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Synchronous Communications

Introduction

Synchronous communication occurs in real-time with participants dynamically responding to each other. Asynchronous communication allows participants to make responses to one another at different times.

The following lists shows popular web-based communication mechanisms categorized into synchronous and asynchronous communication.

Asynchronous
Synchronous
Email IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
Listservs MUDs/MOOs
Newsgroups Shared Whiteboards
Mediated Discussions A/V Teleconferencing

These mediums support multiple paradigms of communications. One-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, and many-to-many models of communication are supported.

 The Internet/WWW has seen an explosion or communication mechanisms since its inception. Some of the methods which will be covered in this tutorial are:

  1. Text Chats
  2. Web Chats
  3. Instant Messaging
  4. Audio Chatting
  5. Web Phones
  6. Shared Whiteboards
  7. Net Video Conferencing

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