Glossary

Multimedia

Multimedia allows the users to combine and change data from various sources like image, text, graphics, video, audio and video to a single platform.

Raster or Bitmap Images

The common and comprehensive form of storing images in a computer is raster or bitmap image.

Vector Images

It relatively requires small amount of data to represent the image and thereby only less memory is needed to store.

Animation

Animation is the process of displaying still images quickly so that they give the impression of continuous movement. In animation the screen object is a vector image.

Path Animation

Path animation involves moving an object on a screen that has a constant background e.g. a cartoon character may move across the screen regardless of any change in the background or the character.

Musical Instrument Digital Identifier (MIDI)

Musical Instrument Digital Identifier (MIDI) is a standard communication tool developed for computers and electronic instruments.