Multimedia enhances information systems in organizations by integrating different media types, like text, sound, graphics, animation and video into a single unit. A multimedia system involves generating, representing, storing, transmitting, searching, retrieving and delivering multimedia content. It also includes tools for production, authoring, compression and networking. Properly integrating different media via a multimedia system can boost an information system's effectiveness by providing backup, storage, input and fast retrieval functions to minimize delays.