This document outlines the purposes, advantages, components, and uses of video conferencing. The purposes include teaching students, providing health education, and facilitating small group and public discussions. The advantages are that video conferencing can be used for illiterate people, attracts attention, conveys messages quickly without requiring detailed study, and is portable, economic, and an effective supplementary aid. Components include video and audio input and output as well as data transfer. Uses involve business, distance learning, telecommuting, legal settings, and telemedicine.