Mastering the Basics of Text Types and Multimedia

Study Notes

The module discusses different types of text, including recount, procedure, explanation, and description.
Multimedia refers to the use of audio, video, and animation in addition to traditional media.
Multimedia can be recorded and played back on electronic devices.
The basic types of multimedia include text materials, graphics/photographs, sound/audio, video presentations, and forms of animation.
Advantages of using multimedia include being user-friendly, multisensorial, integrated and interactive, flexible, and suitable for a wide variety of audiences.
Disadvantages include information overload, time-consuming compilation, high cost, and impracticality due to large file sizes.
A background on different text types is necessary for the succeeding activities.
Multimedia involves several forms of communication to connect sender and receiver.
Multimedia is used in many multimedia applications to deliver information.
Multimedia can stimulate the user's senses through the use of different media.