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CHAPTER 21
hypertext, multimedia and the world-wide web

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  • Hypertext allows documents to be linked in a non-linear fashion.
  • Multimedia incorporates different media: sound, images, video.
  • The world wide web is a global hypermedia system.
  • Animation and video can show information that is difficult to convey statically.
  • Applications of hypermedia include online help, education and e-commerce
  • Design for the world wide web illustrates general hypermedia design, but also has its own special problems.
  • Dynamic web content can be used for simple online demonstration or for complete web-based business applications.