This paper describes recent large-scale-integration programmable processors designed for multimedia processing such as real-time compression and decompression of audio and video as well as the generation of computer graphics. As the target of these processors is to handle audio and video in real time, the processing capability must be increased tenfold compared to that of conventional microproc...

Applications that require multimedia information tend to use extremely large quantities of data. Traditional databases, which are designed for queries over vast amounts of information, would seem to be ideal for managing multimedia resources. However, because of the radically different ways in which multimedia information must be processed, simply using standard relational systems provides insu...

Preconceived ideas about computer science may discourage students, especially women and minorities, from pursuing study in the field. Many of these common, but negative stereotypes are misconceptions. We address these misconceptions in multimedia courseware developed for a CS0 or CS1 course covering a breadth of topics in computer science. Experimental results show that the multimedia overcomes...

1 Department of Computer System and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and IT, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2 Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University Jalan Multimedia, 63100 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia. 3 Predictive Intelligence Research Cluster, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia. 4 Institute of Postgraduate Studies/ Research and Development Group/Al-Madi...

Introduction Computer communication demands for higher bandwidth and smaller delays are increasing rapidly as the march into the twenty-first century gains momentum. These demands are generated by visualization applications which model complex real time phenomena in visual form, electronic document imaging and manipulation, concurrent engineering, on-line databases and multimedia applications w...