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Multimedia is, in computer science, the presentation of information using the combination of text, sound, pictures, animation and video. Common multimedia computer applications include games, learning software and reference materials, such as encyclopaedia. Most multimedia applications include predefined associations, known as hyperlinks that enable users to switch between media elements and topics. Thoughtfully presented multimedia can enhance the scope of presentation in ways that are similar to the roving associations made by the human mind. Connectivity provided by hyperlinks transforms multimedia from static presentations with pictures and sound into an endlessly varying and informative interactive experience. Multimedia applications are computer programs, typically they are stored on compact discs (CD-ROMs). They may also reside on the World Wide Web, which is the media- rich component of the international communication network known as the Internet. Multimedia documents found on the World Wide Web are called Web pages. Linking information together with hyperlinks more...

Ideology is a way of thinking that reflects the social need and political doctrines of an individual or group. There are many different people and different circumstances. The results in a variety of different ways of thinking, values and beliefs. Our ideology grows with us from childhood. From the moment a child is born, the family's influence begins to impact his/her thought process. A child is like a sponge that absorbs ideas and beliefs. Belief are taught to a child in subtle ways such as just listening to the parents and their opinions from everything including politics, social problems, moral issues and even opinions about how others behave. It is within the family unit that a person learns their moral values. It is from their parents that a child is taught right and wrong. Often this is through religious training. Religious beliefs or the lack of religious beliefs has a more...

Before the Internet, there was  (the predecessor of today's Internet), created almost 25 years ago as an experimental network to support military research for the U.S. Defence Department. One of the primary design goals of  was to prove that distributed networking would protect the network from destruction by locating individual nodes as far apart from each other as possible.  grew from there as marketing opportunities forced its developers to create Inter-net Protocol (IP) software for nearly every conceivable type of computer. It didn't matter what type of computer equipment the government and universities had (since they had no nationwide standard for purchasing computer equipment), because the IP software was designed to be practically universal. In the early 80's, the National Science Foundation (NSF) stepped in and created five supercomputer centres and called it NSFNET. Now, anyone that could afford the cost of a leased-line connection could have packets routed to more...

the world today. She was born in 1910 in Macedonia with the name Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was born into a family of deeply religious Catholics. Agnes felt she got the calling to work for God at the young age of fourteen. She joined the Loreto order and went to Bengal, India, to start her studies. In 1937, Agnes took her final vows to become a nun and has done much great work in the world since. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 27, 1910 to Nikola and Drana Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia. Drana and Nikola were Albanian and both were very deeply religious Roman Catholics. Nikola was a popular merchant and a partner to an Italian merchant. He owned several houses and was a member of the Skopje town council.   Whenever Agnes' father would return from a trip, he would always bring his children presents. Also, he more...

Drugs use is the increasing problem among teenagers in today's high schools. Mostly drug use begins in the preteen and teenage years, the most crucial years in the maturation process. Today, adolescents are faced with difficult tasks of discovering their self-identity, clarifying their sexual roles, asserting independence, learning to cope with authority and searching for goals that would give their lives meaning. Drugs are readily available, adolescents are curious and vulnerable, and there is peer pressure to experiment, and there is a temptation to escape from conflicts. The use of drugs by teenagers is the result of a combination of factors such as peer pressure, curiosity, and availability. Drug addiction among adolescents in turn leads to depression and suicide. One of the most important reasons of teenage drug usage is peer pressure. Peer pressure represents social influences that affect adolescents. It can have a positive or a negative effect, depending more...