another way I can get answers to question I have is through a online discussion forum. If the question is posted correctly, I may get a chance of getting an answer from a professional, any user who wish to make his comments. However, it has one disadvantage and that is I may have to wait for a long period of time before I get a reply. It is not as efficient as searching from a search engine.