<s>
An	O
authoring	B-Application
system	I-Application
is	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
has	O
pre-programmed	O
elements	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
interactive	O
multimedia	O
software	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authoring	B-Application
systems	I-Application
can	O
be	O
defined	O
as	O
software	O
that	O
allows	O
its	O
user	O
to	O
create	O
multimedia	O
applications	O
for	O
manipulating	O
multimedia	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
educational	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
an	O
authoring	B-Application
system	I-Application
is	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
allows	O
a	O
non-programmer	O
,	O
usually	O
an	O
instructional	O
designer	O
or	O
technologist	O
,	O
to	O
easily	O
create	O
software	O
with	O
programming	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
authoring	B-Application
systems	I-Application
provide	O
many	O
graphics	O
,	O
much	O
interaction	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
tools	O
educational	B-Application
software	I-Application
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
main	O
components	O
of	O
an	O
authoring	B-Application
system	I-Application
are	O
:	O
content	O
organization	O
,	O
control	O
of	O
content	O
delivery	O
,	O
and	O
type(s )	O
of	O
assessment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
authoring	B-Application
system	I-Application
usually	O
includes	O
an	O
authoring	O
language	O
,	O
a	O
programming	O
language	O
built	O
(	O
or	O
extended	O
)	O
with	O
functionality	O
for	O
representing	O
the	O
tutoring	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
overlap	O
between	O
authoring	O
languages	O
with	O
domain	O
representation	O
functionality	O
and	O
domain-specific	B-Language
languages	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
authoring	O
language	O
is	O
a	O
programming	O
language	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
tutorials	O
,	O
computer-based	O
training	O
courseware	O
,	O
websites	O
,	O
CD-ROMs	B-Device
and	O
other	O
interactive	O
computer	B-Application
programs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authoring	B-Application
systems	I-Application
(	O
packages	O
)	O
generally	O
provide	O
high-level	B-Language
visual	O
tools	O
that	O
enable	O
a	O
complete	O
system	O
to	O
be	O
designed	O
without	O
writing	O
any	O
programming	O
code	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
authoring	O
language	O
is	O
there	O
for	O
more	O
in-depth	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
