The word Multimedia comes from the Latin words "multus" which means"numerous" and media  which means middle or center. Multimedia therefore means "Multiple Intermediaries" or multiple means.Multimedia is a combination of following elements. They are

1. Text (e.g. books,letters,newspapers)

1. Images and graphics (e.g. photographs,charts,maps,logos,sketches)

1. Sound (e.g. radio, gramophone records and audio cassettes)


2. Video and animation (e.g. TV, video cassettes and motion pictures)

 

 

The multimedia presentation is basically a digital show in which the contents are expressed through various media types like text, images, audio, video etc., The end users who execute and watch the presentation are called viewers or target audience. The "Multimedia Presentation" is basically playback on a personal computer either from hard disk or the CD-ROM. Sometimes when the audience consists of the large number of people, the presentation may be projected on a big screen using a projection system. Before a presentation can be viewed, however it has to be created. This process is known as "Multimedia Production".