Microsoft DirectX is a accumulation of technologies advised to accomplish Windows-based computers an ideal belvedere for active and announcement applications affluent in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and affluent audio. DirectX includes aegis and achievement updates, forth with abounding new appearance beyond all technologies, which can be accessed by applications appliance the DirectX APIs.

At the amount of DirectX are its appliance programming interfaces, or APIs. The APIs act as a affectionate of arch for the accouterments and the software to "talk" to anniversary other. The DirectX APIs accord multimedia applications admission to the avant-garde appearance of high-performance accouterments such as three-dimensional (3-D) cartoon dispatch chips and complete cards. They ascendancy low-level functions, including two-dimensional (2-D) cartoon acceleration; abutment for ascribe accessories such as joysticks, keyboards, and mice; and ascendancy of complete bond and complete output. Because of DirectX, what you acquaintance with your computer is bigger 3-D cartoon and immersive music and audio effects.