The chat is instant messaging on the Internet in the online mode between two or several people. Messages can be text, voice or in video format imitating personal contact if people are at distance from each other.
Instruction
1. The word "chat" came from the English chat – "stir". That is the chat is simply chatter on the Internet. The main difference of a chat from a forum that communication happens in real time, so, almost without delays. As a network message distinguish text (web chats), voice and video chats.
2. Web chats or text chats represent text messaging which is possible in two options: the general and private. The general text chat is conducted in a window which is seen by all participants of a chat, and the private or private chat means communication between two people. During maintaining the general chat there is always an opportunity to call the certain interlocutor on a private conversation.
3. The predecessor of a voice chat can be considered phone. The microphone or earphones with the microphone is necessary for virtual interlocutors for exchange of voice messages. Such chats are often applied by computer players during the group game, providing real-life communication between members of the team, allowing not to distract from major activity. Also voice chats are used for holding webinars, i.e. the voice training seminars.
4. Video chats are voice chats with broadcast of the video image of interlocutors. Installation of the webcam is necessary for communication in a video chat. A lack of a video chat is the poor quality of transfer of video signal, however usually users of it have enough. Technologies of a video chat are often used when conducting business conferences, code one or several people cannot be present at a general meeting. Sometimes such conferences have especially network character that significantly saves working hours.
5. Voice and video chats usually combine with text, at the same time is corresponded in parallel and can be as the general, and private.
6. A chat also call the software which use allows to conduct a network message.
7. There are also telechats which are conducted not on the computer, and on TV channel. For example, on music channels often thus transfer text congratulations of the people who ordered a musical gift. Besides, in the form of telemessages personals are given. The most widespread option of placement of such message on the screen – sending SMS, however this pleasure not free unlike the majority of Internet chats.