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Basic Computer Skills

Notes Multipoint Control Unit (MCU): Simultaneous videoconferencing among three or more
remote points is possible by means of a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU).
Video Conference: A video conference is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies
which allow two or more locations to interact via two way video and audio transmissions
simultaneously.
Web server: A web server can be referred to as either the hardware (the computer) or the
software (the computer application) that helps to deliver content that can be accessed through
the Internet.
Web site: A Web site is a related collection of World Wide Web (WWW) files that includes
a beginning file called a home page.

1. Explain video teleconference.
2. Explain Website.

14.8 Self-Assessment Questions

1. To browse general topics, we use:

(a) Subject guides (b) Search engine
(c) Websites (d) Web browsers
2. To get specific information, we use:
(a) Subject guides (b) Search engine

(c) Websites (d) Web browsers
3. The speed of a web server is faster in
(a) User-mode (b) Kernel-mode
(c) Both of these (d) None of these

4. What are the main cause of overload on web server?
(a) Computer worms (b) XSS viruses
(c) Internet bots (d) All of these
5. What is not a component of multipoint video conferencing?

(a) Multipoint controller (MC) (b) Multipoint processor (MP)
(c) Video input (d) Textual information

14.9 Review Questions

1. How can you download a particular information from the web?
2. What are the common features of a Web server?
3. Explain the difference between user-mode and kernel-mode web servers?
4. What are the anti-overload techniques used in web servers?
5. Explain significance of video conference and how it is used.

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