1-A self-paced online class: <em>nonlinear multimedia</em>
2-A movie : <em>linear multimedia</em>
3-the World Wide Web: <em>hypermedia</em>
Explanation:
In this multimedia type, the user interacts with the programmes on the web. Therefore, the material that comes out through this media is not sequencial ; it is not organised in chronological order. It comes out as the interaction between user / learner and a on line teacher takes place.
This is a linear type of media since the content is organised sequentially. There is not interaction with the user. The user is has a passive role.
The world wide web (WWW) is full of different types of texts and the user can access any of then at the click of a key. The users decides how to read the material that comes out on the web by making use of the different links that can be seen on screen.
