MULTIMEDIA PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR COMPUTER

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR COMPUTER 15.MULTIMEDIA

 

A A multimedia system Multimedia refers to the technologies and applications that integrate different media; text, graphics, sound, video and animation. Its power resides in interactivity, hypertext and hypermedia. Multimedia software is usually interactive, so you can choose what you want to watch, listen to or write. Hypertext means that you can click on a word and jump to another screen with more information: hypermedia is similar, but works with sounds and images (e.g. the Web). An IT student says B Recognizing file formats To identify the type of file, en extension is added to the filename when it is saved on disk. C Applications ·         In public places (e.g. museum and stations), there are information kiosks that use multimedia. ·         In education, it is used in presentations and computer-based training courses. EXERCISES 15.1 Look at A and B opposite and find the following 1 The type of text that contains links to other texts 2 the expression that means ‘to record music onto a CD’ 15.2 Solve the clues and complete the puzzle with words from the opposite page: 1 A series of still images shown in sequence. 2 ___________ files are processed by sound software. 3 In medicine, doctors use virtual ___________ systems to simulate particular situations. 15.3 Complete the article with the words from the box. graphics interactive video games consoles multiplayer VIDEO GAMES There are games you play on video (1)_________ such as Nintendo, Sega, and the PlayStation. And there are games you play on a computer, either alone or at multiplayer online sites such as Microsoft’s Internet Gaming Zone and Battle.net.

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