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What you cannot do on Quora:
You cannot argue on any topic or raise a conflict.
It is not a forum to express your views or share your thoughts.
Questions which are poorly phrased or are not appropriate are not entertained on the website.
You can create a Quora account on the website quora.com. by following the different steps to create
your account.
SKYPE
The concept of Skype was introduced by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis in the year 2003. It is
used to make free video and voice one-to-one and group calls , send instant messages and share
files with other people on Skype. It enables the users to talk face to face on video call to friends and
family. You can use it to organize office meetings free of cost. Using Skype, you can communicate with
a person residing in any part of the world. To call on Skype, you need to have a skype account. It has
features like video call, voice call, and instant messages. You only need an Internet connection. Skype
uses a technology called voice over IP or VoIP, which sends your voice, inserted into the computer via
microphone over the Internet.
Skype can be used to join an online meeting, conduct an interview, online classes and you can connect
with anyone from anywhere with Skype web. You can host/attend a video meeting or audio conference
with a maximum of 50 members at one time. You can also record your on-going meeting/call, can have
live captions and subtitles like a movie or chat.
The key features of Skype are as follows:
Skype translates the conversation in real-time if the person is talking in a different language.
It is a safe way to have conversation with people without any interruption.
You can share your screen to train someone.
It has Live Subtitles option. This helps a hearing-impaired person to keep up with the call.
Factbot
The first VoIP service was developed in 1973 by Danny Cohen. He named this service as Network Voice Protocol
(NVP).
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Double Tap Century #Information Literacy
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Skills
Guess my name.
1. I was launched in the year 2009, founded by Adam D’Angelo and Charlie Cheever.
2. I was launched in the year 2006 as a social networking and microblogging site.
3. I am an American online social networking service founded by
Mark Zuckerberg on 4 February 2004.
4. I was introduced by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis in the year 2003.
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