流媒体和下载，这两个术语在我们使用互联网时最常用。让我们一一看看这些术语，我们就会看到它们之间的区别。
流媒体：
流式传输是指在远程机器(服务器)而不是购物机中查看保留的内容。现在，但是这种流媒体会起作用吗?在媒体和应用程序的流传输中，媒体比特流被分割成微小的块或块，这些块或块分别以区域为单位传输。这样，接收器就能够对最终用户在特定时间接收到的比特流部分进行编码和回放。
因此，这可以是发射器系统地发送多媒体系统知识的数据包，而接收器同时接受、解码和检查比特流的接收部分。
下载：
下载与流媒体完全不同；它涉及在查看内容之前将来自服务器的内容存储在客户端机器上。它通常以 FTP 协议为例进行解释，在该协议中，首先下载文件，然后再覆盖它。下载可能是一种将内容交付给最终用户的强大技术。它消除了内容的缓冲，因为它发生在流式传输时。
串流和下载的区别：
| S.NO | Streaming | Downloading |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Streaming is the process of transferring the content block by block and viewing it afterwards. | Downloading is a method during which all the information is transferred promptly then viewed. |
| 2. | In streaming, stable and sensible net speed are required. | While in downloading, variable speed might conjointly work. |
| 3. | Less time required. | More time required. |
| 4. | Buffering exists in the case of streaming. | Here, Buffering does not exist. |
| 5. | Screen resolution could be higher if the web or net speed is good. | Here, screen resolution depends upon downloader. |
| 6. | In the case of streaming, memory space is not needed at the same time. | Here, memory space is needed to download multimedia content. |
| 7. | In the case of streaming, video quality can be changed between the process. | Here, once the downloading starts, video quality can’t be changed. |