To the contrary: those are things Linux actually excels at. There is no reason why you couldn't use Linux for those things.
e-mailing is more sensitive than surfing and copying
No. Downoading is when you transfer files from a remote source to your computer. Surfing is merely viewing internet content.
That depends on what you plan on doing on the computer system, if you plan on running taxing programs, like games or graphic modeling programs, then computer hardware is extremely important, on the other hand if you are only intrested in surfing the internet and writing word documents then computer hardware is fairly unimportant.
It depends on the they are surfing for. Surfing for content based subject matter (but I guess that would be considered research) is one thing, surfing indiscriminately is another. I do not see how the latter would benefit academic performance.
Both notebook and netbook computers work well for web surfing. The notebook offers more versatility while the netbook offers a much cheaper price.
Drag and drop editing.
No, Gmail is not for Internet Surfing or things like that. It is primarily for sending and receiving mails. Chatting can also be done on Gmail.
The practice of spying on the user of a computer (or other electronic device) in order to obtain their personal access information.
Fax machine transmission of files uses telephone networks and not internet networks unlike internet faxing that uses computer and internet to transmit faxes.
Compaq Presario 1500 is a laptop or notebook which can be used for surfing on the internet, storing computer data, downloading photos, receiving and sending E-Mails, making telephone calls thru VoiP, visiting social sites and many more.
A notebook is a smaller computer that is mostly used for web surfing. A laptop is a fully functional computer that can replace a desktop computer's functionality.
Computing is the act of using a computer. This can be anything from gaming, surfing the web, to banking. There are numerous activities that people perform using the computer.