计算机专业英语第四版unit8,计算机专业英语教程(第4版)译文8.1

Introduction

Multimedia means, from the user’s perspective, that computer information can be represented through audio and/or video, in addition to text, image, graphics and animation .

从用户的观点，多媒体技术意味着，计算机信息不仅可以通过文本、图象、图形和动画，还可以通过音频或者视频表现出来。

For example, using audio and video, a variety of dynamic situations in different areas, such as sport or ornithology lexicon, can often be presented better than just using text and image alone.

例如，利用音频或者视频，许多不同领域的动态情形，例如运动场面、鸟类生活，能够比仅仅使用文本和图象更生动形象的表现出来。

The integration of these media into the computer provides additional possibilities for the use of computational power currently available (e.g., for interactive presentation of huge amounts of information ).

多媒体与计算机的综合为计算机的普遍应用提供了额外的可行性(例如：大量信息的交互式表现)。

Furthermore, these data can be transmitted though computer and telecommunication networks, which implies applications in the areas of