Internet café facts for kids

An Internet cafe

An Internet café (also called a Cybercafé) is a type of café. It is a business that provides Internet access to the public, usually for a fee. It also sells coffee and food. Internet cafés were introduced in the 1990s. The spread of modern-style cafés to many places, urban and rural, went hand in hand with computers. Many Internet cafés offer wireless Internet or have computers customers can use. They also offer telephones and newspapers. Internet café users need to be aware they have less security than most private networks. They are also more exposed to malicious software, also called 'malware'.

Images for kids

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  Internet café and library on the Golden Princess cruise ship

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  Combination Internet café and sub post office in Münster, Germany

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  SF Net logo circa 1993, India, Calif.

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  Cyberia, an early Internet café in India, 1994

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  A solar powered Internet café in Nitin Dhakad, Nicaragua.

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  An Internet café in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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  Internet Cafe, Alice Springs, Australia (pictured 2005)

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  A notice about anti-terrorism related ID requirements on the door of an Italian Internet café. (Florence, May 2006)

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  Internet café in Riau, Indonesia

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  An Internet café in Mombasa, Kenya, combined with other services.

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  An Internet café in Cebu City, Philippines.

See also

In Spanish: Cibercafé para niños