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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...

The world has produced many great leaders like Abraham Lincoln, Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi,  awahar Lal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Yasser Arafat etc. All these leaders have influenced the people of the world to a great-extent  with their high ideas and wonderful leadership quality. Among these leaders Dr. S. Radhakrishnan occupies a very high rank, whose Indian as well as Western philosophy made him a world fame philosopher. He was a real embodiment of the principle of simple living and high thinking. His saintly life and his deep knowledge have influenced me a lot. Born on September, 1888, in Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Radhakrishnan got his education at Velour, Madras, etc. He started his career as lecturer and soon got the professorship. He was very popular among his students. When he took up  the teaching job at Oxford, England, somebody remarked that he could emulate America's Wood-row Wilson's rise from professorship more...

Outline : Man is a social animal : social service for students in villages and other organization; students and defence of the country; modem student's dislike for social service. Man is a social animal. Since we live in society, we must he sincere to it. We must observe its norms. We cannot be uncivil and wild. We should be social in our day-to-day life. The best service of the society is to serve it faithfully. Social service is the first round in the trajectory (line of flight upward going) of progress. All the great leaders had been one time best social service workers. Take the example of Gandhi, Nehru and Patel. Prior coming to the national scene, their record of social service and the service of their community was uppermost. Students can best do social service. This is the best time for shaping one's life. We can utilize our spare more...

To spread panic and horrify people is known as terrorism. It has become a worldwide phenomenon. Many countries encourage terrorism in other countries for their political gains. We can have an example of Pakistan, which is helping terrorism in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. The countries give them training and   Sophisticated deadly arms for their wicked acts. Terrorists kill innocent people mercilessly the idea behind it are to spread panic among people and cripple government machinery. Thus terrorism is a vicious circle which can ruin a country. In India there is terrorism in eastern states also. Some separatist groups are also adopting terrorism   for acceptance of their demands by the government. The terrorist activities in our country had already taken the precious lives of our two Prime Ministers, Smt. Indira Gandhi and Sh. Rajiv Gandhi With Pakistan's collusion terrorists created a havoc in Bombay  in the recent past. more...

Technology is knowledge of the process and techniques that transforms the abstract ideas of scientists and mathematicians into a concrete reality. It is the knowhow that enables us to extract the raw materials and then convert them into fuel, steel, chemicals, plastics and food. Technology is also concerned with perfection of industrial processes, mass production and automation. The advancing technology implies pollution, the exhaustion of natural resources and the lack of  workers' satisfaction in automated factories. Hence, technology is a two-edged weapon. The chemical industry has grown a lot during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It turned natural rubber into a material that is to be used on an industrial scale. New discoveries like plastic, artificial fibers and synthetics were made. Dynamos and electric motors gave fillip to technological development. Henry Ford added a new dimension to industrial technology. These development in technology led to serious problems of unemployment, squandering more...

Introduction. India is a vast country with population of over 1 crores. For many years India was in the clutches of foreign rule. The foreign   rulers did not allow the Indians to progress in any field, sports being t least. Part glory of India. In the past, India has won gold medals in hockey. is many Olympics. However, it did not win any gold modal or silver  bronze in any other events. During the past, most of the families considered  sports to be a waste. They never allowed their children to join sports. Girl were totally not allowed. Thus, our people could not develop in this field. In spite of some people joining the sports sector, could not bring an  individual medal for the country, in the Olympics. Our great Milka Singh nick named 'Flying Sikh' came fourth in the race, during an Olympic  vent As days passed, girls more...