Streaming Video Plus – A New Internet Experience That is More Like a Live Classroom

摘要

Streaming video is a technology used on the World Wide Web to expedite the video viewing process. It allows the end user to begin viewing the video as soon as a connection is made with the media server, instead of having to wait for the entire video file to download before viewing. This is accomplished by "streaming" the video file over the internet in small pieces. A media player on the user's computer deciphers those streaming pieces as they are downloaded and presents them seamlessly to the viewer. The end result is close to real-time viewing.