Transcription: Multimedia is driven by a potent collection of computer hardware. Powerful CPUs coordinate and manipulate the huge amount of data used as well as responding to the interaction of the user. Video and graphics are displayed in high resolution and millions of colors by advanced video processing and acceleration cards. While real-time MPEG decoding hardware allows the playback of full-length movies stored on CD-ROM. CD-ROM players often require their own controllers, which are often integrated with the digital audio boards that provide multimedia with CD quality sound and music.