Multimedia is the use of multiple media types such as text, audio, graphics, animation, video and interactivity to convey information. Images are made up of pixels, which are tiny dots that make up the image. The number of pixels and bits per pixel determine image resolution and color depth. Data compression is used to reduce file sizes, and can be either lossless, preserving all image data, or lossy, which discards some data. Common graphic file formats include BMP, GIF and JPEG, which use different compression schemes and are better suited for different types of images. Sound formats include MIDI, MP3, WAV and others that support different capabilities. Multimedia on the web can include animation, streaming audio and