1. Hardware
1.1. Production Platforms
1.2. Windows VS Macintosh
1.3. Connections
1.3.1. Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)
1.3.2. Universal Serial Bus (USB)
1.3.3. FireWire (IEEE1394)
1.4. Memory and storage devies
1.4.1. RAM
1.4.2. ROM
1.4.3. Hard disks
1.4.4. Flash or thumb drives
1.4.5. CD-ROM
1.4.6. DVD
1.4.7. Blu-ray discs
1.5. Input devices
1.5.1. Optical character recognition (OCR)
1.5.2. Barcode reader
1.5.3. Voice recognition system
1.5.4. Microphones
1.5.5. Digital cameras
1.6. Output devices
1.6.1. Stereo
1.6.2. Monitor
1.6.3. Projector
1.6.4. Printer
2. Software
2.1. Text editing and word processing tools
2.2. ORC software
2.3. Painting tools
2.4. Drawing tools
2.5. 3-D modeling tools
2.6. Image editing tools
2.7. Sound editing tools
3. Authoring System
3.1. Types of authoring tools
3.1.1. Card-and page-based authoring tools
3.1.2. Icon-and object-based authoring tools
3.1.3. Time-based authoring tools
3.2. Choosing an authoring tool
3.2.1. Editing and organizing features
3.2.2. Programming features
3.2.3. Interactivity features
3.2.4. Performance tuning and playback features
3.2.5. Delivery,cross-platform, and Internet playability features
4. 4 Stages of Multimedia
4.1. Planning and costing
4.1.1. Objective
4.1.2. Scope/boundary
4.1.2.1. Time to develop
4.1.2.2. Knowledge
4.1.3. Target users
4.1.4. Set the contents
4.1.5. Time estimate and a budget
4.1.6. Short prototype or proof-of-concept
4.2. Designing and Producing
4.2.1. Create a finished product
4.3. Testing
4.3.1. Alpha testing
4.3.2. Bet testing
4.4. Delivering
4.4.1. Tweaks
4.4.2. Repairs
4.4.3. Upgrades