20. The Web at a Glance: Multimedia on the Web
- Audio, video, animation, and interactive games are referred to as multimedia.
- Some multimedia content, called streaming media, are embedded in a web page and begin to play when you access the page.
- Others require that you download the multimedia file to your computer first.
- Multimedia files often require that your browser use a plug-in program, like Quicktime or Flash, to play the file.
