Unit 1. Basic knowledge and common uses of computers Show Topic C: Online communicationClick play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section. Email and Video Conferencingrefers to the sharing of information or communication over a computer network (the Internet). Some popular types of online communication:
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What is used to communicate through the internet?Services known as Voice over Internet Protocols (VoIP) such as Skype and Google Hangouts enable users to place phone calls over the internet to communicate by voice, video, or instant messaging.
What allows users to communicate in realInstant messaging allows two or more users to communicate with each other via real-time “chat.” Chat may be one-to-one or many-to-many, as in chat groups. In addition to chatting, most modern instant messaging software allows file sharing and sometimes audio and video conferencing.
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