Video conferencing allows people in different locations to communicate in real-time using video and audio as if they were in the same room. It is commonly used for interviews, meetings, presentations, and teaching. Video conferencing requires equipment like webcams, microphones, and speakers at each location to transmit video and audio over the internet or broadband connection. It helps connect remote workers, students, and families and is expected to continue growing as more organizations adopt web-based conferencing.

2. Video conferencing is a communications
technology that integrates video and voice to
connect remote users with each other as if
they were in the same room.

3. Videoconferencing is commonly used for:
• Interviewing prospective students and staff
• Research group meetings
• Business meetings
• Teaching and distance learning
• Presentations
• Seminar presentations to remote audiences
• Public launches of new research projects

4. Video Conferencing allows people who are from different locations to
communicate in real-time using video and audio. It is also a way for virtual teams
to interact in a more personal way as opposed to just doing conference calls.
Video input can either be a web cam or video camera. You would need at
least one for each location. A television or computer can be used as video
outputs. Microphones are used as audio input. Each location should have at
least one microphone. In bigger conferences, there may be multiple
microphones or one microphone that is shared and passed around. Audio
outputs are speakers either built-into or hooked up to a computer or
television.
Video conferencing is transmitted either via the internet connection
through an ISP (Internet Service Provider) or via broadband connection.

5. Applications for home and personal use
Video conferencing helps connect telecommuters, Small Office/Home
Office owners, and individuals reaching out to friends and family.
Applications for distance education
Through video conferencing and distance education, instructors can reach students in
remote regions and give them the same access to degree programs as their traditional
classroom counterparts.
Future growth
The video conferencing field is continually changing and developing. As
web-based conferencing systems become the mainstream, more
businesses, schools and homes will utilize video conferencing
technology for work, education, and communication.