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Chatting and Conferencing on the Internet
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Chatting and Conferencing on the Internet
Common on the web.
Users can converse mutually by typing in real time.
Chat room.
Chat on web is known as ‘Instant Messaging’.
Instant Messenger
Yahoo Messenger
MSN Messenger
Google Talk
Conferencing is the process of -Video and audio is sent from one user to another.
Conferencing via internet does not differ to traditional teleconferencing.
Web based application prompt the participant to enter a Uniform Resource Locator(URL).
Limit of participants in one web meeting is determined by Voice Over Internet Protocol(VOIP).
Online Chatting and Messaging
Web browser is the only requirement to chat on the web.
History of web chatting linked to evolution of web technology.
HTML pages
Disadvantages of HTML pages:
Every HTML message required a form to be submitted and a page to be loaded.
Waiting period before each message could be sent.
Delays in receiving messages .
Usenet Newsgroup
It comprises newsgroup organized hierarchically according to topic.
It is a collection of messages posted from many users in different part of the world.
Newsgroup available in two types binary or text.
Usenet main motive is to minimize the network traffic and use of resources.
Number of Usenet newsgroup are high among them some are active.
Instant Messaging(IM)
Real time communication between two or more people based on typed text.
Important features of IM :
It different from e-mailing.
It allows efficient communication ,providing instant acknowledgment or reply.
IM allows a user to save a conversation for later reference.