Information and Communication Technology- PDF

Individual Report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Compare two web conferencing providers and its features........................................................1
Skills required to conduct online research and faced challenges ..............................................3
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Information and communication technology is denotative term for information tech
which stress the roles of unified communication and incorporation of telecom and computers and
other necessary business software, storage and audiovisual systems (Deluca and et.al., 2019).
Report will explain and compare two different web conferencing providers and its features. It
will discuss the skills that are required to conduct online research and facing challenges.
MAIN BODY
Compare two web conferencing providers and its features
Web conferencing is an online facility through which people can hold live meetings,
conferencing, presentation and training by internet especially on TCP/IP connections. People can
connect to the conference either by telephone or utilising speaker and microphone computer by
VoIP connection. There are many web conferencing like Hangout and Skype.
Basis Hangout Skype
Meaning Hangouts is communication
platform evolved by Google that
involves messaging, video chat
and Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) features (Tseng, Cheng
and Yeh, 2019). It replaces three
messaging goods which Google
had applied at the same time
within their facilities involving
Google Talk, Google+,
Messenger and Hangouts. These
are video chat system present
within Google+.
Skype is telecom applications
which specialises in giving video
chat, voice calls among
computers, tablets, mobile
device and smart watches
through internet. Also, it gives
instant messaging services. User
can transit text, video, audio and
images. It allows video
conference call and web
conferencing (Leu and et.al.,
2015).
Feature Hangout enables communication
among two or more users. The
facilities can be accessed online
There is an unique Skype name
by which persons are recognized
that can be listed in directory of
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via the Gmail or Google+
websites or by mobile apps
accessible for Android and iOS.
Skype. It enables these listed
users to interact via both present
messaging and voice chat. The
text chat of Skype enables group
chats, storing chat history and
editing of past messages (Deluca
and et.al., 2019).
Applications The desktop Chrome app version
of Hangouts starting displaying
these headlines messages at the
higher of its window (Ali and
John, 2019). The Hangout
Chrome app can be arranged by
Hangout Chrome enlargement.
There are many versions of
Skype that have been discharged
for Window since its concept.
The latest version Skype was
Skype 12.9 in that many of
features were both removed and
added. Also, there are other
desktop app like macOS, Linux
as well as mobile devices such as
iOS, Android, Nokia X.
Future of web
conferencing
Google has declared that Hangout
will be targeted at the users of
business with the Hangouts
branded classified into two goods
like Hangouts Meet and Chat.
Hangouts chat will be directed on
instant messaging will extra
characteristics like bot assistant
and threaded messaging.
Hangouts Meets will be direct on
video conferencing (Daly and
et.al., 2017).
Microsoft bound their latest
update for iOS, integrating
revamped design and new third
party combination with
platforms involving Gfycat,
YouTube and UpWorthy
(Willison, 2018). Also,
Microsoft added Skype
interviews in which shared code
editing system for those wishing
to done job interview for
programming roles.
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In relation to that, Hangout is best and most suitable for business. Through it, businesses
can easily done video call either via mobile or computers (Willison, 2018). There are features of
Hangout which involves saving online of chat history, shared photos and images while
communication that are directly uploaded into private Google+ album. Also, user can utilise
colour emoji signs in their text. Hangouts involves capability to create free voice calls to other
users of Hangouts. In 2016, Google declared that selected app on Air will discounted (Daly and
et.al., 2017). Users will have to use YouTube Live for live moving events. Google Hangouts
involves many Easter eggs to surprise users.
Skills required to conduct online research and faced challenges
The conducting online research is very important and necessary tasks for students or
businessman for collecting the large level of information and facts about the topic or subjects
(Deluca and et.al., 2019). In order to that, there are many skills and competencies are required to
conduct research through online which involves such as:
Time management Skill:
It is the most important and necessary skill for completing each and every activity or
conduct. In relation to that, time management skills is very essential to conduct research through
online as well as completed the online report on the time duration. This will aid to make
conclusion of the study if the researcher will develop this skill while conducting the online
researcher (Tseng, Cheng and Yeh, 2019).
Critical Thinking and analysing:
Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally about what to do or what to
believe. It involves ability of involve in reflective and self-directed thinking. In order to that,
critical thinking is very necessary skill to conduct the online research and collected the figures
about the subject or topic. Also, researcher will have critical analysis skills for evaluating the
data and information about the topic or theme (Leu and et.al., 2015). This will aid to make
conclusion of the study if the researcher will develop this skill while conducting the online
researcher.
Technical Skills:
Technical skills are the competencies and knowledge required to perform particular
activities. Technical skills involve mechanical, information tech, or scientific activities. Another
illustrations involve programming knowledge, languages or tools. In relation to that, technical
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skill is essential to conduct the research related to programming language (Ali and John, B.,
2019). Through it, individual easily calculate figure and facts which is related to topic. This will
aid to make conclusion of the study if the researcher will develop this skill while conducting the
online researcher.
Data Collection:
It is also very necessary and essential skills for gathering the appropriate data and figures
about the topic or tasks. Through this skill, individual easily and appropriately collecting the data
and reach the finding of study. Data collection skills involves translate and read info into actual
data, know about different ways to manage data collection actions, familiar with managing data
entry actions to fix information into particular system and allocated databases (Willison, 2018).
This will aid to make conclusion of the study if the researcher will develop this skill while
conducting the online researcher.
Challenges facing in online research:
The conducing online research is very big tasks as well as collecting the specific
informations in large amount of data.
Large Amount of informations:
In relation to conduct online research, it is the difficult to find specific information,
because there are lots of informations are available on internet related to subject or topic.
Therefore, it is necessary to researcher for finding out the proper and adequate information
through internet (Daly and et.al., 2017). Specific information will be aid to complete the research
easily and effectively. If the researcher will find the proper information, so that it will aid to
make conclusion of the study.
Finding out original source:
It is necessary to find the original source relating to topic or theme. Many of writers can
make infographics on their website. The challenge with some of these is that they do not
appropriately link with their actual sources. Therefore, if an individual do not find the original
source, so that they do not utilise any kind of information in their research (Deluca and et.al.,
2019). Original source is highly beneficial for completing the online research which is related to
topic or theme. If investigator will find original source, so that it will aid to make conclusion of
the study.
Reliability of Information:
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It is not necessary that each and every online information will be reliable or not.
Therefore, researcher will be focused on collecting the data while searching any type of subject.
Many of the information will be wrong which directly impact on whole research and its finding.
Through this, researcher will not reach the conclusion and also will not make the final report.
This is large challenges to investigator while conducting the online research (Leu and et.al.,
2015). If researcher will know about reliable information. So that it will aid to make conclusion
of the study.
In order to that, researcher will be focused on all kind of issues and try to solve all
problems for completing effective online research related to particular topic. Also, it aid to reach
the conclusion and final report. Also, researcher will be focused on development of skills and
competencies for conducting and completing the appropriate research on particular topic. If
investigator will find original source, appropriate information and specific data, so that it will aid
to make conclusion of the study (Ali and John, 2019).
CONCLUSION
This report has summarised that there are two web conferencing service like Hangout and
Skype and also both have different features and future. It can be concluded that many of skills
required to conduct online research like technical skills, data collection, time management,
critical thinking and other abilities. It can be discussed that various challenges faced by
researcher like large amount of informations, finding out original source and reliability of
information which has influenced research completion.
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