Multimedia Technology

Multimedia technology allows us to store the data and information for the future reference. A CD-ROM which is light, cheap, durable and portable storage media used to store the data and information in the multimedia technology. Especially, it used to store and distribute the multimedia applications, hence it is also called multimedia CD. We can learn the related subject matter effectively using a multimedia CD in a multimedia computer set as we see the film in the TV. This technology is more effective, attractive and interactive then reading the book. We must go to the collage, school to learn the subject matter through the book; and it takes a long time to learn. The learning through the book cannot be so much clear and effective. But using multimedia in a computer, we can learn the same subject matter more easily in a short time because multimedia technology allows us to manipulate forms, such as text, graphics, and audio, video. So, if we get our subject matter in such different forms, obviously we learn the matter without difficulty in short time and it is not necessary to take help of other people. So, nowadays, multimedia technology is very popular specially to share the idea, views, thoughts of the people in an effective and interactive way.

Multimedia computer system

As our body is formed of different types of organs. Likewise, multimedia is a system, which has the capability to integrate two or more types of media such as text, graphics, animation, audio, video. It also has the capabilities of inputting, digitizing, compressing, decompressing, storing, retrieving the data and information and demonstrating them in an interactive manner. It is not possible to integrate and manipulate such type of media or data and information using single component. So, it needs different types of components to manipulate the data and information related to the multimedia application. Some of the common components are:
1. computer
2. software
3. CD-ROM
4. CD ROM drive
5. sound card
6. microphone
7. head phone
8. digital camera
9. projector