Understanding Multimedia -- Definitions -- What Is Multimedia? -- Why Is Multimedia Important? -- How Fast Is Multimedia Growing? -- How Is Multimedia Changing the World? -- Who Needs to Know About Multimedia? -- What Is a Multimedia PC? -- What Is the Internet? -- What Is the World Wide Web? -- Taxonomy of Multimedia Objects -- Text -- Graphics -- Sound -- Video -- Animation -- Software and Data -- Finding Multimedia Resources on the World Wide Web -- Survey of Multimedia Applications -- Business and Industry -- Interactive Multimedia Merchandising -- Desktop Videoconferencing -- Multimedia Travel Systems -- Financial Services -- Real Estate -- Corporate Training -- Just-in-Time Training -- Pilot Training -- Advertising and Electronic Brochures -- Mass Market Applications -- Education -- Cognitive Versus Behavioral Psychology -- Art -- Biology -- Chemistry -- Civics -- Economics -- Foreign Languages -- Geography -- History -- Mathematics -- Music -- Physics -- Science -- Elementary Education -- Reading and Writing -- Preschool -- Entertainment -- Cinema -- Video Games -- Interactive Movies -- Interactive Music CD-ROMs -- Virtual Reality -- Cyber Sports -- Government and Politics -- Public Service Kiosks -- Electronic Town Meetings -- Internet and the National Information Highways -- Safeguarding National Interests -- Warfare -- Olympic Bidding -- Politics -- Virtual Campaigning -- Consumer Information -- Other Government Services -- Medicine and Nursing -- Medical Training -- Anatomy and Physiology.