Question

Explain the relationship between hypertext hypermedia and multimedia

Answer 1

The term hypertext has been used for the past three decades to extend the functionality of the traditional form of linear text. Something that follows a sequential path is called linear like a book which is usually read from the beginning to the end thus following a sequential order. Advances in technology and the evolution of internet, however, have allowed programmers to develop much sophisticated ways to read traditional text such as hypertext. It simply allows cross indexed content or information to be embedded within chinks of text as references which would enable the reader to move from one location to another within the same or another document. Hypermedia is a superset of hypertext used in a much broader sense and is not constrained to be text-based. The two are relative terms but used in different contexts when it comes to multimedia applications.