Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2014, 2, 179-183
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Fractality in the Utilization of
Internet in the World
Helen B. Boholano
Cebu Normal University, Cebu City, Philippines
Email: hibihag08@gmail.com
Received 29 November 2013; revised 30 December 2013; accepted 10 January 2014
Copyright © 2014 by author and Scientific Research Publishing Inc.
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Abstract
This paper sought to describe the roughness of the penetration of the use of internet to the popu-
lation of the world from Worldbank and Internet World Stats. The Internet as one of the growing
technology is one of the best channels for people seeking knowledge, fun, and friends. Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) has played an educational role in formal and non-formal
settings, in programs provided by governmental agencies, public and private educational institu-
tions, for-profit corporations and non-profit groups, and secular and religious communities as re-
ported by UNESCO. Fractal features and analysis were used in this study in additional texture pa-
rameters. Results revealed that China is the No. 1 internet user in the world. Internet is utilized in
China in business, education, government sectors, work places and other agencies or institutions.
The internet is described as the single most important invention of the 21
st
century and as an
equalizer that facilitates access to information and resources. Furthermore, a single or mono
fractal, “ideal” fractal dimensionality was detected in the utilization of internet in the world.
Keywords
Fractality; Internet Utilization; Roughness
1. Introduction
The Internet quickly entered the life of the humankind since 20
th
century. It took more than ten (10) years and
several processes before people face the fact of its spreading all over the world, including the developing coun-
tries. It has become not only the hugest information resource in the world, but—what is even more impor-
tant—the most rapid means of communication [1].
People around the world have got an opportunity to communicate with each other in quite a short time
through the internet. In comparison with a snail-mail or even airmail, e-mail gets over distance and time, fron-