Hypertext and Hypermedia

Chennupati K Ramaiah

doi:10.14429/djlit.12.6.3070

Hypertext and Hypermedia

An Overview

Chennupati K Ramaiah https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0082-8591

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.12.6.3070

Keywords: Hypertext, hypermedia

Abstract

The historical developments of hypertext (HT), which is non-linear text or non-sequential writing, hypermedia (HM) and multimedia; types of HT systems; their general characteristics, advantages, disadvantages and limitations are overviewed in this paper. It also lists important HT systems and HM products, their storage and distribution patterns. Problems like disorientation, cognitive overhead, lack of presentation, rhetoric and construction of default paths are also discussed.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dbit.12.6.3070

Published

2002-01-01

How to Cite

Ramaiah, C. K. (2002). Hypertext and Hypermedia. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 12(6). https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.12.6.3070

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Issue

Vol 12 No 6 (1992)

Section

Papers

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