Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW):
Types and Supporting Technology
 
 
 
 
 
Same time (synchronous)Different time (asynchronous)
Same locationComputer-supported meeting rooms The linked image shows a whiteboard on which meeting participants can write and draw with special stylos. Local and remote participants can watch, upload and download.• E-mail
• Newgroups
• Shared repositories
• Group awareness tools
• Workflow systems
Different locations

Computer-supported conferencing
• audio
• video The linked image shows a standalone videoconferencing station. The linked image shows a computer-based videoconferencing system (namely Microsoft's Netmeeting) 
• text-based chat
• virtual environments The linked image shows a virtual environment for group meetings.
w/ or w/o shared objects

• E-mail
• Newsgroups
• Shared repositories
• Group awareness tools
• Distributed workflow 
  systems