多媒体：
它是通过电子方式、互联网的信息类型。它由图形、文本、视频、音频、动画、笔记本电脑和其他类似设备上的信息组成。多媒体元素向我们展示了直接影响用户大脑的高质量图片、动画、声音、文本信息。甚至我们可以对这些不同类型的多媒体进行编辑。
超媒体：
它是超文本的下一个版本，包含不同形式的媒体，如图形、文本、音频、视频和移动图形等。超媒体和超文本的结构相似。它具有更高级的功能，例如网页中的可点击链接。常见的超媒体链接是图像链接，可以将用户带到另一个页面。它用于从问题解决和定性研究到电子学习和复杂学习的各种应用。
多媒体和超媒体的区别：
| S.No. | Comparison | Multimedia | Hypermedia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Basic | It represents the various forms of representing the information. | It is an extension of hypertext and not considered as text-based. |
| 2. | Types available | Both linear and non-linear available. | Only non-linear available. |
| 3. | Relation | It combines with hypertext to form a hypermedia. | It combines both hypertext as well as multimedia to represent information. |
| 4. | Based on | It basically works on interaction and interactivity. | It is used for inter-connectivity among elements and also for the cross referencing. |
| 5. | Requirements of hardware | It requires it own delivery system called as multimedia delivery system. | It provides the clickable links to increase capability. |
| 6. | Information present | It is the combination of the media and content which stores the information in some form across the devices. | It is more contrasting in nature and used in non-linear data representation. |