Question

difference between im and e mail​

Answer 1

Answer:

Email vs IM

Email is short for electronic mail. This is a kind for mail service that works similar to the postal service. A message is created by you on your computer and sent. This reaches your server and sits there till the server processes the outgoing messages. The server would locate the server for this recipient address and pass on the message directly to the server or the nearest one. Once it reaches the recipients it will wait there till the time the recipients downloads or reads it.

IM is short for Instant Messaging. Instant Messaging enables online real time communication between two users logged in simultaneously. Every time a user presses enter the message gets broken up in packets and is immediately transmitted over the net. These packets are received on the other ended, decoded and displayed on the recipients screen.

Answer 2

IM stands for instant messaging. It is used for real Tim communication between two users.(used for conversations mainly)

E-mail stands for electronicmail. It is used for sending messages but it has to be read by the user on the other end and reply it back.(used for long conversation)