Passage Nineteen The answer is neither simple nor easy. Multimedia is the (1) of computer and video technology. Multimedia is really just two media: sound and pictures, or in today’s term, audio and video. Multimedia itself has its binary (两重的) (2) . As with all modem technologies, it is made from a mix of hardware and (3) , machine and ideas. More importantly, you can conceptually divide technology and function of multimedia into control systems and information. The (4) force behind multimedia is digital technology. So what is multimedia By now you should agree that multimedia isn’t any one thing but a complex entity that (5) the many things: hardware, software, and the interface where they meet. But we’ve forgotten the most important thing that multimedia involves: you. Yeah, sure. With multimedia, you don’t have to be a (6) recipient. You can control. You can interact. You can make it do what you want it to do. It (7) you can tailor a multimedia presentation to your own needs. You can cut through the chaff and dig (8) into the important data in a report, pull together reports and video clips from around the world that interest you. That’s the strength of multimedia and what (9) it from traditional media like books and television. What does multimedia do It presents information, shares ideas and elicits (引起) (10) . It enables you to see, hear, and understand the thoughts of others. In other words, it is a form of communication.
A. combinationD. aspectsG. distinguishesJ. soil-ware M. passionate
B. drivingE. passiveH. directly K. excitement N. definitely
C. involvesF. meansI. emotions L. concems O. excludes