High speed Internet connectivity has become more widely available at a reasonable cost and the cost of video capture and display technology has decreased. Consequently, personal videoconferencing systems based on a webcam, personal computer system, software compression and broadband Internet connectivity have become affordable to the general public. Also, the hardware used for this technology has continued to improve in quality, and prices have dropped dramatically. The availability of freeware (often as part of chat programs) has made software based videoconferencing accessible to many. COUNT 4
QSN1 What technology has become more widely available and affordable? ANS1 High speed Internet connectivity QSN2 What is an example of a personal videoconferencing system tool? ANS2 webcam QSN3 What has made videoconferencing accessible to many? ANS3 The availability of freeware QSN4 Videoconferencing freeware is widely available in what programs? ANS4 chat programs