In the modern era, multimedia is almost always networked. A robust will cover Quality of Service (QoS) and streaming protocols.
Multimedia Systems: Fundamentals & Architecture Subtitle: Understanding the integration of text, audio, images, video, and interactivity. Course Code: CS/IT 4XX multimedia systems lecture notes ppt
Without compression, the file sizes mentioned in your would be unmanageable. This is arguably the most critical topic in the syllabus. In the modern era, multimedia is almost always networked
Brief History: 1980s (CD-ROMs) → 1990s (Web 1.0) → 2000s (Streaming) → Today (VR/AR, 4K/8K). In the modern era