CREATE A SMALL DOCUMENT IN MICROSOFT WORD OR POWERPOINT ABOUT

HYPERTEXT, HYPERMEDIA AND MULTIMEDIA. AFTER THIS DOCUMENT MUST

BE SHARED IN A DIGITAL LIBRARY, TO DO IT, YOU NEED TO LOG IN
HTTP://ES.SCRIBD.COM/ UPLOAD THE FILE AND COPY THE URL GENERATED
BY SCRIBD AND PASTE IN THIS ACTIVITY.
Hypertext is text displayed on a computer display or other electronic devices with
references (hyperlinks) to other text which the reader can immediately access, or
where text can be revealed progressively at multiple levels of detail (also called
StretchText). The hypertext pages are interconnected by hyperlinks, typically
activated by a mouse click, keypress sequence or by touching the screen. Apart from
text, hypertext is sometimes used to describe tables, images and other presentational
content forms with hyperlinks. Hypertext is the underlying concept defining the
structure of the World Wide Web,[1] with pages often written in the Hypertext
Markup Language (aka HTML). It enables an easy-to-use and flexible connection and
sharing of information over the Internet.
Multimedia CALL concerns software programs designed specifically for teaching and learning
languages. A major impact has been created by the arrival of CD-ROMs (Compact Disk read
only memory) another invaluable material for teachers and learners; multimedia and an
integration of text, audio and video material all in one package is seen now, whereas
210everything was 'text-based CALL' in the past (Jarvis, 2000). Multimedia computing, the
Internet, and the World Wide Web provide an incredible boost to Computer Assisted
Language Learning (CALL) applications. First ignored, CALL is finally achieving the recognition it
deserves thanks in large part to these developing technologies (Duber, 2000). Personal
computers enable users to interact with multimedia programs- that is, users become active
participants rather than passive observers. Many computer programs combine several types
of media, such as text, graphics, animation, and sound.
Hypermedia, an extension of the term hypertext, is a nonlinear medium of
information which includes graphics, audio, video, plain text and hyperlinks. This
contrasts with the broader term multimedia, which may include non-interactive linear
presentations as well as hypermedia. It is also related to the field of electronic
literature. The term was first used in a 1965 article by Ted Nelson.[1]
The World Wide Web is a classic example of hypermedia, whereas a non-interactive
cinema presentation is an example of standard multimedia due to the absence of
hyperlinks.