why would poeple want to work offline, how does working off line work?? what does it mean to work offline?
2007-02-27 04:41:49 · 6 answers · asked by nene 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Exactly what it says! You arent connected to a lan or network! You do your job and then upload when you go on. E mail for instance, some people write it and send it when they log on.
2007-02-27 04:48:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more secure to work offline, specifically if you want to access network locally stored data. By working offline, you are pretty much guarenteed safety from intruders, hackers, etc. It is possible that when you are working online, someone can access your local network.
Another example, let's say you have a feed reader that consumes alot of bandwidth. You can use the "Work Offline" function in the feedreader so that it is not using all of your network bandwidth, and still be connected to the Internet.
Different programs have the work offline feature which can be used for different advantages.
2007-02-27 04:55:59 · answer #2 · answered by ßαDß●Ϋ™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I am answering questions on this site, I am 'working online.' When I am in Word, writing a letter to be printed out and mailed 'snail mail' I'm working offline. When I'm 'surfing the 'net' I'm working online, when I'm playing most games, I'm working offline. Some programs are made to run only 'online' ... others are made to run only 'offline' ... Online means you are 'connected to the Internet.' Offline means that the program you are 'working in' is not connected to the Internet.
2007-02-27 05:00:12 · answer #3 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that if you are working on a document stored on a network resource, a cached copy of that document will be available for you to work on if you lose connectivity to the network resource.
2007-02-27 04:45:16 · answer #4 · answered by whodeyflya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it usefull if people are using dialup, since it saves the content of the webpage to the pc so it can be read offline.
2007-02-27 04:46:51 · answer #5 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you use your local computer services opposed to connecting to a database or server over a LAN or WAN connection.
2007-02-27 04:46:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋