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MultimediaMultimedia means more than one medium, so if you use multimedia content you would use more than one medium at a time. Multimedia is a combination of text, sound, animation, graphics and video that can be interactive for users and be delivered via electronic and digital means. Types of multimedia There are different types of multimedia, these are:1. Audio2. Video3. Text4. Images5. Animation6. GraphicsUsefulness in meeting needsAudio – Audio media are speech media, are produced by vibration and are useful only in the form of hearing, while audio comes in the form of speech, sound effects and music. Examples of audio are a description of what is happening in a video, for example "Jimmy looks to the left", this phrase allows a person who may have vision problems to know that a certain character performed a certain action. Video: Video is the form of multimedia content in which you can record, process, transmit, reconstruct and capture, it includes live recording and photorealistic images, it also requires a lot of storage space. An example of multimedia video is the use of live TV, most programs broadcast on live TV are recorded or filmed and broadcast in the form of multimedia videos. Text ¬– Text is a common form of multimedia, it is a multimedia that can express something through words, can be used in menus, navigation bars, etc. It can be used to put together a message; examples of text could be subtitles, descriptive text. Images: Images are media that can be seen but do not move, images can be used to broaden users' knowledge of what the media product is about, for example an image of a plane might give the user l idea that the product has something to do with airplanes. Animation – Anim...... middle of paper ...... schools and organizations could use it so that students or staff members can learn more efficiently, simulations can be used to teach staff members how to perform certain tasks or to teach students about a certain topic. E-learning packages These multimedia packages are useful for enabling outcomes training for students, e-learning packages normally contain tons of information and therefore schools will use this multimedia product to teach their students. Entertainment and leisure Computer games In terms of entertainment and leisure, computer games are one of the main forms of multimedia products with which entertainment is realized, companies that produce game consoles need a certain type of multimedia that allow them to produce the best entertainment and leisure product possible, without multimedia content it is not possible to achieve this objective.