Abstract:
A study has been conducted in Jimma Universitymain campus to assess
the availabilityof the Intemet access and utilizationof the service in different
faculties of Jimma Universitystudents and staff members.
Beginning from Feb. 1997 the university get the internet account from
telecommunication corporation to facilitate some research works and other
administrative as well as academic tasks of the university. Internet is the world's
largest computer network, through Intemet we can get a hall of information,
about people, product, organization, research data, printed media, email service
and others. All of those are made easily available to users of Intemet by using
programs (a series of instructions for computer). This study identify the type of
application that the students and staff members mostly use Internet service, the
extent of knowledge about this technology in the students & staff members.
The attitude and perception of the respondents on Intemet and its
contribution to academic pertormence is also determined. the total number of
units and interconnections on this Internet service with the average number of
users in each unit is described in detail the major problems faced during the
last five years and the respondents suggestions and the researchers persona!
recommendations are included at the end of the study.
