Infotech English For Computer Users Work Book - Unit 22

However, I think multimedia can mean anything from using a _____ to burn MP3s, to listening to an online radio show using _____ (that is, in real time)

CD/DVD ripper streaming audio

streaming _____

audio

sound _____

card

video _____

editing

digital _____

format

As long as you _____ a fast CPU, a good monitor and a _____ (hardware that allows you to play digital audio through your computer), you'll be able to use basic multimedia applications

have sound card

_____ : device which covers each ear and allows you to listen to audio without other people hearing

headphones

This type of multimedia commonly uses _____ - links that take you to other pages of the document or program

hypertext

_____ : text with links to other text or other parts of a document or web page

hypertext

It could also be referring to the touch-screen _____ that you sometimes see in banks and estate agents

information kiosks

This definition refers specifically to _____ such as educational CDROMs or digital encyclopaedias

interactive media

_____ : allowing two-way communication between a program and the user

interactivity

information _____

kiosk

So, what exactly is multimedia? If you _____ on http://dictionary.cambridge.org, you'll find the following definition:using a combination of moving and still pictures, sound, music and words, especially in computers or entertainment

look

interactive _____

media

_____ : equipment that allows you to record your voice

microphone

virtual _____

reality

CD/DVD _____

ripper

animation _____

software

stereo _____

speakers

The future of multimedia looks very exciting. If current trends continue, then _____ _____ more and more popular - we could eventually be living most of our lives in these 3-D worlds, interacting with each other just as we do in real life. Just look at the success of Second Life ...

virtual reality will become

If you _____ to go a step further, you could invest in a _____ to record yourself, or a digital video camera to make videos in _____

wanted microphone digital format

_____ : a concert or other event broadcast over the Internet

webcast

If you wanted to make a whole movie, then you _____ also need _____ software such as Apple's iMovie

would video editing