Assignment

Course Name
Introduction to Computer (MIS105.21)
Submitted To
Abdullah Al Mamun (AM2)
Lecturer
Dept. of Accounting & Finance
North South University
Submitted By
Mehraj Khan
ID# 1620036030
School of Business
North South University
Submission Date
30th May, 2016

Question:

What

videoconferencing

are

the

advantages

technologies?

What

of

using

are

the

disadvantages?
Answer:
Videoconferencing is basically the way for two or more individuals to
communicate through the simultaneous transmission of audio and video.
There

are

many

advantages

of

videoconferencing

as

well

as

disadvantages.
The advantages are as follows,
Reduces the cost for travels
Helps employers to manage their employees better
Allows frequent business meetings around the world
Helps collaborating in business for better production and profit
Contact people who would be unreachable without videoconferencing

technology
The disadvantages of videoconferencing are as follows,
Videoconferencing is open to the criminals as well as normal people
Special equipment for videoconferencing would require capable staff in

business
Difficult for people in widely separate time zones to find a good time to

communicate

 May limit the number of participants in a conference at a time due to

technological limits
Reduction of fieldwork will cause unemployment for those unable to

afford the technology

Question: What is telepresence and what sorts of

companies are best suited to use it as a communications
tool?
Answer:
The best of the videoconferencing

technology is known as

telepresence. It makes the user feel like they are actually present in a
different location from their own. It enables the user to sit across the table
from a person in a large screen with every element of a meeting minus
the physical form greetings or agreements. A modern day example would
be Skype or ooVoo. through which individuals can communicate as if they
are sitting right next to each other even though they are in different parts
of the world.
Not every company is suited for the use of telepresence. Unlike the
usual videoconferencing technology, the telepresence products are very
expensive as they are of the highest quality in the market. As per usual
observation the companies suited best for telepresence products usage as
communication tools are as follows,
Food production companies

 Technology consulting firms

Companies with large savings
Environmental or other awareness groups
Companies that require lots of business travels

Question: What kind of companies could benefit from

using videoconferencing? Are they any companies that
might not derive any benefits from this technology?
Answer:
Videoconferencing may show great potential but not every single
company is eligible for the benefits offered by the system.
The companies that can benefit from the videoconferencing system
are as follows,
Companies that work for public awareness
Multinational companies as they require a lot of travelling
Arts & Fashion companies since they require a lot of visual work
Large companies with a lot of branches to keep employees under view
Food production companies since they need to show the benefits of

their products
The

companies

that

might

videoconferencing are as follows,

not

derive

any

benefit

from

 Local companies that require little travelling

Small companies with low amount of savings
Companies that have literally no rival in their field of work

Since the use of videoconferencing is very advantageous, there are

less types of companies that would not benefit from using it.