Zoom Meetings

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What is Zoom Meetings

Zoom Video Telecommunications is a company based in San Jose, CA, that provides an effective software program that allow one or more persons to talk to each other over the internet. Due to the home isolation caused by Coronovirus 19 and its ease of use, Zoom became almost over night the popular choice of schools and other businesses to allow their employees or students to work together from home.

To speak to a group in Zoom, a user downloads the software on his computer. Once installed, Zoom will ask you to enter a code for the meeting you wish to join. Once you enter the code, you will enter a waiting room where the head of the group can admit everyone to the chat at the proper time. There is no fee to download the software, and the first 40 minutes is free. After that, then there is a charge for air time. Users can connect their session by audio or choose to connect by visual and audio through their computer. If the visual option is chosen, the user shows as a headshot to the head of the group.

Zoom has had some security problems. Anyone knowing the code can enter a chat room and join the group, and the codes become known as they are used in the community. Allowing the group leader to admit people to the group is a partial solution to this problem, but it is still possible for anyone knowing the codes to access this program. Zoom is busy working on fixes to this and other security problems. This would not be a safe communication device for anything that must stay securred from others. Even so, Zoom is helping schools and other institutions continue to conduct business while isolating at home. Since Zoom is free to download, most users of the program can join any group for free if they can finish their meeeting in 40 minutes.