After you have read this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Describe graphics software, including desktop publishing, image editors, illustration programs, image galleries, and graphics suites.

2. Discuss audio and video editing software.

3. Describe multimedia, including story boards and multimedia authoring programs.

4. Explain Web authoring, Web site design, and Web authoring programs.

5. Describe virtual reality and VRML.

6. Discuss knowledge-based (expert) systems.

7. Describe robotics including perception systems, industrial robots, and mobile robots.