The document defines and describes various elements of multimedia. Multimedia combines text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and virtual reality to bring presentations to life. Graphics can include photos, charts and drawings. Animation is the appearance of motion from displaying a series of images. Audio includes music and speech, and common audio formats are listed. Video consists of moving images with sound, and MPEG is a popular compression standard. Virtual reality uses computers to simulate real or imagined 3D environments. The document also lists common file formats for graphics and provides homework instructions involving analyzing multimedia elements in an online presentation.