INTERNET USAGE OF THE SHS STUDENTS OF LCUP AND ITS IMPACT ON THEIR HABITS AND ATTITUDES

Internet, as we know it at present, started to assemble a link between and among networks around the world. The advent of the world wide web (www) in the 1990s changed the lifestyle and norms of the computer-age generation. Its effects reverberated and took shape in the households, in the offices, and in the academic institutions. The excitement created by this technological innovation maneuvered a change in the life and time of its frequent users transforming their routine activities, habits, and attitudes. While the global population had admitted the influence of the Internet on its users, it was interesting to discover the impact of Internet usage in a particular locality. It would create an understanding of the locality and its population which could, in turn, aid in identifying plans, policies, and programs useful to the general public. The purpose of this research was to determine the impact of Internet usage on the senior high school students of La Consolacion University Philippines.