1.   Huge files download in a few seconds and gigantic files in a couple of minutes.

2.   Instead of waiting for the whole file to download before playing it, Flash will start playback as the download starts.

3.   Gnutella users complain that traffic can make it hard to download files and that the files download more slowly than they do with Napster.

4.   Programs such as virus updates and legal music download in less than five minutes ... and with DSL, I can talk on the phone while the file downloads.

5.   Streaming software allows Internet users to access audio and video instantly on the Web, instead of waiting for a file to download, said Progressive President Bruce Jacobsen.

6.   The company currently is working to simplify the process so that the key file downloads automatically, according to a spokesperson.

7.   Those are the tiny text files downloaded to your own hard disk by Web sites.

8.   Unfortunately, those with slow modem connections must cool it while the Shockwave files download, a process that can take a thumb-twiddling minute or three.