A large number of people around the world spend a good deal of time each and every day surfing across the Internet. Fortunately, more often than not, a person can spend time on the World Wide Web without incident. However, once in a while a person in the Internet can end up infecting his or her computer with a dangerous virus.
Even with anti-virus software and firewalls, a diligent person using the Internet can still end up infecting his or her computer with a virus.
A wise course of action for a person who maintains valuable information or material on his or her computer is to utilize a computer for these purposes and to use a second unit for surfing the Internet and accessing the World Wide Web. An Internet computer adds a layer of protection to a person who spends a good deal of time on the World Wide Web.
If the Internet computer ends up infected with a virus, a person’s more valuable stored resources will not be jeopardized because of the illicit infection. The maintenance of an Internet computer provides a computer user and Web surfer a physical barrier beyond which a virus cannot and will not readily pass.
(Of course, it is possible to transfer a virus into a computer unit not being used as an Internet computer by transferring an infected file into that unit. However, and has been mentioned above, the use of an Internet computer provides an added layer of protection to a person desiring to ward off and defend against a virus.)
A person need not spend a good deal of money in purchasing a unit to be dedicated as an Internet computer. Because the Internet computer will be sued for a specific and limited purpose, it is not necessary to obtain a high end model. A simple unit designed for Wet access and utilization will make a perfect Internet computer.