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- Streaming
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- Streaming presents a way for you to listen to audio, or view video over the Internet
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- without having to wait for a large file to fully download. This saves you time and
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- space - as many media files require a large amount of storage. A streamed file
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- originates from a server somewhere on the Internet. Clicking a link tells the file to
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- download in small pieces to your computer, and when a percentage of the file has
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- downloaded it begins to play. Many times this allows you to view or hear media files
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- quickly, and at a pretty good resolution, depending on your connection speed.