What is Hypermedia and Hypertext?
Hypertext is the non-linear presentation of text (vs. the more traditional linear approach of the hard-copy print world). Hypertext allows one to jump back and forth between ideas and related resources. Hypertext documents have words that are underlined (and often appearing in a different color or font). Clicking on one of these “links” will move you to another text document (not necessarily on the same machine as the original document), or to a graphic, sound, or full-motion video clip. Like hypertext, hypermedia refers to the nonlinear presentation of a wide range of other media such as graphics and sound.
