what is skype?

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What is skype

Answer 1

Skype (IPA pronunciation: [skɑɪp], i.e. "skipe") is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network founded by the entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, also founders of the file sharing application Kazaa. It competes against existing open VoIP protocols such as SIP, IAX, and H.323. The Skype Group, acquired by eBay in October 2005, is headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices in London and Tallinn. It has experienced rapid growth in both popular usage and software development since launch, both of its free and its paid services.

The Skype communications system is notable for its broad range of features, including free voice and video conferencing, and its ability to use peer to peer (decentralized) technology to overcome common firewall and NAT problems.

The use of end-user bandwidth in the form of supernodes, the use of closed source software in general, the use of closed source software for encryption of network traffic in particular as well as security of the software, have caused concern. Independent analyses of the software has addressed the latter to some degree.

Answer 2

Skype was first released in August 2003. It was written by Estonian developers Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, and Jaan Tallinn, Danish Janus Friis, and Swedish Niklas Zennström, who had also originally developed Kazaa. Skype had 663 million registered users as of the end of 2010. It was bought by Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 billion. Microsoft's Skype division headquarters is in Luxembourg, but most of the development team and 44% of the overall employees of the division are still situated in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia.

The service allows users to communicate with peers by voice using a microphone, video by using a webcam, and instant messaging over the Internet. Phone calls may be placed to recipients on the traditional telephone networks. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free of charge, while calls to landline telephones and mobile phones are charged via a debit-based user account system. Skype has also become popular for its additional features, including file transfer, and videoconferencing. Competitors include SIP and H.323-based services, such as Linphone and Google Hangouts (formerly Google Voice).

Unlike most other VoIP services, Skype is a hybrid peer-to-peer and client–server system. It makes use of background processing on computers running Skype software, and this is reflected in Skype's original proposed name of Sky Peer-to-Peer.

Some network administrators have banned Skype on corporate, government, home and education networks, citing reasons such as inappropriate usage of resources, excessive bandwidth usage, and security concerns.

Its a site to have video/audio calls and IM services..

Answer 3

Skype is a great calling and video calling software

Answer 4

Skype is a software which enables its users to connect with each other. It allows audio call, video call, file transfer, screen sharing and many more.

overall its a good application to keep in touch with our friends and family members who lives in distance.

Answer 5

Skype is a one type of software by using it you can do video chatting with your friends. For how to get it and install it for that go to this link - http://mylogin4.com/install-skype-latest-version-android-app-for-free/

Answer 6

Skype est un logiciel gratuit qui permet aux utilisateurs de passer des appels téléphoniques via Internet. Wikipédia

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Answer 7

skype is a program where you can talk to people from long distances away. people can use it for meetings and saying hi to a friend who is far away

Answer 8

i can write about Skype because it`ll be too long but i am providing you the link in which you can read about Skype http://www.skype.com/en/about/

Answer 9

A voice service over online computer or mobile

Answer 10

A voice over IP service.