Chat
Internet Relay Chat or simply the chat is an
Internet wide talk facility which is getting popular now a days. It is an
online conversation with another person over the Internet. Chatting has several
advantages. It can be a private chat with friends or relatives or a general
chat with even unknown person.
Previously,
chatting was purely text-based. People located at different places can just
type their conversation through the key board. Text based chatting is faster
when compared to graphical systems. Now we have multimedia chat, it is possible
to live conversation through the Internet using web cameras and audio
equipments. Since image and sound get transferred slowly through the Internet, use
of high speed connection is essential.
Advantages of Internet Chats
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Chat
rooms utilized by students provide synchronous communication
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Students
can use chat rooms to develop collaborate projects ,interact with peers,
experts etc.
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There
is no long distance charge for chat.