Multimedia.....the facet of today's society that is changing ever-so rapidly. It is revolutionizing communication and entertainment as we know it. But what exactly do we mean by using the term "Multimedia"?
- "Multimedia refers to technology that presents information in more than one medium, including text, graphics, animation, video, music and voice." - Ball State University TCOM 101 Course Website
- "Information in more than one form. It includes the use of text, audio, graphics, animated graphics and full-motion video. Multimedia programs are typically games, encyclopedias and training courses on CD-ROM or DVD. However, any application with sound and/or video can be called a multimedia program. See hot topics and trends." - TechWeb: The Business Technology Network
- "The use of computers to present text, graphics, video, animation, and sound in an integrated way. Long touted as the future revolution in computing, multimedia applications were, until the mid-90s, uncommon due to the expensive hardware required. With increases in performance and decreases in price, however, multimedia is now commonplace. Nearly all PCs are capable of displaying video, though the resolution available depends on the power of the computer's video adapter and CPU." - Webopedia
- "Human-computer interaction involving text, graphics, voice and video. Often also includes concepts from hypertext." - Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing
