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Whats the difference between a broadcast, a multicast and a cybercast?

April 26, 2017broadcast Multicast

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Whats the difference between a broadcast, a multicast and a cybercast?

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• Broadcast data is sent from one point to many points. If, for example, you wanted to “broadcast” an e-mail message at work, you’d send a copy to everyone, whether they wanted it or not. • Multicast data is sent from one point to a specific destination or destinations. At work, you’d “multicast” an e-mail by sending it only to employees with an interest in that particular message. It wouldn’t go to everyone. • Cybercast data can be live concert footage or audio programming sent to a lot of people through a Web site like liveconcerts.com. The host site usually provides software so that users can access a particular program, such as the live, models-in-lingerie cybercasts sponsored by Victoria’s Secret.