When you think of multimedia, most people will point to an MP3 player, a laptop,

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When you think of multimedia, most people will point to an MP3 player, a laptop, or some other form of electronic device. While those are multimedia, they are referred to as multi-devices and not the true sense of multimedia. The truest sense of multimedia is the combination of the device and the application that provides the multimedia output. Multimedia can be defined as the combination of audio and/or video used in a computer environment. So, as you think about multimedia and read the definition, you will see that multimedia is not just the device,(definition, ) it is the software that is contained inside the device that combines to give the target (you) an experience that dazzles the senses. Now that we know the true sense of what multimedia is, we can explore how multimedia is utilized in your future profession. When you

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