This document discusses the components of a computer system. It describes that a computer system has both hardware and software components. The hardware components include the CPU, motherboard, memory, storage devices like hard drives and solid state drives, and peripheral devices. The software components include programming languages, operating systems, and applications. It provides details on what each hardware component does and examples of common types.

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• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
STORAGE DEVICES
• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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PERIPHERAL
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SOFTWARE
• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS
 What´s a COMPUTER SYSTEM?
It is an electronic device that collects data,
processes it and then, transmit some information.
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• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
STORAGE DEVICES
• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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PERIPHERAL
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SOFTWARE
• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
 What´s a COMPUTER SYSTEM?
Today, this electronic device can be a
computer, a mobile phone, a television, a
tablet, a video game console…

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HARDWARE
• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
STORAGE DEVICES
• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
DEVICES
PERIPHERAL
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SOFTWARE
• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS
 What´s a COMPUTER SYSTEM?
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DATA is the
information in
form of text,
numbers or
symbols that can
be used by a
computer or
stored in it.
 The information put into a computer are
input data.
The collection, organization
and manipulation of data to
produce meaningful information
is called DATA PROCESSING.
INFORMATION is
the information
that a computer
produces after
processing the
input data.
 The information that a computer produces is
called output data.

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COMPONENTS
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HARDWARE
• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
STORAGE DEVICES
• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
DEVICES
PERIPHERAL
DEVICES
SOFTWARE
• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS
 What´s a COMPUTER SYSTEM?
DATA
INFORMATION
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DATA is the
informatiom in
form of text,
numbers or
symbols that can
be used by a
computer or
stored in it.
 The information put into a computer are
input data.
The collection, organization
and manipulation of data to
produce meaningful information
is called DATA PROCESSING.
INFORMATION is
the information
that a computer
produces after
processing the
input data.
 The information that a computer produces is
called output data.

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• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
STORAGE DEVICES
• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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PERIPHERAL
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• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
 What´s the COMPUTER SCIENCE?
It´s the set of techniques and knowledge
necessary to process information using a
computer.

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• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
STORAGE DEVICES
• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
DEVICES
PERIPHERAL
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SOFTWARE
• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS
A computer system is a very complex machine,
made up by two types of components.
 HARDWARE
 SOFTWARE
These two types of components are called:

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• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
STORAGE DEVICES
• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
DEVICES
PERIPHERAL
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SOFTWARE
• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS
 HARDWARE is the physical components of
the computer
Monitor, screen, the component
you use to see the information.
Keyboard, the component
you use to write with.
Wiring, the component
you connect your devices
to the electrical source.

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• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
STORAGE DEVICES
• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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PERIPHERAL
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SOFTWARE
• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS
 SOFTWARE are the programs that make it
possible to operate and use a computer.
A program is a sequence of instructions a
computer has to follow in order to complete
a task.

10. Physical
components of
the computer

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• MOTHERBOARD
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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PERIPHERAL
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• PROGRAMMING
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• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
It´s the main component in a computer.
It has three functions:
 It interprets instructions (input
data).
 It processes data.
 It controls the entire system.
 The CPU is also called
microprocessor.
The CPU is a chip, that is, an element
made up of many electronic components.

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• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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• APPLICATIONS
It´s the main circuit board where all the
computer components have to be connected.

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• MEMORIES
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
Memory is the computer component where
data and instructions the computer is using
when a program is working are stored.
There are two types of memory
 RAM
 ROM

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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
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• PROGRAMMING
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• APPLICATIONS
ROM: Read Only Memory.
It has two functions:
 It stores the data that enable the
computer to operate when we turn it on.
 It lets the CPU communicate with the
other computer components.
When we turn off the
computer the ROM
memory is not erased.

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• MEMORIES
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
DEVICES
PERIPHERAL
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SOFTWARE
• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS

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• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
STORAGE DEVICES
• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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PERIPHERAL
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• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
RAM: Random Access Memory.
It has one function:
 It temporary stores the data or the
informations for programs while
they are being used on the
computer.
When we turn off the
computer the RAM
memory is erased.

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• MEMORIES
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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• PROGRAMMING
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• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
 RAM: Random Access Memory.
It is much faster than
hard drives.
It is mounted in memory
modules, that are connected
to the motherboard by
specific slots.
An actual domestic
computer usually has
4GB or 8 GB of RAM
memory.

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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS

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• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
 Any kind of system used to store
information in a computer.
There are three types of storage devices:
 Magnetic devices
 Optical devices
 Solid states devices

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 Information is stored through the magnetic
arrangement of particles on the device
We called them hard drives.

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• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS
 Information is stored through the magnetic
arrangement of particles on the device
 They can store a large amount of data. Currently
1-2 TB or even more.
 Usually hard drives are
installed inside the computer.
 But nowadays there are
external storage units, and
they are called portable
hard drives.

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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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PERIPHERAL
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• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
 Information is encoded by means of
microscopic grooves on the device surface.
 These grooves are written and read
using a laser beam.
 The most used formats are:
FORMAT CAPACITY
CD-ROM 700 MB
DVD 4,7 GB
BD (Bluray Disc) 25 GB

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• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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• PROGRAMMING
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• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
 Information is encoded by means of
microscopic grooves on the device surface.
 Computers must have a drive able to read and to
write these discs
 Usually they have a DVD-Drive able to read and
to write DVDs and CD-ROMs
Read and write
Blu Ray

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• CPU
• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
DEVICES
PERIPHERAL
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SOFTWARE
• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
SYSTEMS
• APPLICATIONS
 Solid state devices are manufactured with
electronic components.
 They have many advantages:
 Its size: they are very small
 Its speed: they are very fast
 Its storage capacity: they can storage up to 124 GB
 Its easily use: they don´t need a software for
storaging the information as in DVDs
memory card
pen drive
solid state
hard drive

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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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• PROGRAMMING
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• OPERATING
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 Solid state devices are manufactured with
electronic components.
 Computers have specific slots to
connect these drivers:
 USB
 HDMI
 Memory cards readers

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• MEMORIES
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
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• PROGRAMMING
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• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
 Components used to communicate what is
inside the computer with the external
world
There are three types of peripheral devices:
COMPUTER
SYSTEM
OUTPUT
DEVICES
INPUT
DEVICES
INPUT/OUTPUT
DEVICES

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• MOTHERBOARD
• MEMORIES
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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SOFTWARE
• PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
 They enable us to enter data and
instructions into the computer from the
outside

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• MOTHERBOARD
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
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• SOLID STATES
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• APPLICATIONS
 They enable us to obtain data from the
computer.

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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
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 They enable us to enter data and
instructions into the computer from the
outside and the opposite.

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There are connected
to specific slots
found on the
computer´s case.
Generally these slots
are called ports.
15. Parallel port

31. Logical
components of
the computer

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 Any set of instructions that enables the
hardware components to work
The set of instructions is called program.
 A program is a set of
instructions a
computer has to
follow in order to
perform a task.

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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
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• PROGRAMMING
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• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
 A computer program has to be written in a
language the computers can understand.
 These languages are called
programming languages.
 Some of these
programming
languages are:
 Java
 C++
 Pascal

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• MOTHERBOARD
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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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• PROGRAMMING
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• OPERATING
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 Software has three main functions:
 It starts up the computer.
 It tells the computer how to perform its
basic functions.
 It processes data in order we can use it

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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
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• PROGRAMMING
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 Software (programs) can be classified into:
 Operating systems
 Applications
Operating system
Application

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• PROGRAMMING
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• APPLICATIONS
 The operating system is the most important
program in the computer:
 It tells the computer how to perform
its basic functions.
 It communicate the their tasks to
the computer´s hardware
 For example, when we
typewrite, the operating
system tells the screen
how to display characters

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 The operating system :
 Is loaded from the hard disk when
the computer starts
 Is stored in the RAM memory
 It remains there until the
computer is turned off
RAM
HARD
DISK
Operating
system

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 The most popular operating system are:
 Windows
 Mac OS
 Linux

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 Windows is used in Personal Computers.
 There are different versions.
 Windows

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• MAGNETIC DEVICES
• OPTICAL DEVICES
• SOLID STATES
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• PROGRAMMING
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• OPERATING
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• APPLICATIONS
 Windows
Windows 1
Windows 3.0
Windows 95
Windows 8

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• PROGRAMMING
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• OPERATING
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 Mac OS is used in Apple computers.
 Mac OS

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 Linux is a free operating
system.
 Linux
 Without paying it can be:
 Used
 Modified
 Upgraded
 Shared
 There are different
distributions:
 Ubuntu
 Xubuntu
 Fedora
 Debian…

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It is the application software
dedicated to producing
information, the necessary
information of office workers.
 Office suite
MS OFFICE OPEN OFFICE
TEXT DOCUMENT Word Writer
SPREADSHEET Excel Calc
PRESENTATION Power Point Impress
DATABASE Access Base

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They are the programs that process:
 Images
 Sound
 Animation
 Video
 Multimedia programs