EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Google Talk is an instant messenger that is used for chatting. Option(c) is the correct answer. An instant messaging platform called Google Talk allowed for both text and voice communication. Among its users, the instant messaging service was variously known as Gchat, Gtalk, or Gmessage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Key PointsWhatsApp: Instant messaging (IM) technology is a type of online chat allowing real-time text transmission over the Internet or another computer network.

Detailed explanation-3: -Google Talk is Google’s free chat and instant messaging application available on multiple platforms, including Android, Mac OS 10.5 or later, Linux, Windows (Server 2003, XP, and later) and Google Chrome OS. Google Talk also provides support for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or PC-to-PC calls.

Detailed explanation-4: -there are two kinds of instant messaging software – application based and Web based. Application based instant messaging software is downloaded and installed on user’s computer. Some of the popular instant messaging software are: Google Talk • Yahoo! Messenger • Skype • Windows Live Messenger • Rediff Bol, etc.

Detailed explanation-5: -Instant messaging allows two or more users to communicate with each other via real-time “chat.” Chat may be one-to-one or many-to-many, as in chat groups. In addition to chatting, most modern instant messaging software allows file sharing and sometimes audio and video conferencing.