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    The document defines multimedia as a combination of different media types like text, sound, video, images and interactivity. It defines distributed multimedia systems as consisting of multimedia databases, servers and clients intended to distribute multimedia content over networks. It describes the general architecture as having three main components: an information server, a wide area network, and a multimedia client. It provides examples of distributed multimedia systems as a web browser accessing media files from a web server and an interactive game server distributing graphics to users.

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    Distributed Multimedia Systems Definition of Multimedia: A combination of different ways of conveying information such as using texts, sounds, videos,

    images, animations and interactivity [1]. Definition of Distributed Multimedia Systems: Distributed multimedia systems consist of multimedia databases, proxy and information servers, and clients, and are intended to for the distribution of multimedia content over the networks [2]. Architecture of Distributed Multimedia Systems: The architecture of a distributed multimedia system main comprises of three basic components i.e. 1. An information server 2. A wide area network 3. A multimedia client (User)

    Figure 1: General architecture of a distributed multimedia system

    Functions of each of the components: Multimedia Client/User: The user terminal is equipped with hardware such as computers, speakers, monitors, keyboards etc. These hardware devices play an important role in manipulating the multimedia object and presenting it to the user. Interaction may also occur in certain multimedia objects. Wide Area Network: The network provides a pathway that connects the server and the user, thus providing a communication mechanism for the system. Information server: The server is responsible for handling multimedia objects and databases for the user. Creating a multimedia object requires a intricate process of integrating and synchronizing the object for transport, display and manipulation. The distributed multimedia system usually consists of several networks, users and servers in order to maintain efficiency. Examples of Distributed Multimedia Systems:

    Web Browser

    Network

    Web Server with Files

    Media Player

    User

    Figure 2: Example of a system that allows users to download media files from a website

    CPU Network

    Game Server with Graphics

    I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard, monitors

    User Figure 3: A similar distributed multimedia system with the previous example. However, this system involves interaction with the user. References: [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia [2] http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/articles/pages/6729/Distributed-Multimedia-Systems.html

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