What is streaming — CCA-F Exam Prep

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COMPARE THESE Split screen. Left: a person staring at a loading bar at 43% with 'Downloading...' Right: the same person watching a movie already playing, popcorn in hand.

Split screen. Left: a person staring at a loading bar at 43% with 'Downloading...' Right: the same person watching a movie already playing, popcorn in hand.

Downloading a movie vs streaming it.

Downloading: wait 20 minutes. Then watch. You get the whole file before you see a single frame.

Streaming: starts playing in 2 seconds. The rest arrives in the background while you watch.